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Basonym of Drug
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Ikshu
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Main Synonym
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Trunaraja, dirghacchada, madhu trina, guda taru, maharasa, mrutyupushpa, bhoorirasa
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Regional Name
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Bengali : ukha, kajali
Gujarati : sheradi
Hindi : gunna, ekha
Tamil : karimbu, kerubu
Telugu : cheruku
English : sugarcane
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Botanical Name
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Saccharum officinarum
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Family
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Gramineae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : ikshu varga, kanthya, trina panchmoola
Aacharya Sushruta : ikshu varga
Acharya Vagbhatta : ikshu Varga, trina panchmoola
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External Morphology
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10-15 feet high grass
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Useful Parts
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Root, stem
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Important Phytoconstituent
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70-80% glucose and fructose, butyric acid, aspartic acid, lycine, leucine, phenylalanine
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura
Guna : sara, snigdha, guru
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Vatapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Brumhana (bulk promoting), vrushya (aphrodisiac), mutrala (diuretic), stnyajanana (help to increase breast milk)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Chardi - juice is beneficial with rock salt in nausea and vomiting.
2. Stnyajanana - 50-60 ml juice daily is beneficial to increase breast milk.
3. Mutrakriccha - powder of root with gokshura is beneficial in difficulty in micturition.
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Dose
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juice - 50-100 ml, root powder - 3-6 gm
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Formulations
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Trina panchmoola kwath. Vasantkusumakr rasa, maharajaprasarini taila, chandanadi taila, narikelasava
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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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