Basonym of Drug
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Punarnava
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Main Synonym
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Sothaghni, swetamoola, dirghapatrika, varshketu, kathillaka
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : satodi
Hindi : vishakhapara, pathari
Tamil : sharunai
Telugu : galizeru
Bengali : sabuni
Punjabi : vishakapra
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Botanical Name
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Boerhavia diffusa
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Types
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1) Rakta - Boerhavia diffusa
2) Sweta - Trianthema portulacastrum L
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Family
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Nyctaginaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : vayasthapana, kasahara, anuvasanopaga, swedopaga, krimighna mahakashaya.
Aacharya Sushruta : vidarigandhadi gana.
Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga
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External Morphology
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A Small prostrate herb
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Useful Parts
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Whole plant, root, leaf
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Beta-sitosterol, oxalic acid, boervinoes, punarnavoside, hentriacontane, punarnavine
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Mutrala(diuretic), Rasayana(rejuvenating), hridrogahara(useful in cardiac diseases), sothahara (anti-inflammatory), swasahara (anti-asthmetic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Mutrakriccha - decoction of the root are useful in difficult and burning micturition.
2. Sotha - ghee prepared with punarnava paste and decoction is useful in inflammation.
3. Anartava - decoction of punarnava is useful in amenorrhea.
4. Abhishyanda - root paste with honey is applied in eye in conjunctivitis.
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Dose
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Decoction - 50- 100 ml, root powder - 5-10 gm, leaves juice - 5-10 ml
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Formulations
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Punarnavastaka kwath, punarnavarista, punarnavadi ghrita, punarnava Rasayana
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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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