Basonym of Drug
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Bharangi
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Main Synonym
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Bhargi, bhrugubhava, padma, fanji, brahmanyastika, brahmani, angarvalli, kharshaka, hanjika
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Regional Name
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Bengali : bamunhati
Gujarati : bharangi
Hindi : babhanaiti
Kannada : gontubarangi
Tamil : kavali
Telugu : gantumbhara
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Botanical Name
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Clerodendrum serratum
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Family
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Verbenaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charaka inludes in purishsamgrahaniya mahakshaya
Acharya sushruta and vagbhatta includes in pippalyadi gana
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External Morphology
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2 to 3-meter high shrub
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Useful Parts
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Root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Hispidulin, scutellarein, uncinatone
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, katu
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Jwarahara (anti-pyretic), kasahara(anti-cough), krimighna (antihelmintic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Swasa - bharangi root with snuhi and hot water are given in breathlessness in asthma.
2. Gandamala - bharangi powder with kanji is applied to the affected area.
3. Kasa - root powder with ginger and honey is useful in cough.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm
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Formulations
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Bharangyadi kwath, bharangi guda
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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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