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Basonym of Drug
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Latakaranja
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Main Synonym
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Kuberaksha, vitapakaranja, kantakikaranaja, putikaranja
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Regional Name
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Bengali : kanta karanja, nata
Gujarati : kankacha, kangasiyo
Hindi : karanjava
Kannada : gajjikekai
Tamil : kaza shikkai
Telugu : gachakay
English : physic nut, fever nut, bonduc nut
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Botanical Name
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Caesalpinia bonducella / caesalpinia crista linn
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Family
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Fabaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavaprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga.
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External Morphology
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Large scandent shrub
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Useful Parts
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Root bark, leaves, seeds
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Alpha-beta-caesalpins, caesalpin-F, aminoacids, ethylideneglutamic acid
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, kashaya
Guna : Laghu, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vranaropana (wound-healing), Bhedana (purgative), sothahra(anti-inflammatory), arshoghna (useful in piles), krimighna (anti-helminthic), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorders)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Atisara - seeds kernel with kanji is given in diarrhea.
2. Shoola - seeds powder with haritaki, sauvarchala, and hingu is beneficial in pain.
3. Raktarsha - root powder with cow urine is given in bleeding piles.
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Dose
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Seed powder - 60-200 mg, root juice - 3 ml, bark powder - 1-3 gm
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Formulations
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Himasagara taila
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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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