Ankola medicinal plant, regional names, family, synonyms

Ankola medicinal plant, regional names, family, synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Ankola

Main Synonym

Ankota, dirghkila, nikochaka

Regional Name

Bengali : Aankoda, bagh, akarkanta
Gujarati : Aankola
Malayalam : Ankola, irinzil
Hindi : Ankola, dhera, tera, dhela
Kannada : Ankole-mare
Tamil : Alangi, uduga chettu Telugu : Kudagu, ankolamu

Botanical Name

Alangium salvifoliun / Alangium lamarckii

Family

Alangiaceae

Classification (Gana)

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

External Morphology

5-10 meter small tree

Useful Parts

Root bark, leaves, seed, and seed oil

Important Phytoconstituent

Alangine, potassium chloride

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : Katu, kashaya
Guna : Ushna, tikshana
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka : Katu

Action

Kaphapitta shaman

Therapeutic Indication

Krumighna (antihelmintic), shoolaprashaman(pain reliever), sarpavisha nashak (anti-venom of snack poison), sothahar (anti-inflammatory)

Therapeutic Uses

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.

Dose

For vomiting in poison - 3 gm, for purgation in poison - 500 mg, root bark powder - 125-375 mg

Formulations

Ankolabaddha vati, istarthasiddhi gutika, adhrita ghrita

Adverse Effect

Severe burning sensation, headache, stomach upset, vertigo, unsafe in pregnancy

Remedial Measure

Sankhpuspi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), and sugar boiled in cow milk are anti-dot of ankola’s toxicity effect.

Purification

Not required

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Health benefits of Ankola (Alangium salvifolium)



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