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Basonym of Drug
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Tala
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Main Synonym
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Lekhyapatra, trinaraja, mahonnata
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : tad
Hindi : tad, tal
Marathi : tada
Tamil : panai maram
Telugu : tati
English : palm tree, palmyra palm
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Botanical Name
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Borassus flabellifer Linn
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Family
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Arecaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charaka : shramahara mahakashaya.
Aacharya shusruta : salasaradi gana.
Bhavprakash nighantu : asanadi gana
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External Morphology
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A 30-40 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Flowers, root, toddy juice, fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Sugar, yeast, vitamin B, alcohol, Phenol, albumin, globulin, caproic acid
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura
Guna : snigdha, laghu
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Vatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Mutrala (diuretic), Vrushya (aphrodisiac), brumhana (nourishing), balya (strengthening), trishnanigrahana (treat excessive thirst), madakari (altered consciousness)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Unmada - branches juice is given for mental disorders.
2. Mutrakrichha - juice in the morning empty stomach is beneficial in burning micturition.
3. Amlapitta - newer flowering is beneficial in hyperacidity.
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Dose
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Fresh Juice - 20-40 ml, root powder - 10-20 ml
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Formulations
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Panvirala kshara, asanadi 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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