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Basonym of Drug
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Nala
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Main Synonym
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Potagala, shunyamadhya, dhamana, vanshapatra
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Regional Name
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Bengali : nala
Gujarati : nala
Hindi : narakata
Marathi : nala
English : great reed
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Botanical Name
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Arundo donax Linn
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Family
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Gramineae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Sushruta : viratarvadi gana, Trinapanchmoola.
Bhavprakash nighantu : viratarvadi gana.
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External Morphology
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A 1/2 to 1-meter high perineal grass
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Useful Parts
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Root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Bufotenine, donexadridine, gramine, bufotenidine, donexerine
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Mutrala (diuretic), ashmarighna (lithotriptic), trishnahara (reduces excessive thirst), dahahara (decreases burning sensation)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Ashmari - root decoction is useful as a diuretic in renal calculi.
2. Jwara - decoction of nala and vetasa is given in fever.
3. Mutrakrichha - root powder with ikshumoola swarasa is beneficial in burning micturition.
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Dose
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Decoction - 50-100 ml, root powder - 3-6 gm
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Formulations
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Trinapanchmoola kwatha, kushadyavaleha, kushadhya 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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