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Basonym of Drug
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Kushmanda
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Main Synonym
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Pitapushpa, pushpaphala, bruhatphala, valliphala, sthiraphala
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : kolu
Hindi : petha
Malayalam : kumpalam
Telugu : budida gummadi
Tamil : pushinikkai
English : ash-gourd
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Botanical Name
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Benincasa hispida
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Family
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Cucurbitaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka, Aacharya sushruta, and Aacharya vagbhatta : phala varga
Bhavpraksh nighantu : shaka varga
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External Morphology
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Long diffuse climber
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, seed, seed oil
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Proteinase, vitamin B, and C, mannitol, beta-sitosterol, lupeol, palmitic acid
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Pittavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Hridya (cardiac tonic), vrusya (aphrodisiac), brumhana (bulk promoting), apasmarahara (anti-epileptic), ashmarighna (lithotriptic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Unmada - fresh juice is beneficial in mental disorders.
2. Apsmara - ghee made with kushmanda with yastimadhu churna is beneficial.
3. Mutrkrichha - fresh juice of kushmanda with sugar is beneficial for difficulty in micturition.
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Dose
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Fruit Juice - 10-20 ml, seed powder - 3-6 gm, seed oil - 5-10 ml, fruit - 10-20 gm
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Formulations
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Kushmandavaleha, kushmanda ghrita, kushmanda Rasayana
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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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