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Basonym of Drug
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Bilva
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Main Synonym
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Shandilya, shailusha, malura, shreephala, gandhagarbha, sadaphala, mahakapittha, kantaki, granthila
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Regional Name
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Bengali : bael
Gujarati : bili
Hindi : bael, shreephala
Kannada : baelpatre
Tamil : bilvam, bilvapazam
Telugu : maredu, bilvapandu
English : bengal quince
Malyalam : kuvalampezam |
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Botanical Name
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Aegle marmelos
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Family
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Rutaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak mentioned bilva in arshoghna, asthapanopaga, and sothhara mahakashaya.
Acharya Sushruta mentioned bilva in varunadi, ambasthadi, and bruhad panchmoola gana.
According to the aacharya vagbhtta mentioned bilva in varunadi and ambasthadi 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, leaves, and root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Umbelliferone, marmesin, marmin, xanthotonin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya, tikta, madhura
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu |
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Action
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Vatakaphahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Deepen(increase appetite), pachana (digestive), grahi (useful to treat diarrhea, dysentery)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Kamla - leaves juice is beneficial in jaundice.
2. Pittatisara - fruit pulp of bilva is useful to treat diarrhea.
3. Grahani - unripe fruit pulp of bilva is beneficial in dysentery. |
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Dose
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Leaf Juive - 10-20 ml,powder - 3-5 gm, Decoction - 50-100ml
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Formulations
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Bilva taila, bilva rasayan, bilvadi vati, dashmularista, jirakbilvadi leha, bilvadi leha, asan bilvadi taila
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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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