| Latin Name:  | SAUSSUREA LAPPA | 
	
		| Hindi Name:  | KUST / KUSHTH / KUSTHA | 
	
		| English Name:  | SAUSSUREA LAPPA | 
	
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		| Family Name:  | COMPOSITAE | 
	
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		| Guna:  | LIGHT(LAGHU)/DRY(ROOKSHA)/SHARP(TIKSHNA) | 
	
		| Rasa:  | BITTER(TIKTA)/SWEET(MADHUR)/PUNGENT(KATU) | 
	
		| Veerya:  | HOT(USHNA) | 
	
		| Vipak:  | SWEET(MADHUR) | 
	
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		| Dosha Reducing:  | VATA / KAPHA | 
	
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		| Parts Used:  | ROOT. | 
	
		| Habitat:  | KASHMIR AND HIMACHAL PRADESH, 8000-12000 FT. |