Kutaja medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Kutaja medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Kutaja

Main Synonym

Kalinga, kauto, vatsaka, vrikshaka, girimallika, pandurdruma, shakrashakhi, mallikapushpa, yavaphala, indrayava

Regional Name

Gujarati : kado
Hindi : koreya, kuda
Malayalam : pandhra kuda
Tamil : kodagapala
Telugu : kakakodise
English : kurchi, conessi bark

Botanical Name

Holarrhena antidysentrica/ Wrightia tinctoria

Types

Streekutaja (Wrightia tinctoria) and pumkutaja (Holarrhena antidysentrica)

Family

Apocynaceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya Charaka : kandughna, arshoghna, stanyasodhana, asthapanopa mahakashaya

Aacharya sushruta : haridradi, lakshadi,aragvadhadi, pippalyadi gana

Aacharya vagbhatta : aragvadhadi, pippalyadi gana

External Morphology

15-20 meter high tree

Useful Parts

Seeds, leaves, Stem bark, flower

Important Phytoconstituent

Connessimine, conkurchine, holarrhine, kurchine, holacetine, beta-sitosterol

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : Tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu

Action

Kaphapittahara

Therapeutic Indication

Kandughna (treat pruritus), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorders), deepen (appetizer), atisarahara (anti-diarrheal), grahanihara (anti-dysenteric)

Therapeutic Uses

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.

Dose

Bark /seed powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml

Formulations

Kutajaghan vati, katjadhyavaleha, kutajarista

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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