Basonym of Drug
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Patala
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Main Synonym
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Patali, amogha, madhuduti, phaleruha, krishnavrunta, sita, alivallabha, tamrapushpi
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Regional Name
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Bengali : parala, padara
Gujarati : padala
Hindi : padhala
Kannada : hudday
Punjabi : padal
Marathi : padala
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Botanical Name
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Stereospermum sauveolens DC
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Family
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Bignoniaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : sothahara mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta : aaragvadhadi, adhobhagahara, bruhat panchmoola.
Aacharya vagbhatta : aargvadhadi
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External Morphology
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5-15 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Root bark, leaves, seed, flower, kshara
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Lapachol, s. cholenoides, sugar, gum
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, tikshna
Virya : anushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Hridya (cardio-tonic), kanthya (good for throat ), hikkanigrhana (anti-hiccup), swasashara (anti-asthmatic), raktapittahara(useful in bleeding disorders), sothahra(anti-inflammatory)
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Therapeutic Uses
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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.
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Dose
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Bark powder - 1-3 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Dashmoola kwath, dashmoolarista
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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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