Basonym of Drug
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Patola
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Main Synonym
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Rajiphala, bijagarbha, amritaphala, panduphala, karkashachhada, kulaka, tiktottama, nagaphala
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Regional Name
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Bengali : patol
Gujarati : paraval
Hindi : paraval
Tamil : kambu podalai
Telugu : chedu potala
English : pointed gourd
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Botanical Name
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Tricosanthus dioica Roxb
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Family
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Cucurbitaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : triptighna, trishnanigrahana mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta and vagbhatta : patoladi, aragvadhadi gana.
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External Morphology
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Woody stemmed climber
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, leaves, root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Cucurbitacine, riboflavin, trichosanthine, hentriacontane, oleosteric acid, linoleic acid
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, katu
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Varnya (good for skin), deepen (appetizer), vrishya (aphrodisiac), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), kushthghna (treat skin disorders)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Jwara - leaves of patola and decoction of dhanyaka are given in fever.
2. Twakavikara - leaves paste is applied on the skin in skin disorders.
3. Netraroga - ghee prepared with patola is useful to treat eye problems.
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Dose
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Pulp - 125-250 mg
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Formulations
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Patoladi kwath, patoladi ghrita, kalingadi kwatha, patoladi gana kwath
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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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