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Basonym of Drug
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Koshataki
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Main Synonym
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Krutvedhana, jalini, mrudangaphala, rajimatphala, jalini, swaduphala, peetapushpaka, ghantali, sweta ghosha, karkoti
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : kadva turiya
Hindi : taroi, chikani taroi, nenua
Kannada : heerekai
Tamil : peerakangai
Telugu : adavi beera, beera kaya
English : ridge gourd, ribbed gourd
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Botanical Name
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Luffa acutangula Roxb
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Family
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Cucurbitaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavaprakash nighantu : shaka varga.
Dhanvantari nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga
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External Morphology
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An annual climber
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Useful Parts
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Fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Choline, cucurbitacine, cucurbitains 1 & 2, citrollic acid
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta
Guna : laghu, ruksha, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vamaka (induce vomiting), kusthaghna(useful in skin disorders), kandughna (useful in itching), udarrogahara(useful in abdominal disorders), kamlahara (used to treat jaundice)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Kustha - koshataki sed oil is applied to the skin in disorders.
2. Yakrutvikara - koshataki kwath is given for remedial vomiting in hepatomegaly.
3. Vrana - a decoction is useful as irrigation in chronic wound healing.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm, juice - 10-20 ml
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Formulations
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Patolmooladi kwath, mhamanjisthadi kwath
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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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