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Specimen profile
Three-leaved Caper
Crateva nurvala · Capparidaceae
Skt · Varuna — “That which wards off (illness)”Hindi · BarnaMal · NeermatalamTam · Mavilangam
The premier Ayurvedic herb for kidney stones and urinary tract health.
A beautiful deciduous tree with trifoliate leaves and large creamy-white flowers that turn yellow. It is classically used to 'break' or dissolve urinary calculi.
Identification markers
Bark is grey and smooth, leaves are trifoliate with ovate leaflets, and flowers have long purple stamens.
Rasa
Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Ashmari-bhedana
Dosha effect
VK-