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Basonym of Drug
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Ashvattha, pippal
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Main Synonym
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Bodhidruma, chalapatra, gajashana, keshavavasa, bodhivriksha, shirapatra, kshiridruma, kshirivriksha
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Regional Name
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Bengali : ashvattha
Gujarati : pipalo
Hindi : pipal
Marathi : pipal
Tamil : arashamaram
Telugu : ravichettu
English : sacred fig tree, the pipal tree
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Botanical Name
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Ficus religiosa Linn
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Family
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Moraceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : vatadi varga.
Sushruta Samhita : panchvalkal gana.
Charak samhita : mutrasangrahaniya mahakashaya
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External Morphology
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15-20 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Stem bark, leaves, leaf bud, fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Beta-sitosterol, D-glucoside, vitamin-k, methyloleanolate, stigmasterol
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya, madhura
Guna : guru, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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vranaropana (wound-healing), sothahara (anti-inflammatory), mutrasangrahaniya (treat excessive micturition), shukrala (aphrodisiac), pramehahara (anti-diabetic), yonirogahara (useful to treat vaginal infections)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Kustha - bark paste is applied with water in skin diseases.
2. Sweta pradara - bark decoction is useful as doush in leucorrhea.
3. Prameha - bark powder with warm water is useful in high blood sugar.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 40-80 ml
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Formulations
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Panchvalkal kwath, mutrasangrahaniya kwath
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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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