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Basonym of Drug
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Vacha
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Main Synonym
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Ugragandha, shadagrantha, golomi, shatparvika, ksudraptri, mangalya, ugra, lomasha, jatila
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Regional Name
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Bengali : vacha
Gujarati : vaja, ghodavaja
Hindi : vach, ghodavach
Marathi : vekhanda
Tamil : vahsambu
Telugu : vasa
English : sweet flag
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Botanical Name
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Acorus calamus Linn
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Family
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Areceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : Lekhaniya, arshoghna, triptighna, shirovirechanopaga, asthapanopaga, sheetaprashamana gana, sangyasthapana mahakashaya.
Aacharya Sushruta : Vachadi, pippalyadi, mustadi gana.
Aacharya vagbhatta : Vachadi, mustadi, haridradi, vatsakadi, chardana, niruhana gana
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External Morphology
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An aromatic wetland herb
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Useful Parts
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Rhizome
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Cadalene, calamenone, calarene, acolamone, acorene, acoragermacrone, acoramone, calacone
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, tikta
Guna : laghu, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Vatakaphahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Lekhaniya (scrapping the excessive fat and kapha humour), medhya (increases intellect), unmadahara (treat mental disorders), apasmarahara (anti-epileptic), jwarahara (anti-pyretic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Vishama jwara - Vacha, pippali powder with rock sugar and honey is beneficial in intermittent fever.
2. Arsha - roasted vacha, bhanga, and ajwain seeds emission are beneficial in hemorrhoids.
3. Vamaka - for bio-purification powder of Vacha is beneficial as vomiting inducer.
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Dose
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Powder - 250-500 mg, as vomiting inducer - 1-2 gm
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Formulations
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Vachadi ghrita, vachadi churna, vacha avaleha, balachaturbhadra 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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