KOOSHMANDA

KOOSHMANDA (कूष्माण्ड)

♦ Botanical name :Bennicasa hispida

♦ Family : cucurbitaceae

♦ English : white gourd melon

♦ Hindi : petha

♦ Malayalam : kumbalam

♦ Properties :

▫ Rasa : madhura 

▫ Guna : laghu, snigdha,guru

▫ Vipaka : madhura 

▫ Virya : sita

♦ Parts used : ▫ fruit

♦ Effects on dosha : ▫ vatapittahara 

♦ Therapeutic action :

▫ nutritive 

▫ tonic

▫ intellect promoter

♦ Indications :

▫ Hridroga 

▫ Kasa, Swasa

▫ Apasmara

♦ Dosage : ▫ swarasa: 60-120 ml

♦ Clinical formulations : ▫ kooshmanda rasayana

♦ Application :

▫ Mutrakrichra: kushmanda swarasa with yavakshara and hingu.