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Basonym of Drug
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Pashanabheda
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Main Synonym
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Ashmaghna, giribhida, bhinnayojani, pashanbhedaka
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Regional Name
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Bengali : pathar kuchi, paterchur
Gujarati : pakhanbheda
Hindi : pakhanbheda
Kannada : pashanbhedi
Marathi : pashanbhedi
Telugu : kondapindi
Tamil : sirupillai
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Botanical Name
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Berginia ligulata Wall
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Family
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Saxifragaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : mutravirechaniya mahakashaya.
Aacharya Sushruta and vagbhatta : viratarvadi gana.
Bhavprakash nighantu : haritakyadi Varga
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External Morphology
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A small Perennial herb
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Useful Parts
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Root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Berginine, gallic acid, starch, beta-sitosterol, tannin, glycosides
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Mutravirechaniya (diuretic), ashmarihara (lithotriptic), pramehaghna (anti-diabetic), hridrogahara (treat cardiac disorders)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Ashmari - pashanabheda with trinapanchmoola boiled in milk and given with honey is beneficial for renal calculi.
2. Netrabhishyanda - root paste is applied in conjunctivitis.
3. Amatisara - powder with normal water is beneficial in acute diarrhea.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Pashanbhedadi ghrita, pashanbhedadi kwatha
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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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