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Basonym of Drug
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Varahikanda
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Main Synonym
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Krodakanya, shukari, grustika, sabarakanda, vira, mahavirya, magadhi, vanya
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Regional Name
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Bengali : banalu, pitalu
Gujarati : dukkarkanda
Hindi : suralu, gaithi, barahikhanda
Kannada : kuntugenasu
Tamil : punnu pilangu
Telugu : nela dumpa
English : air potato, potato yam
Marathi : gathalu, manukanda
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Botanical Name
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Dioscoria bulbifera Linn
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Family
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Dioscoriaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga.
Raja nighantu : mulakadi varga
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External Morphology
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Perennial herb with an underground stem
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Useful Parts
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A climber with tuberous root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Diosbulbinosides, furanoid norditerpenes, diosbulbins A to H
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, madhura
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Balya (strengthening), Rasayana (rejuvenating), vrushya (aphrodisiac), pramehahara (anti-diabetic), shoolahara (pain reliever), krimighna (anti-helminthic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Rasayana - tuberous root powder with milk is given in the morning empty stomach for rejuvenation.
2. Vrana - powder or paste is applied on chronic wounds for healing.
3. Arsha - a dusting of powder is beneficial in bleeding piles.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm
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Formulations
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Narasimhan churna, ajamansa Rasayana
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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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