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Basonym of Drug
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Nili
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Main Synonym
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Nilini, tuni, kala, nilika, shreephali, ranjani, tuchha, gramina, madhuparnika,, klitaka, nilapushpi, kalkeshi
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Regional Name
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Bengali : nila
Gujarati : gali
Hindi : nili, lil
Marathi : guli, nil
Tamil : avari
Telugu : nili chetttu
English : indigo
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Botanical Name
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Indigofera tinctoria Linn
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Family
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Fabaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga.
Raja nighantu : shatahvadi varga
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External Morphology
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2-3 feet high perennial herb
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Useful Parts
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The whole plant, root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Indican, kaempferol, tuteloin, galactomannan, apigenin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta
Guna : laghu, 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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Vishagna (anti-poisonous), keshya (hair-tonic), krimighna (anti-helminthic), udarrogahara (useful in abdominal diseases), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), plihaghni (treat splenomegaly)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Plihavriddhi - root powder is beneficial in splenomegaly.
2. Alarka visha - fresh juice of nili is taken in rabies, also externally apply the leaves of nili at the bite.
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Dose
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Seed powder - 3-5 gm, decoction - 40-50 ml
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Formulations
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Nilibhringyadi taila, nilinyadi ghrita, nilinyadi churna, nilikadi churna
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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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