Name: CHATRAKA Filename:
Agaricus_campestris.jpg Description: Botanical name : Agaricus campestris Linn, ex Fries (Psalliola campestris (Linn.) Fr Family : Agaricaceae SANSKRIT SYNONYMS Chatrakah, Bhuchatra AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Madhura Guna : Guru, Snigdha Virya : Seeta PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Mushroom, Common mushroom Hindi : Kumbi, Kumi, Sampakichatri Malayalam : Koon, Pavakoon Distribution : Throughout India arises on dead organic mailer. PLANT DESCRIPTION Fungus arises as nodes on the surface when young; when mature it has underground rhizomorphs, a cylindrical aerial stipe bearing an annulus and an umbrella-shaped fleshy pileus. On the undersurface of the pileus, there are many radiating gills. MEDICINAL PROPERTIES Plant pacifies vitiated vata, and pitta, disease of eye, paralysis, hepatodynia, constipation, seminal weakness and general debility. Useful part : whole plant.