1.
Karkatashringi- Kapikachu-
Kantakari
MEDICINAL PLANTS- LECTURE FOR
BAMS STUDENTS

2.
Karkatashringi
O Pistacia integerrima
O Family- Anacardaceae
O Synonyma- Ajashringi,Kulira vishanika
, Vakra, Shringi etc
O Ganas
O Charaka- Kasahara, Hikkanigrahana,
madhura skandha
O Susrutha- Kakolyadi, Padmakadi gana

3.
Morphology
O Glabrous tree growing up to 16m, blackish
bark
O Leaves 15-25 cms long , leaflets lanceolate
and coriaceous
O Flowers in lateral panicles , male compact
and pubescent while female lax and
elongate
O Fruits- Globose rugose drupes, seeds with
testa
O These galls are horn shaped, rugose and
hollow formed due to insect attack of
Pemphigus species.

4.
Useful part
O Galls- Essential oil, resin, pistaceinoic
acid A and B, beta sitosterol,
aromadendrene , cineole , caprylic acid
etc

5.
GUNA KARMA VIJNANA

6.
GUNA KARMA VIJNANA
O Rasa- Kashaya, tikta
O Guna- Laghu, rooksha
O Veerya- Ushna
O Vipaka – Katu
O Dosage powder – 1-3 gms
O Yogas- Bala chathurbhadra choorna ,
Shringyadi choorna

7.
Kapikacchu
O Mucuna pruriens
O Fabaceae
O Synonyms-
Atmagupta,Rshyaprokta,Kandura, Markati,
Swayamgupta, Langali, Rshabhi,
Guptaphala
Ganas
Charaka-Balya, Madhura skjandha,Purisha
virajaneeya
Susrutha- Vidarigandhadi, Vata
samshamana
Vagbhata- Vidaryadi gana , Durvadi gana

8.
Morphology
O A slender climbing annual with hairy
branches
O Leaves- Trifoliate, leaflets broadly
ovate,elliptic or rhomboid ovate ,
membraneous , unequal base, pubescent
above and densely clothed with silvery
grey hairs beneath
O Flowers- Purple in axillary pendulous
racemes
O Fruits- Ribbed pods curved, densely
clothed with persistent pale brown / grey
irritant bristles , 4-6 black ovoid seeds

9.
USEFUL PART
O Seed, Pod hair
O Chemical constituents
Seed- L- Dopa, mucunine,
mucunadine, prurienine, purienine,
Tryptamine
O Seed oil- Stearic, palmitic, myristic,
oleic and linoleic acid
O Pod trichomes- 5- Hydroxytryptamine

10.
GUNA KARMA VIJNANA
Rasa- Madhura, Tikta
Guna- Guru, snigdha
Virya- Ushna
Virya- Dhanwanthari
nighantu- Seeta
Vipaka – Madhgura

11.
DOSAGE
O Seed powder – 3-6 gms
O Pod hair powder – 125 mg
O Yogas- Vanari gutika, Atmaguptaadi
taila

12.
Kantakari
O Solanum surattense
O Solanaceae
O Synonyms- Kshudra, Duhsparsha,
Nidigdhika, Vyaghri
Ganas
Charaka- Kasahara, Sotha hara, Hikka
nigrahana, Kanthya, angamardda
prashamana
Susrutha- Brihathyadi, Varunadi, Laghu
panchamoola
Vagbhata- Brihathyadi, Varunadi

13.
Morphology
O A prickly diffuse bright green perennial
undershrub, woody at the base with zigzag
branches that spread close to the ground
covered with strong broad sharp
compressed straight yellowish white
prickles
O Leaves- Ovate or ovate oblong , stellately
haired on both sides , armed on midrib
and nerves with long yellow sharp prickles
O Flowers – blue or bluish purple in extra
axillary racemes
O Fruits – Yellow or white globular drooping
berry , reniform smooth yellowish brown
seeds

14.
USEFUL PART
O Whole plant, root
O Chemical constituents- Beta carotene,
disgenin, carpesterol, solasodiune ,
solamargine , solasonine,
solanocarpine , tomatidienol etc

15.
GUNA KARMA VIJNANA
O “ Kase nididhika”( AH uttara)

16.
Guna karmas
O Rasa – Katu, tikta
O Guna- Laghu, ruksha- Theekshna
O Veerya– Ushna
O Vipaka – Katu

17.
DOSAGE
O Kwatha – 40-80 ml
O Yogas- Kantakari ghrita, Vasa
kantakari avaleha , Vyaghri hareethaki,
Vyaghri taila etc