Basonym of Drug
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Murva
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Main Synonym
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Madhurasa, devi, morata, tejani, struva, madhushreni, okarni, piluparni, tiktavalli
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Regional Name
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Bengali : marubel
Gujarati : morvel
Hindi : maruvabel
Telugu : penujittu
Nepali : bahunilahra
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Botanical Name
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Marsdenia tenacissima Wight & Arn
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Family
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Asclepiadaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : stanyasodhana mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta and vagbhatta : patoladi, aragvadhadi.
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External Morphology
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A small perennial climber
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Useful Parts
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Root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Cissogenin, marsdenin, asclepobise, D-canarose, D-cymarose
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, kashay
Guna : guru, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Jwaraghna (anti-pyretic), hradroganashaka (useful to treat cardiac diseases), kusthaghna (treat skin disorders), chardighna (anti-emetic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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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.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-5 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Kanakkshiri taila, mahatikta ghrita, jwaraghna Kashaya
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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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