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Basonym of Drug
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Jati
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Main Synonym
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Malati, hridya gandha, sumana, chetika, ratri pushpa, rajapushpa
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Regional Name
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Bengali : chameli
Gujarati : chameli
Hindi : chameli
Tamil : malingai
Telugu : jai puvvu
English : jasmine
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Botanical Name
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Jasminum grandiflorum
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Family
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Oleaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : kusthaghna
Bhavprakash nighantu : pushpa varga
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External Morphology
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Small Perennial herb
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Useful Parts
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Flower, root, leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Methyle jasmonate, indole, jasmone
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, snigdha, mrudu
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu |
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vranya (wound healing), chakshusya (good for eyes), mukhrogahara (useful in oral cavity disorders), sirorogahara (useful in brain diseases)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Mukhpaka - leaf paste is applied in stomatitis.
2. Karna shoola - oil of chameli is used as eardrops in earache.
3. Dustavrana - leaf paste with honey is useful in chronic and non-healing wounds. Oil prepared with jati is also beneficial.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-3 gm, leaves decoction - 40-50 ml
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Formulations
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Jatyadi taila, jatyadi ghrita
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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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