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Basonym of Drug
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Amra
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Main Synonym
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Rasala, chuta, sahakara, pikavallabha
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Regional Name
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Bengali : Aam
Gujarati : Aambo, keri
Hindi : Aam
Kannada : Amba, ambha
Telugu : Mamidichhetu
Tamil : Mangay, mamar
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Botanical Name
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Mangifera indica Linn
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Family
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Anacardiaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charaka mentioned amra in hridya, chardinigrahan, purishsamgrahaniya, and mutrasamgrahaniya mahakashaya.
Acharya shusruta mentioned in nyagrodhadi gana.
Acharya vagbhatta includes it in nyagrodhadi gana.
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External Morphology
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15-20 meter medium to high tree
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, seed pulp, leaves, bark
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Vitamin A, B, citric acid, and galic acid
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Madhur, amla, kahsay
Guna : Laghu, ruksha (seed pulp), snigdha (fruit)
Virya : Shita
Vipaka : Katu/ amla
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Action
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Vata shaman(ripen fruit), kapha-pitta hara(other part)
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Therapeutic Indication
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Fruit - Deepen(increase appetite), chardihara (useful in vomiting) Seed pulp – Atisara (in diarrhea), pradara (in
lucorrhea), prameha (diabetes)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Atisara - A paste of tender leaves of amra with tandulodaka is useful in diarrhea.
2. Raktapitta - Seed pulp juice in both nostril as nasya treatment.
3. Aruchi - Juice of ripen/ unriped fruit is useful in anorexia.
4. Rata arsha - Seed pulp powder twice a day in bleeding piles.
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Dose
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Seed pulp - 1 to 1.5 gm bark - 3-6 gm
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Formulations
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Bruhat gangadhar churna, nyagrodhadi churna, patrangasava, katak khadiradi 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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