Basonym of Drug
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Ankola
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Main Synonym
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Ankota, dirghkila, nikochaka
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Regional Name
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Bengali : Aankoda, bagh, akarkanta
Gujarati : Aankola
Malayalam : Ankola, irinzil
Hindi : Ankola, dhera, tera, dhela
Kannada : Ankole-mare
Tamil : Alangi, uduga chettu
Telugu : Kudagu, ankolamu
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Botanical Name
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Alangium salvifoliun / Alangium lamarckii
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Family
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Alangiaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Acharya shusruta mentioned ankola as talakot, Bhavpraksha and dhanvantari nighantu mentioned in guduchyadi Varga Raja nighantu mentioned in prabhadradi gana Kaiydeva mentioned in aushdhi Varga
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External Morphology
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5-10 meter small tree
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Useful Parts
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Root bark, leaves, seed, and seed oil
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Alangine, potassium chloride
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Katu, kashaya
Guna : Ushna, tikshana
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka : Katu
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Action
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Kaphapitta shaman
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Therapeutic Indication
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Krumighna (antihelmintic), shoolaprashaman(pain reliever), sarpavisha nashak (anti-venom of snack poison), sothahar (anti-inflammatory)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Sarpa visha and mushik visha - Root bark powder 2-2.5 gm with rice water in snack and rat poison.
2. Kushtha and upadamsha - 50-100 mg powder internally and for local application in skin disorders.
3. Yakrutodara - 300-350 mg root bark powder as a drastic purgative in inflammatory disease of the liver.
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Dose
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For vomiting in poison - 3 gm, for purgation in poison - 500 mg, root bark powder - 125-375 mg
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Formulations
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Ankolabaddha vati, istarthasiddhi gutika, adhrita ghrita
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Adverse Effect
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Severe burning sensation, headache, stomach upset, vertigo, unsafe in pregnancy
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Remedial Measure
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Sankhpuspi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), and sugar boiled in cow milk are anti-dot of ankola’s toxicity effect.
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Purification
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Not required
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