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Kanchanara / Mountain Ebony

काञ्चनार · Kāñcanāra · Bauhinia variegata (Fabaceae)

Herb🕑 1 min read
⚠ Cautions — read first
  • supervision Any neck swelling or thyroid change must be medically assessed first — do not self-treat.
Rasa kashaya, tiktaGuna laghu, rukshaVirya shitaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
  • The classical dravya for gaṇḍamālā, granthi and apachī (glandular and lymphatic swellings), traditionally used where the neck or glands are affected.
View sources — 3 classical & official references
  • Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
  • Classical text Suśruta Saṁhitā
  • Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I