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Basonym of Drug
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Kadali
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Main Synonym
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Swaduphala, dirghapatra, bruhat pushpa, palashika,kalirasa, amrit, hasti vishanika
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : kela
Hindi : kela
Kannada : bale gida
Tamil : vellakai
Telugu : aratichettu
English : banana
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Botanical Name
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Musa paradisiaca
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Family
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Musaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya sushruta : lodhradi gana
Bhavprakash nighantu : aamradi phala varga, shaka varga
Kaiyadeva nighantu : vihara varga
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External Morphology
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Herbaceous large plant
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, pith of stem, flower, tuber, and leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Sugar, vitamin B, and C, acylesteryle glycoside, uronic acid
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, kashaya
Guna : guru, Snigdha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vrushya (aphrodisiac), trishnahara (increases thirst), akshirogahara (useful in eye diseases), raktpittahara (useful in bleeding disorders)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Somaroga - ripen fruit of kadali with amla powder, Madhu and sugar are beneficial.
2. Rakta pradara - kadali fruit with ghee is beneficial in metrorrhagia.
3. Sidhma - kadali kshara (alkali) is beneficial with haridra powder in skin diseases.
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Dose
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Tuber juice - 10-20 ml, flower powder - 3-5 gm
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Formulations
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Kamdudharasa, himasagara taila, vasant kususmakara rasa, madan kameshwari leha
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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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