KANYASARA

 CHENNINAYAKAM

Kanyasara is the exudate of the drug kumari (Aloevera)

Botanical name   - Aloe vera           

English name – Indian aloe

Malayalam name – Kattarvazha

Sanskrit name – Kumari    

               

Taxonomy  

Kingdom- Plantae

Class – Monocotyledonae

Order – Coronariae

Family – Liliaceae

Genus – Aloe

Species – Vera

Useful part – Leaf gelly

Guna- Snigdha,pichila

Veerya- Katu 

Phytoconstituents 

Resinoltannols of aleuriticacid,erythrolaccin, lacconic acid.

Anthraquinone glycosides, aloin- barbaloin, isobarbaloin, beta- barbaloin, aloe emodin, resin, aloetic acid, homonataloin, aloesene, chrysophanic acid, chrysamminic acid, galactouronic acid, choline salicylate, mucopolysaccharides, glucosamine, hexuronic acid.

 

Actions 

Bhedana, rasayana, netrya, brmhana, balya, veshya, vishahara, jwarahara, kushtagna, krimigna,sotha. Its pharmacological actions are anti-inflammatory, coolant, laxative, diuretic, aphrodisiac.