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Basonym of Drug
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Ingudi
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Main Synonym
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Angarvriksha, tapasdruma, vishkanta, kostuphala, bhallataka, shoolari, vigandhaka
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Regional Name
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Bengali : hing
Gujarati : ingoriya
Hindi : hingoon, ingot
Tamil : nanjanad
Telugu : gara chettu
English : dessert date, thorn tree
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Botanical Name
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Balanitis aegyptiaca
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Family
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Balanitaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighntu : vatadi varga
Raj nighantu : shalmalyadi varga
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External Morphology
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A small spiny tree
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Useful Parts
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Stem bark, fruit, seed oil
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Balanitisine, balanitesine A to E, diogenin, nitogenin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, katu
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu |
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Krimighna (anti-helminthic), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorders), vranahara (wound- healer), Rasayana (rejuvenating)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Dusta Vrana - seed oil is applied to chronic wounds.
2. Swetakarma - ingudi fruit pulp is applicable as a face pack in blemishes, and suntan.
3. Vranavastu - ingudi oil is beneficial in keloid and cellulitis due to injury.
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Dose
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Decoction - 50-100 ml, fruit powder - 1-3 gm, fruit pulp - 3-5 gm, seed oil - 3-5 drops
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Formulations
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Ingudi sneha
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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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