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Specific characters
 
1. Leaves-glossy, foetid.
2. Flowers — bluish. shaped like nails or par-
ched paddy, blooming in night.
3. Action — an effective drug for filaria.
 
३७. <entry>करमर्दः</entry>Karamarda
 
१. करमर्दः (भा०) –करं मर्दयति पीडयति कण्टकैः; करेण मृद्यते
फलं वाऽस्य ।
२. आविग्नः (रा०) – आ विजते बिभेत्यस्मात् कण्टकित्वात् 'ओविजीr
भयचलनयोः' ।
३. कृष्णपाकफलः (भा०) –कृष्णवर्णं पाके फलमस्य ।
४. सुषेण: (भा०) – शोभना सेना कण्टकानामस्य ।
५. स्थूलपर्कट: (नि०) - स्थूलं पर्कटस्येव फलमस्य ।
 
Karamarda ( Carissa carandus Linn. ) is densely
thorny plant ( karamarda, āvigna, suseṇa ) which
bears sizeable fruit resembling those of parkaṭa
(sthūlāparkaṭa ) and turning black on ripening
( kṛṣṇapākaphala ).
 
Specific characters
 
1. Plant — armed with spines.
2. Fruits—resembling those of parkata and turning black on ripening.