Karpasa

Botanical Name

Gossypium Herbaceum Linn

Family

Malvaceae

Sanskrit

Karpasa

English

Cotton Plant

Hindi

Kapai

Kannada

Hatti

Malayalam

Panji

Telugu

Pratichettu

Tamil

Panji

Marathi

–

Distribution

It is widely cultivated throught india

Parts Used

Root,Flower,Seed

Dose

–

Chemical Constituents

Hemigosypol, quercimetitrin, gossypol

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Laghu, Tikshna

Taste (Rasa)

Katu

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Usna

Impact (Prabhava)

Vrshya

Pharmacological Action

  • Vata-pittahara,mutrala.
  • It is having stimulating effect on uterus and ovary and hence it is used in the menstrual disorders.
  • Seeds are used as laxatives and also has galactogo properties. Also used as diuretic.

Therapeutic Uses

Vandhya,kasa,kastartava,anartava,mutrakrcchhra

Some of the common formulations

Karpasatyadi tailam