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Basonym of Drug
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Dhattura
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Main Synonym
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Unmatta, kanaka, kanakahvaya, matula, dhurta, durdhurpatra
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Regional Name
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Bengali : dhatura
Gujarati : dhattura
Hindi : dhatura
Kannada : ummatta
Tamil : vella ummathai
Telugu : ummetta
English : thorn apple |
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Botanical Name
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Datura metal Linn.
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Family
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Solanaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga
Dhanvantari nighantu : karviradi varga
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Types
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1. Datura metal
2. Datura stramonium
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External Morphology
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1-3 meter high herb
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Useful Parts
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Leaves, flower, and root, fruit/seed
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Daturalone, factusine, beta-sitosterol, hyoscine, fastudine, fastusic acid, daturanolone
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, katu
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vishaghna (anti-poisonous), kasahara (anti-cough), krumighna (antihelmintic), jwarahara (anti-pyretic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Krimiroga - dhattura leaves juice is beneficial as external application on the scalp for lice and ticks.
2. Alarka visha - dhattura and sweta punarnava churna are beneficial in dog-bite (rabies).
3. Vidradhi - paste of dhattura leaves and mandukaparni leaves is beneficial for boils.
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Dose
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Seed powder - 50-100 mg, seeds - 5-10
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Formulations
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Kanakasava, dhurdhurpatradi taila, mahavishagarbha taila, sutasekhara ras, tribhuvankirti rasa, unmatta rasa
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Adverse Effect
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Hallucination, headache, convulsions, vomiting
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Remedial Measure
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Stomach wash, and symptomatic treatment according to the severity
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Purification
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In cow milk boil the dhattura seeds packed in muslin clothes for 3 hours.
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