Ayurvedic Properties
- Taste (Rasa)
- Sweet (Madhura)
- Quality (Guna)
- Heavy (Guru)
- Potency (Virya)
- Cold (Sheeta)
- Post-digestive (Vipaka)
- Sweet (Madhura)
- Also Known As
- English: Wild Cotton
Sanskrit: तरपत्रवृक्ष, रानकपासी
Hindi: जंगली कपासी, रान-भेंडी
What is Silk Cotton / Kapasi (कपासी) / Tarpata Vriksha (तरपत्रवृक्ष)?
Thespesia lampas is a wild cotton variety found in forests. Its root is used medicinally. The bark fiber is used for making rope. Properties are similar to cultivated cotton but less potent.
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 3
Therapeutic Actions (Karma)
- Vatahara (alleviates Vata)
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 3
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