GOKARNA - USES IN GYNAECOLOGY

These are commonly known as Gokarna in Marathi , Aparajita in Hindi , Aparajita in Sanskrit ,Winged -leaved clitoria / Asian pigeonwings/ Butterfly pea / Bluebellvine in English & Clitoria kilo as Latin name.

Family - Papilionaceae   

Properties -

Rasa - Tikta, Katu ,Kashaya

Virya - Sheeta

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Tikshna,Laghu

Prabhava - Tridoshaghna

Constituents - 

a) leaf -

Glycosides - Flavonal Glycosides & Resin glycosides 

b) Root -

Tannin, Starch, resin,taraxerol,teraxerone

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USE -

kalka of  white gokarna with milk works as Garbhasthapan ( helps to conceive)

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks.