Basonym of Drug
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Hritpatri
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Main Synonym
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Tilapushpi, hritapatri
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Regional Name
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English : digitalis, foxglove, lady's glove, purple foxglove
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Botanical Name
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Digitalis purpurea Linn
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Family
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Scrophulariaceae
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External Morphology
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An annual herb
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Useful Parts
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Leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Digitoxin, purpigenin, purnalosides, gitosine, gitonin, digitonin, digitalin, purogenin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta
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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Sothahara (anti-inflammatory), swasahara (anti-asthmatic), hridroganashana (treat cardiac diseases)
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Therapeutic Uses
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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.
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Dose
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Powder - 250-500 mg
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Formulations
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Hritapatri churna
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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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