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Basonym of Drug
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Patha
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Main Synonym
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Patha, ambasthaki, prachina, papachelika, rasa, pathika, varatiktaka
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Regional Name
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Bengali : nimuka
Gujarati : venivel, karedhiyu
Hindi : patha, purain padhi
Tamil : appata, pomutute
Telugu : pata, viruboddi
English : velvetleaf
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Botanical Name
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Cissampelos pariera Linn
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Family
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Menispermaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : sandhaniya, jwarahara, stanyasodhana mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta : mustadi, aarvadhadi, pipalyadi, amasthadi, bruhtyadi, patoladi gana.
Aacharya Vagbhatta : mustadi, aargvadhadi, amsthadi, patoladi, vatsakadi gana
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External Morphology
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A climbing shrub
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Useful Parts
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Root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Fangchinoline, hayatinin, cyclerine, cycleanorine, perpamine, isotetradrine, magnoflorine, burmannaline
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta
Guna : tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vishaghna (anti-poisonous), grahi (reduce excessive discharge, balya (strengthening), atisarahara (anti-diarrheal)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Ardhavbhedaka - root juice of patha shall be given as nasya in headache.
2. Lavanameha - decoction of patha and aguru is useful in urine disorder.
3. Arsha - patha powder with buttermilk is beneficial in hammaroids.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-3 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Pushyanuga churna, saddharana yoga
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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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