Hritpatri medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Hritpatri medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Hritpatri

Main Synonym

Tilapushpi, hritapatri

Regional Name

English : digitalis, foxglove, lady's glove, purple foxglove

Botanical Name

Digitalis purpurea Linn

Family

Scrophulariaceae

External Morphology

An annual herb

Useful Parts

Leaves

Important Phytoconstituent

Digitoxin, purpigenin, purnalosides, gitosine, gitonin, digitonin, digitalin, purogenin

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : Tikta
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : Katu

Action

Kaphavatahara

Therapeutic Indication

Sothahara (anti-inflammatory), swasahara (anti-asthmatic), hridroganashana (treat cardiac diseases)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Hridroga - leaves powder with abhrak bhasma and madhu is useful in cardiac diseases.
2. Swasa - hritpati powder with shrungi powder is beneficial in asthma.
3. Mutrakrichha - leaves powder with ikshumoola decoction is beneficial in burning micturition.

Dose

Powder - 250-500 mg

Formulations

Hritapatri churna

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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