| Dravya | Kut`aja |
| General Classification | Udbhija |
| Synonyms | Girimallikaa |
| Indraahva | |
| Indraahva (Indrayava) | |
| Indraahvaya | |
| Indrabeeja (Indrayava) | |
| Indravriksha (Kut`aja) | |
| Indrayava | |
| Indrayavaahva | |
| Kalingaka | |
| Kaut`aja | |
| Kut`aja | |
| Kut`ajabeeja | |
| Kut`ajamoola | |
| Kut`ajaphala | |
| Kut`ajatvak | |
| Kut`ajayava | |
| Kut`ajodbhava | |
| Kut`ajphala | |
| S`hakra | |
| S`hakraahva | |
| S`hakraahvaya | |
| S`hakrayava | |
| Vatsaka | |
| Vatsakaakhya | |
| Vatsakatvak | |
| Vriksha (Kut`aja) | |
| Vrikshaka | |
| Vrikshakabeeja | |
| Botanical Name | Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. (Apocynaceae) |
| Useful Part | Kaan`d`a Tvak |
| Ksheera | |
| Tvak | |
| Period of Collection | S`harad Ritu |
| Yathaaritu | |
| Specific Classification | Aasthaapanopaga Mahaakashaaya |
| Ars`hoghna Mahaakashaaya | |
| Audbhid | |
| Kan`d`ooghna Mahaakashaaya | |
| Perennial | |
| Stanyas`hodhana Mahaakashaaya | |
| Tree | |
| Vaanaspatya | |
| Vamana | |
| Dravya Prakaara | In Charaka Samhitaa two types of Kut`aja are explained. 1- Stree Kut`ja – with S`hyaama Arun`a coloured flowers and fruits with small petiole(An`u phalavrinta) 2- Pum Kut`aja -with large(long) fruit(Brihatphala), white flower(S`hvetapushpa) and glossy green leaves(Snigdhapatra) |
| Rasa | Tikta |
| Kashaaya | |
| Veerya | S`heeta |
| Vipaaka | Kat`u |
| Gun`a | Laghu |
| Rooksha | |
| Karma | Deepana |
| Graahee | |
| Paachana | |
| Route of Administration | Abhyantara |
| Baahya | |
| Agrya | Atisaaraghna |
| S`hleshmapittaraktasaangraahika | |
| Upas`hoshan`a | |
| Indicated in Vyaadhi Prakaara | Kaphaja Vyaadhi |
| Pittaja Vyaadhi | |
| Indicated in Vyaadhi | Ars`ha |
| Ars`ha –) Pitta Raktaja Ars`ha | |
| Ars`ha –) Sraavee Ars`ha | |
| Atisaara | |
| Atisaara –) Niraama Atisaara | |
| Hridroga | |
| Jvara | |
| Kusht`ha | |
| Raktapitta | |
| Trishn`aa (Pipaasaa) | |
| Vaatarakta | |
| Visarpa | |
| Effect On Dosha | Kaphaghna |
| Pittaghna | |
| Effect on Srotas | Annavaha Srotas |
| Pureeshavaha Srotas | |
| Raktavaha Srotas | |
| Rasavaha Srotas | |
| Other Effect | Aamapaachana |
| Maatraa | 1-4 Mashaka |
| Classical Description | Its seeds are called as Indrayava which are used as Vaamaka Dravya. |
| Other Information | Also useful in Sukumaara persons.C.K.5. |
Last updated on April 12th, 2021 at 10:38 am