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Basonym of Drug
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Parijata
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Main Synonym
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Shephalika, vatari, shuklanga, aparajita, vijaya
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Regional Name
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Bengali : shephalika, shiuli
Gujarati : harshnagar, parijat
Hindi : harsingar
Tamil : pavalmallike
Telugu : pagadmalle
English : night jasmine, weeping nyctanthes
Marathi : parijatak
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Botanical Name
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Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn
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Family
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Oleaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Raja nighantu : shtahvadi nighantu.
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External Morphology
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5-10 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Leaves, stem bark
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Beta-sitosterol, d- mannitol, flavonoids, glycosides, nicotiflorin, oleanolic acid
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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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Kaphvataahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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shoolahara (analgesic), gradhrasihara (useful to treat sciatica), sothahara (anti-inflammatory), aamvatahara (treat rhumetic arthritis )
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Gradhrasi - leaves decoction is useful to treat sciatica.
2. Jwara - leaves decoction with ginger juice and honey is useful to treat fever.
3. Pandu - leaves powder with lauha preparation is useful to treat anemia.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-3 gm, juice - 10-20 ml, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Ashwagandharishta, bala taila, manasamitravataka
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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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