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Basonym of Drug
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Daruharidra
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Main Synonym
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Darunisha, pitadaru, pachampacha, katkanteri, prajani, darvi
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Regional Name
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Bengali : daruharidra
Gujarati : daru haldar
Hindi : daru haldi
Tamil : mara manjal
Telugu : kasturi pushpa
English : Indian berberi
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Botanical Name
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Berberis aristata Dc.
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Family
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Berberidaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Charak Samhita : arshoghna, kandughna, lekhaniya mahakashaya
Sushruta Samhita : haridradi, mustadi
Acharya vagbhatta : haridradi, mustadi
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External Morphology
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Deciduous shrub height of 2-3 meter
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Useful Parts
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Root, stem, fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Berberine, jatrorrhizine, karachine, taxilamine, berberine,
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, kashaya
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu |
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Chedan (scarpping of kapha humor and meda dhatu), pramehahara (anti-diabetic), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorders), vranropana (wound healing)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Mutrakrichha - juice of root with amla powder is useful in burning micturition.
2. Vruddhi - Daru Haridra paste with cow urine internally is beneficial in the hernia.
3. Madhumeha - haridra and Daru Haridra's decoction is beneficial for diabetes.
4. Pradara - decoction with honey is beneficial in leucorrhoea.
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Dose
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Decoction - 40-80 ml, fruit powder - 5 to 10 gm
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Formulations
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Darvyadi leha, darvi ghrita, darvyadi kwath, darvyadi taila
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Adverse Effect
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Not Known
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Remedial Measure
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Not required
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Purification
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Not required
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