Changeri medicinal plant, regional names, family, synonyms

Changeri medicinal plant, regional names, family, synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Changeri

Main Synonym

Amla patrika, dantashatha, chukrika, chatuschada, amlalonika,ashmantaka, shafari, kushali, amlapatraka

Regional Name

Bengali : amarula
Gujarati : aamboti
Hindi : changeri, tinpatiya, ambilona
Kannada : sibargi
Tamil : puliyore
Telugu : puli chit
English : Indian sorrel

Botanical Name

Oxalis corniculata

Family

Oxalidaceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya charak, shusruta, and vagbhatta mentioned changeri in shaka varga.

External Morphology

Short, perennial, creeping herb

Useful Parts

The whole plant, leaves

Important Phytoconstituent

Malic acid, citric acid, vitexin, tartaric acid

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : amla, kashaya
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : amla

Action

Kaphavatahara

Therapeutic Indication

Deepen(increase appetite), grahi (stops excessive secretions), arshohara (useful in piles), atisara-grahani hara (anti-diarrheal, and antidysentery)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Arsha - changeri paste with rice gruel, and jaggery are useful in piles.
2. Sotha - paste is applied externally to get relief from inflammations.
3. Dhatura visha - juice of changeri is useful as anti-dot of datura metal poisoning.

Dose

Juice - 5 to 10 ml

Formulations

Sunnishnak changeri ghrita, changeri ghrita, nagaradi ghrita

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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