Basonym of Drug
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Karira
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Main Synonym
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Krakaripatra, granthila, marubhuruha, apatra, gudha patra
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Regional Name
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Bengali : karila
Gujarati : kerado, ker
Hindi : karir, karela
Tamil : sengam
Telugu : kariramu
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Botanical Name
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Capparis decidua / aphylla
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Family
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Capparidaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : phala varga
Aacharya sushruta : tikta skandha
Bhavprakash nighantu : vatdi varga
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External Morphology
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Biannual shrub
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Useful Parts
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Root bark, fruit, flowers
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Capparine, capparilline, capparinine, glucocapparin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, tikta
Guna : Laghu, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Bhedana (drastic purgative), vishaghna (anti-poisonous), arshoghna (useful to treat piles), krimighna (anti-helminthic), sothahara (anti-inflammatory)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Raktarsha - boiled and sun-dried tender fruits are given with whey in the morning for bleeding piles.
2. Jwara - root decoction is useful to treat intermittent fever.
3. Vatarakta - oil of karira stem is applied to the affected area of gout pain.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-3 gm, decoction - 40-80 ml
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Formulations
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-
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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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