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Basonym of Drug
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Nakhi
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Main Synonym
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Nakha, vyaghranakha, chakrakaraka, hanu, hattavilasini
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : nakhala
Hindi : nakhi, chota nakh
Marathi : nakhala
Kannada : nakha
Telugu : nakhamuchippa
English : land snail
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Botanical Name
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Helix aspera / achatina fulica
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Family
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Helicidae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : karpuradi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : dhatu varga.
Raja nighantu : chandanadi varga
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External Morphology
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Small garden snail's outer hard cover
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Useful Parts
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Hardcover
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Important Phytoconstituent
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-
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu
Guna : laghu
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Kandughna (treat pruritus), kusthaghna (useful in skin disorders), jwaraghna (anti-pyretic), shukrala (aphrodisiac)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Vatarakta - oil prepared with nakhi is applied externally in pain of gout.
2. Vishajanya sotha - powder with water/ghee is applicable in poisonous inflammations.
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Dose
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Powder - 125-250 mg
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Formulations
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Amrutadi taila, shatapushpadi taila, shaileyakadi 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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Steaming of nakhi in water with buffalo-dung, tintidi jala, or mud water. After that roast it and pour it into the guda-haritaki water
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