Murva medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Murva medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Murva

Main Synonym

Madhurasa, devi, morata, tejani, struva, madhushreni, okarni, piluparni, tiktavalli

Regional Name

Bengali : marubel
Gujarati : morvel
Hindi : maruvabel
Telugu : penujittu
Nepali : bahunilahra

Botanical Name

Marsdenia tenacissima Wight & Arn

Family

Asclepiadaceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya Charaka : stanyasodhana mahakashaya.

Aacharya sushruta and vagbhatta : patoladi, aragvadhadi.

External Morphology

A small perennial climber

Useful Parts

Root

Important Phytoconstituent

Cissogenin, marsdenin, asclepobise, D-canarose, D-cymarose

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : tikta, kashay
Guna : guru, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu

Action

Kaphavatahara

Therapeutic Indication

Jwaraghna (anti-pyretic), hradroganashaka (useful to treat cardiac diseases), kusthaghna (treat skin disorders), chardighna (anti-emetic)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Chardi - powder wirh rice gruel is beneficial in vomiting.
2. Prameha - root decoction is useful to treat high blood sugar.
3. Atisara - root powder with takra is beneficial in diarrhea.

Dose

Powder - 3-5 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml

Formulations

Kanakkshiri taila, mahatikta ghrita, jwaraghna Kashaya

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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