Indravaruni medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Indravaruni medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Indravaruni

Main Synonym

Indri, gavakshi, gavadani, chitra, chitraphala, vishala, indrasura, indrashvya, mrugervaru, mrugadani

Regional Name

Gujarati : indramana
Hindi : indrayan
Tamil : pikkumutti
Telugu : chedu puchcha

Botanical Name

Citrullus colocynthis

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya Charaka : virechana and mulini dravya

Aacharya sushruta : shyamadi, adhobhagahara

Acharya vagbhatta : shyamadi

External Morphology

Perennial climber

Useful Parts

Fruit, root

Important Phytoconstituent

Choline, cucurbitacine, cucurbitains 1 & 2, citrollic acid, methyleugenol, citronellal

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : Tikta
Guna : laghu, ruksha, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu

Action

Kaphapittahara

Therapeutic Indication

Rechaka(laxative), kusthaghna(useful in skin disorders), kandughna (useful in itching), udarrogahara(useful in abdominal disorders), kamlahara (used to treat jaundice), apasmarahara (used to treat epilepsy)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Kamla - juice of indravaruni with jaggery in jaundice
2. Apasmara - juice with sunthi powder is useful as a nasya treatment for epilepsy.
3. Khalitya - root paste with cow's urine is applied to the scalp in hair fall.
4. Kustha - root decoction and fruit juice are useful for bio purification (Vamana) in skin disorders.

Dose

Fruit powder - 125-500 mg, root powder - 1-3 gm, juice - 5-10 ml

Formulations

Indravarunakadi churna, Narayan churna

Adverse Effect

Used with care in pregnant, and children as it causes nausea and vomiting in excessive doses.

Remedial Measure

Symptomatic treatment

Purification

Not required

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