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Basonym of Drug
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Devdali/ jimutaka
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Main Synonym
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Garagari, devatadaka, vrutakosha, veni, jalini
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Regional Name
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Bengali : devatada
Gujarati : kukkuravel
Hindi : bandala, gagharbel
Tamil : panibeera
Telugu : davara dangi
English : bristly luffa |
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Botanical Name
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Luffa echinata
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Family
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Cucurbitaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Charak Samhita : vamaniya dravya, phalini varga
Sushruta Samhita : urdhvabhagahara, ubhayatobhagahara
Acharya vagbhatta : vamana dravya
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External Morphology
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A hairy climber with slender
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, flowers
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Echinatin, saponin, chrysoeriol, luteoline, apigenin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, tikta
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu |
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vamaka (useful in treatment by vomiting), panduhara (useful in anemia), vishagna (anti-poisonous), sothhara (anti-inflammatory), krimihara (anti-helminthic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Twakvikar - devdali fruit triturate with snuhi latex (Bhavana) 7 times, given for skin diseases.
2. Musika damsha - Vamana (vomiting procedure) is performed to elevate the rat-poison in the body.
3. Kamla - devadali juice in nostrils (nasya therapy) is beneficial in jaundice.
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Dose
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Root powder - 3-5 gm, juice - 10-20 ml
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Formulations
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Jimutadi yoga, abhaya lavana, brahmi drakshadi Kashaya
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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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