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Basonym of Drug
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Kokilaksha
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Main Synonym
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Kakekshu, bhikshu,ikshur, kandekshu, ikshugandha, ikshubalika, kshuraka, kshura
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Regional Name
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Bengali : Kuliakhara, kulekhada
Gujarati : Aekharo
Hindi : Talmakhana
Kannada : Kulugolike
Tamil : Nirmulli
Telugu : Golimidi kettu
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Botanical Name
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Astercantha longifolia
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Family
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Acanthaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : sukrasodhana mahakashaya
Bhavaprakasha nighantu : guduchtyadi varga
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External Morphology
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A small spiny annual herb
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Useful Parts
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Seed, root, whole plant
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Hygrophiloside, asterol, beta- sitosterol, asteracnthine, lupeol
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Madhura, amla, tikta
Guna : Pichhila, snigdha
Virya : Shita
Vipaka : Madhura
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Action
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Vatapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Balya (stamina booster), sukrasodhaka(purify the semen anomalies), brumhana (bulk promoting), vatraktahara (useful in gout), ashmarihara (lithotriptic), sothahara (anti-inflammatory)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Sotha - ash of the whole plant given with gaumutra or water in inflammation.
2. Vajikara - seed powder with kauncha powder is given by fresh milk is useful as an aphrodisiac.
3. Vatarakta - decoction of the whole plant with pippali churna is beneficial to treat gout.
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Dose
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Root decoction - 30-40 ml, seed powder - 2-4 gm, alkali - 250-500 mg, ash 1-2 gm
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Formulations
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Paustika churna, kokilaksha kwatha, chopchinyadi churna
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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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