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Basonym of Drug
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Kumuda
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Main Synonym
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Kaivara, Utpala, Sweta Kuvalya, Kaidhava, Pundrika
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Regional Name
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Hindi : koyi
Malayalam : kamoda
Tamil : punaik kali
Bengali : shaluka, sundi
Telugu : kaluva puvvu
English : white water lily
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Botanical Name
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Nymphea alba
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Family
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Nymphaeaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : mutravirajaniya mahakashaya
Aacharya Sushruta : utpaladi gana
Aacharya vagbhatta : mutravirajaniya gana
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External Morphology
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Small aquatic plant
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Useful Parts
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Seeds, flower, rhizome, whole plant
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Kempferol, quercetin, luteolin, nymphalin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : laghu, snigdha, picchila
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Medhya (improves intellect), grahi (reduces excessive secretions), trishnahara (decreases excessive thirst), raktapittahara (useful in bleeding disorders), jwarahara (anti-pyretic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Pradara - leaf juice with ghee is useful in white discharge in women.
2. Palitya - kumuda powder with milk is beneficial for premature hair graying.
3. Smritihrasha - ghee prepared with kumuda whole plant paste is beneficial with gold flacks in dementia.
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Dose
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Seed Powder - 3-6 gm, fresh rhizome juice - 10-20 ml
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Formulations
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Utpaladi churna, nilotpaladi hima, nilophar shrbat, utpaladhya churna
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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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