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Basonym of Drug
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Shanapushpi
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Main Synonym
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Ghanta, shanapushpakruti, ghantarava
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Regional Name
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Bengali : vanashana
Gujarati : ghughane
Hindi : shanpushpi, sunak, sanai, patasana, zunzunia
Tamil : vellainikalukilupye
Telugu : gheleferenta
Marathi : ghagri, tirat
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Botanical Name
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Crotolaria verrucosa Linn
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Family
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Fabaceaea
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : vamanopaga mahakashaya, and in mulini dravya.
Aacharya sushruta : urdhvabhagahara gana.
Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi Varga
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External Morphology
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1-2 meter high shrub
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Useful Parts
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Root, leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Crotalaburine, apigenin, taraxerol, necic acid, bet-sitosterol, fixed oil
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, ruksha, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vamaka (act as vomiting agent in treatment), kanthya (good for throat), hradroganashaka (treat cardiac disorders), mukharoganashana (treat oral cavity diseases)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Twakaroga - paste of bark and leaves are applied with water on skin disorders.
2. Lalastrava - in excessive salivation juice of leaves is beneficial.
3. Vamak - juice of the root is given for vomiting in skin and other disorders for detoxification.
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Dose
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Root Powder - 3-6 gm, leaves juice - 5-10 ml
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Formulations
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-
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Adverse Effect
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Contraindicated in pregnancy and lactation
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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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