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Basonym of Drug
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Mashaparni
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Main Synonym
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Suryaparni, kamboji, haypuchika, pandulomashaparni, krushnavrunta, mahasaha
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Regional Name
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Bengali : mashani
Gujarati : jangali adad
Hindi : mashaban, mashoni
Kannada : kadadayu
Tamil : kattu aladu
Telugu : rano dindu
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Botanical Name
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Teremnus labialis spreng
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Family
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Fabaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charaka : jivaniya, sukrajanana mahakashaya, madhura skandha
Aacharya sushruta : kakolyadi, vidarigandhadi gana
Aacharya vagbhatta : sukrajanana, vidarigandhadi varga
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External Morphology
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A small procumbent creeper
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Useful Parts
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Root, whole plant
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Arginine, valine, lucine, isolucine, Protein, nitrogen, Pottasium, magnasium
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, madhura
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhurap4
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Action
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Vatapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Balya (strengthening), jivaniya (nourishing), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), sothahra (anti-inflammatory), vrushya (aphrodisiac)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Pradara - oil prepared with mashaparni is useful for local application(pichu dharan) in leucorrhea.
2. Kasa - ghee prepared with mashaparni, sharkara, jataka, and mudgaparni is useful to treat cough.
3. Sotha - decoction of the whole plant is beneficial for inflammation.
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Dose
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Root powder - 3-6 gm, Decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Chyavanprash, dwipachanmuladya ghrita, bala taila, bala ghrita
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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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