Basonym of Drug
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Kutaja
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Main Synonym
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Kalinga, kauto, vatsaka, vrikshaka, girimallika, pandurdruma, shakrashakhi, mallikapushpa, yavaphala, indrayava
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : kado
Hindi : koreya, kuda
Malayalam : pandhra kuda
Tamil : kodagapala
Telugu : kakakodise
English : kurchi, conessi bark
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Botanical Name
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Holarrhena antidysentrica/ Wrightia tinctoria
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Types
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Streekutaja (Wrightia tinctoria) and pumkutaja (Holarrhena antidysentrica)
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Family
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Apocynaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : kandughna, arshoghna, stanyasodhana, asthapanopa mahakashaya
Aacharya sushruta : haridradi, lakshadi,aragvadhadi, pippalyadi gana
Aacharya vagbhatta : aragvadhadi, pippalyadi gana
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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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Seeds, leaves, Stem bark, flower
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Connessimine, conkurchine, holarrhine, kurchine, holacetine, beta-sitosterol
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu |
Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Kandughna (treat pruritus), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorders), deepen (appetizer), atisarahara (anti-diarrheal), grahanihara (anti-dysenteric)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Atisara - seed and bark powder with buttermilk or honey is useful to treat diarrhea.
2. Kandu - bark powder with khadira churna is applied with kanji to the itching area for relief.
3. Jwara - decoction of bark with katuki churna and rice gruel is beneficial in fever.
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Dose
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Bark /seed powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Kutajaghan vati, katjadhyavaleha, kutajarista
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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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