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Basonym of Drug
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Kataka/ Nirmali
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Main Synonym
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Chakshusya, payahprasadini, nirmali
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Regional Name
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Bengali : nirmali
Gujarati : ketaki
Hindi : nirmali
Kannada : chillikayi
Tamil : teten kottaai
Telugu : katakamu
English : clearing nut
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Botanical Name
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Strychnos potatorum
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Family
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Loganiaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charaka : vishaghna
Aacharya sushruta and Aacharya vagbhatta : parushakadi varga
Bhavprakash nighantu : aamradi phala varga
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External Morphology
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15-20 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Seed, root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Diaboline, mannogalactan, antirhine, norharmane
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, madhura, kashaya
Guna : laghu, vishada
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Chakshusya (eye-tonic), pramehahara (anti-diabetic), kusthaghna (treat skin disorders), sothahara (anti-inflammatory)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Prameha - kataka seed powder with buttermilk and honey is beneficial for diabetes.
2. Netraroga - kataka seed powder with saindhav is useful as a collyrium in eye diseases.
3. Atisara - seed powder with curd is useful to treat diarrhea.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-3 gm, for therapeutic vomiting - 5-6 gm
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Formulations
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Katakadhyanjana, kataka-khadira Kashaya, kataka-kramuka Kashaya
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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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