Bawchi Seeds – Psoralea coryfolia – Bakuchi, Babchi

Bawchi Seeds

INCI : Psoralea corylifolia

Synonyms : Cullen corylifolium Seed, Lotodes corylifolium seed

Origin : India

Odour : Sweet & Nutty aroma

Other names : Bakuchi, Babchi, Kaarbokarisi, Karpokkari, Bavchi, Babchi, Bakuchi, Babchi Seeds, Bavachi, Bavanchalu, Bavanchi Bavchi, Bhavanchi-vittulu, Bawachi, Bhavaj, Bobawachi, Bogi-vittulu, Hakuchi, Kantaka, Karpokarishi, Karu-bogi, Krishnaphala, Latakasturi, Somaraji, Sugandha kantak, Vabkuchi, Vakuchi, Fountain Bush, Scurfy Pea, Bu Gu Zhi., Kushtanashini, Bavachi, Hakuch, Lata kasturi, Kakuch, Barachi, Bobawachi, Babachi, Bavanchiyan, Bhavaj, Bakuci, Bemchi, Bavacha, Babichi, Bawchi, Bauchi, Babachi, Bavachya, Bavachi, Bavanchi, Waghchi, Vabkuchi, Ba bakhi, Babchi, Aindavi, Avalguja, Bakuchi, Chanderlekha, Chanderprabha, Kushthahantri, Sitavari, Somaraji, Vejani, Vakuchi, Sugandha kantak, Krishnaphala, Chandraraji, Asitatvacha, Kalameshi, Somavalli, Bakuci, Sasankarekha, Babechi, Babchi seeds, Psoralea seeds, Malay tea, Scurf-pea, Fountain bush, West Indian Satinwood, Bavanchalu, Bavanchi-vittulu, Bogi-vittulu, Karu-bogi, Kala-ginja, Karpokarishi, Karpuva-arishi, Karpuvanshi, Kaarboka-arisi, Karpogalarisi, Somaraji, Bavanchigida, Karbekhiga, Karkokil, Karkokilari, Kaurkoalari, Habucha, Bodi-ata, Bawchan, Buckidana, Loelab el abid, Mahalep, Ravoli, Ku Tzu, Pu Ku Chih, Bu Ku Zhi, Cot Chu

Ayurvedic classification :

Bakuci alleviates kapha and vata doshas but aggravates the pitta dosha.

Rasa: Katu, Tikta

Guna: Laghu, Ruksha

Veerya: Ushna

Vipaka: Katu

Prabhava: Shvitrakushthanashaka

Doshaghnata: Vatakaphashamaka

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249905/