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Basonym of Drug
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Vata
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Main Synonym
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Vata, raktaphala, nyagrodha, skandhaja, kshiri, vaishravana, bahpada, Vanaspati, kshiriduma
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Regional Name
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Bengali : vata, badagach
Gujarati : vada
Hindi : bada, baragada
Kannada : aal, allmadra
Marathi : vada
Telugu : marii
English : banyan tree
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Botanical Name
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Ficus benghalensis Linn
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Family
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Moraceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Charak samhita : mutrasangrahaniya mahakashaya.
Sushruta Samhita : nygrodhadi, panchvalkal gana.
Bhavprakash nighantu : vatadi varga
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External Morphology
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15-20 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Stem bark, leaves, leaf bud, fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Beta-sitosterol, D-glucoside, leucoanthocyanin, tiglic acid, vitamin-k, stigmasterol
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya
Guna : guru, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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vranaropana (wound-healing), sothahara (anti-inflammatory), mutrasangrahaniya (treat excessive micturition), shukrala (aphrodisiac), pramehahara (anti-diabetic), yonirogahara (useful to treat vaginal infections)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Pumsanvana - leaf-bud with milk used as nasya drops in right nostril for healthy progeny and for male child.
1. Bahumutrata - bark decoction is beneficial for excessive micturition in diabetes insipidus.
2. Vrana - wounds or emergency cuts are rapidly healed with the latex of vata's stem.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 40-80 ml
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Formulations
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Panchvalkal kwath, mutrasangrahaniya kwath, nyagrodhadi Kashaya
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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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