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Basonym of Drug
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Elavaluka
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Main Synonym
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Elalu, elaiyem, sugandhi, harivaluka, kapittha twacha, meerita
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Regional Name
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Hindi : aluvalu
English : dwarf cherry, tart cherry
Punjabi : gillas
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Botanical Name
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Prunus cerasus
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Family
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Rosaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charaka : shukrasodhana
Acharya sushruta : rodhradi gana
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External Morphology
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medium tree
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Useful Parts
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Bark, fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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arabinose, galactose, xylose, mannose, and rhamnose
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya
Guna : Laghu
Virya : shita
Vipaka : Katu |
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Action
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Kaphavata shaman
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Therapeutic Indication
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Kandughna (anti-pruritus), vranya (wound healing), krumighna (antihelmintic), hrdshoolanashana (cardiac pain reliever), sukrasodhana (purifies semen)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Kandu - bark decoction and fruit juice are useful to treat pruritus.
2. Sukrasodhana - bark powder with honey is useful for the purification of semen.
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Dose
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Fruit juice - 5 to 10 ml, bark powder - 3 to 5 gm
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Formulations
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Mahakalyanak ghrita, abhayarista, vidangarishta
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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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