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Basonym of Drug
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Kustha
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Main Synonym
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Utpala, kashmira, gada, agada, ama, Amaya, raman, ruk, roghvaya, manusanjanaka, kauberam, divya, vapya, paribhavya, durnama
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : katha, upalet
Hindi : kutha
Malayalam : kostha
Telugu : vengulakostham
Tamil : kostham
English : costus root
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Botanical Name
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Saussurea lappa
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Family
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Compositae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : lekhaniya, asthapanopaga, sukrasodhana
Aacharya sushruta and Aacharya vagbhatta : eladi gana
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External Morphology
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Short perennial herb
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Useful Parts
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Root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Castol, sesquiterpenes, dehydrocostuhactone, alpha cyclocostunolide
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, katu, madhura
Guna : laghu, ruksha, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Vatakaphahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Hikkanigrahana (anti-hiccup), Kandughna (treat pruritus), deepen (appetizer), medohara (reduces fat accumulation), vrushya (aphrodisiac), swasahara (anti-asthmatic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Medhya - kustha, vacha, brahmi, and suvarna are given with honey for better cognitive and
intellectual power.
2. Swasa - powder with honey is beneficial in asthma.
3. Aamvata - kustha powder with castor oil is beneficial for rheumatoid arthritis.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-2 gm
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Formulations
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Khadiradi vati, khadiradhya taila, khadiraristha
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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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