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Basonym of Drug
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Moolaka
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Main Synonym
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Laghumoolaka, shalamarkataka, shaleya, marusambhava, chanakyamulaka, tikshana, mulakapotika
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Regional Name
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Bengali : mula
Gujarati : mulo
Hindi : muli
Marathi : mula
Tamil : mulangi
Telugu : mullangi
English : radish
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Botanical Name
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Raphanus sativus Linn
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Family
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Brassicaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka and Aacharya sushruta : shaka varga
Bhavaprakash nighantu : shaka varga
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External Morphology
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Small annual herb
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Useful Parts
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Root, seed, leaf
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Castasterone, brassinolide, ferulic acid, caffeic acid, sufloraphene
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, tikta
Guna : tikshna, laghu
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Deepan(increase appetite), grahi (decreses over-secretions), atisarahara (anti-diarrheal), jwaraghna (anti-pyretic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Anartava - seeds with honey are useful to treat amenorrhea.
2. Atisara - root decoction is useful to treat diarrhea.
3. Asmari - leaf juice is useful to treat renal calculus.
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Dose
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Powder - 1 to 3 gm, juice - 20-30 ml
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Formulations
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Mulakadhya taila
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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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