Patala medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Patala medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Patala

Main Synonym

Patali, amogha, madhuduti, phaleruha, krishnavrunta, sita, alivallabha, tamrapushpi

Regional Name

Bengali : parala, padara
Gujarati : padala
Hindi : padhala
Kannada : hudday
Punjabi : padal
Marathi : padala

Botanical Name

Stereospermum sauveolens DC

Family

Bignoniaceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya Charaka : sothahara mahakashaya.

Aacharya sushruta : aaragvadhadi, adhobhagahara, bruhat panchmoola.

Aacharya vagbhatta : aargvadhadi

External Morphology

5-15 meter high tree

Useful Parts

Root bark, leaves, seed, flower, kshara

Important Phytoconstituent

Lapachol, s. cholenoides, sugar, gum

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, tikshna
Virya : anushna
Vipaka : katu

Action

Tridoshahara

Therapeutic Indication

Hridya (cardio-tonic), kanthya (good for throat ), hikkanigrhana (anti-hiccup), swasashara (anti-asthmatic), raktapittahara(useful in bleeding disorders), sothahra(anti-inflammatory)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Hikka - fruit, and flowers of patala are mixed with honey given in hiccup.
2. Vrana - decoction with oil is applied to the wound for quick healing.
3. Amlapitta - cold infusion is beneficial for dyspepsia.

Dose

Bark powder - 1-3 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml

Formulations

Dashmoola kwath, dashmoolarista

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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