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Basonym of Drug
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Ela
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Main Synonym
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Krangi, dravidi, truti, triputa, tuttha, pruthvika
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Regional Name
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Bengali : chot elach
Gujarati : elachi
Hindi : choti ilaychi
Kannada : elakki
Tamil : yelakka
English : lesser cardamom
Telugu : china elakulu |
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Botanical Name
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Elettaria cardemomum
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Family
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Zingibaraceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya shusruta : eladi
Acharya charak : swasahara, angamarda prashamana, katu skandha, sirovirechana gana
Acharya vagabhatta : eladi, trijataka, chaturjataka
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External Morphology
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3 to 4-meter high annual herb
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Useful Parts
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Seeds
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Bornneol, camphene, myrcene, camphor, citral
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, madhura
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : Katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Deepen(increase appetite), hridya (cardiotonic), swasakasahara (anti-cold and cough), chardinigrahana (anti-emetic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Mutrakiccha - ela with dadhi mastu is beneficial in painful micturition.
2. Timira - soak ela powder in cow’s urine for 3 days, apply as collyrium, is beneficial in impaired vision.
3. Hridroga - ela with pippalimoola are taken with honey is beneficial for the heart.
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Dose
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Powder - 0.5 to 1 gm
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Formulations
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Eladi churna, eladyarista, eladi 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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