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Basonym of Drug
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Twak
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Main Synonym
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Twakpatra, varanga, bhrunga, utkata, twacha, choch, darusita, shakala, latapatra, saihala, ramapriya, tanutwak, kavacha
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Regional Name
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Bengali : daruchini
Gujarati : taja
Hindi : dalchini
Punjabi : lurundu
Tamil : lavangpatte
Telugu : dalchina cekka chettu
English : cinnamon
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Botanical Name
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Cinnamomum cassia Blume / Cinnamomum zeylanica Blume
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Family
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Lauraceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya sushruta : eladi gana.
Aacharya vagbhatta : trijatka, chaturjataka, and eladi gana.
Bhavprakash nighantu : karpuradi varga
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External Morphology
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A big tree
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Useful Parts
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Stem bark, oil
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Cinnamaldehyde, phellandrene, cymene, safrole, Eugenol, alpha- phellandrene, cinamic aldehyde, cinnacassiol, epicatechin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, madhura, tikta
Guna : tikshna, laghu, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Vatapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Pachan (digestive), ruchikara (appetizer), kasahara (anti-cough), arshoghna (anti-haemorrhoidal), pramehahara (anti-diabetic), pinasanashan (treat chronic cold), sukrala (aphrodisiac), balya (strengthening)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Adhman - hot infusion of twak is beneficial in flatulence.
2. Atisara - twak powder with bilva, and rock sugar is beneficial in diarrhea.
3. Kasa - twak powder with ela, pippali, tugakshiri, and sugar is useful to treat cough.
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Dose
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1-3 gm, oil - 2-5 drops
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Formulations
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Trijataka churna, chaturjataka churna, sitopaladi churna, eladi Rasayana, samasharkara churna
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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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