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Basonym of Drug
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Lodhra
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Main Synonym
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Tilva, tirita, shavar, galav, kramuka, sthulavalka, jirnapatra, bruhat patra, patti, prasadana
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : lodhar
Hindi : lodh
Marathi : lodh
Telugu : lodadhuchettu
Kannada : lodhra
English : symplocos bark
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Botanical Name
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Symplocos racemosa
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Types
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1. Shavar lodhra - Symplocos racemosa
2. Pathani lodhra - Symplocos crataegoides
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Family
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Symplocaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : sandhaniya, sonitasthapana, purishsangrahaniya mahakashaya, Kashaya skandha.
Aacharya sushruta : lodhradi, nyagrodhadi gana
Aacharya vagbhatta : Rodhradi, nyagrodhadi gana
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External Morphology
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5-6 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Stem bark, flower
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Epifzelechine, colloturine, loturidine, loturine, symposide
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Grahi (reduce excessive secretion), chakshusya (good for eyes), Kandughna (treat pruritus), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorders), deepen (appetizer), vranaropaka (wound healer)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Rakta pradara - bark powder with sugar is beneficial in metrorrhagia.
2. Atisara - in diarrhea, bark powder with buttermilk is useful.
3. Akshi sotha - bark powder of lodhra with licorice root powder is applied externally to the eyes in inflammation.
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Dose
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Bark powder - 3-5 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Rodhrasava, lodhradi Kashaya, nygrodhadi churna, nyagrodhadi kwath
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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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