कॊलशिम्बिः
कॊला
कॊविदारः
कॊशफलं
कौटः
कौशिकः
खदिरः
खदिरका
खमूलिका
खरच्छदः
खर्जूरी
खरत्वक्
खरपर्णिनी
खरपुष्पा
खर्बूजम्
| Name -
कॊलशिम्बिः
Botanical name -
Canavaila gladiata
Description -
Phytography : Stout perennial twiner with glabrous stem and branches; leaves com-pound, leaflets membranous, acute or acuminate, apiculate, base rounded, glabrous in both sides; flowers large, white or lilac in lax few-flowered curved axillary racemes; fruits large, sword-shaped flattened pods; seeds reddish brown or white, strongly com-pressed
Chemical Constituents-
Chemical contents : Fruit: Cystin, tyrosin, tryptophan, and alkaloids.
Use -
Traditional use : Fruit: appetiser, astringent, cooling, digestive, sweet and vulnerary, useful in anorexia, burning sensation, dyspepsia, hyperdipsia, wounds, ulcers and vitiated conditions of kapha and pitta. Modern use : Aerial parts (50% EtOH extract): diuretic
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