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Basonym of Drug
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Vandhyakarkoti
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Main Synonym
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Devi, kanya, nigari, yogishvari,nakradamani, vishakantakini
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Regional Name
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Bengali : titkankarol
Gujarati : vanjakantola
Hindi : banjakankoda, banjakhekhasa
Kannada : madgahal
Tamil : pallupakai
Telugu : agakara
Marathi : banjakartoli
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Botanical Name
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Momordica dioica Roxb
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Family
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Cucurbitaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Raja nighantu : mulakadi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga
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External Morphology
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A perennial climber
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, seeds, root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Manganese, alkali, anthrquinone, saponins, flavanoides, steroids, triterpenoides
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, katu
Guna : laghu, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vranaropana (wound healing), vishahara (anti-poisonous), visarpahara (treat S.L.E.)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Arsha - root paste is applied on external hemorrhoids.
2. Sarpavisha - root powder and paste is given in snake bite.
3. Jwara - As a food preparation, it is useful in fever.
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Dose
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Powder - 2-5 gm
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Formulations
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-
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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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