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Basonym of Drug
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Patranga
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Main Synonym
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Raktasara, suranga, rajana, pattaranjaka, pattura, kuchandana, patanga
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Regional Name
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Bengali : bakam kastha
Gujarati : patanga
Hindi : patanga, bakam katha
Marathi : patanga
Tamil : varatangi, sappangu
Telugu : bukappuchettu
English : sappan wood
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Botanical Name
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Caesalpinia sappan Linn
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Family
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Caesalpiniaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : karpuradi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga.
Dhanvantari nighantu : chandanadi varga
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External Morphology
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5-10 meter medium tree
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Useful Parts
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Heartwood
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Caesalpins, protosappanin, beta-amyrin glucoside, alanine, thconine
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya, tikta, madhura
Guna : ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vranaropana (wound-healing), vynganashana (useful in skin discoloration), raktapittahara (useful in skin disorders)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Vrana - in chronic wound dusting of patranga is beneficial for quick healing.
2. Sweta pradara - basti prepared from patranga kwath is useful to treat leucorrhea.
3. Raktastarav - in bleeding of lungs, uterus, and intestine decoction of patranga is useful.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-2 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Patrangasava, patrangadi lepa, kumkumadi taila
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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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