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Kutaja / Kurchi

कुटज · Kuṭaja · Holarrhena antidysenterica (Apocynaceae)

Herb🕑 1 min read
⚠ Cautions — read first
  • avoid Constipation or hard, dry stools — avoid.
  • supervision Pregnancy — use only under a Vaidya's guidance.
Rasa tikta, kashayaGuna laghu, rukshaVirya shitaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
  • The classical grāhī dravya for atisāra and grahaṇī, traditionally used to firm up loose stools and steady deranged digestion.
View sources — 3 classical & official references
  • Classical text Charaka Saṁhitā
  • Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
  • Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I