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Basonym of Drug
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Karchura
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Main Synonym
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Vedhamukhya, dravida, kalpaka, shati, gandhamuli, palashi
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Regional Name
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Bengali : aekangi, shati
Gujarati : kachuro
Hindi : kachura
Tamil : kicchilaka kizngu
Telugu : kachoramu
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Botanical Name
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Curcuma zedoaria
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Family
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Zingiberaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : hikkanigrahana, swasahara
Bhavprakash nighantu : karpooradi Varga
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External Morphology
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Perennial herb
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Useful Parts
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Rhizome, leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Hedychenone, hydroxyhedychenone
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Rasa Panchak
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Apakva phala:
Rasa : katu, tikta, kashaya
Guna : Laghu, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Sholaprashamana (pain reliever), hikkanigrahana (anti-hiccup), swasa-kasahara (anti-cough and asthmatic), chardinigrahana (anti-emetic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Chardi - powder with cold water is beneficial in vomiting.
2. Hikka - shati and sunthi churna with cow ghee is beneficial in hiccups.
3. Aamvata - paste of shati and sunthi with punarnava decoction is beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-3 gm
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Formulations
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Shatyadi churna, chardiripu vati
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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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