Basonym of Drug
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Saireyaka
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Main Synonym
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Amalatan, dasi, bhana, kurantaka, sahachar, mrudukantaka, kinkirataka, jhinti
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Regional Name
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Bengali : kantajati, janti
Gujarati : katasairiyo
Hindi : katsareya
Kannada : gorantige
Tamil : shemmuli
Telugu : mullu goranti
English : yellow nail-dye paint
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Botanical Name
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Barleria prionitis Linn
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Family
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Acanthaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : pushpa varga.
Raja nighantu : karaveeradi varga.
Dhanvantari nighantu : guduchyadi varga
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External Morphology
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Small shrub with small spikes
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Useful Parts
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Whole plant
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Potassium, rhamnosyl, acetyl barlerin, iridoids
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, madhura
Guna : laghu
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Sothahara (anti-inflammatory), shoolahara (analgesic ), kusthaghna, netrarogahara (treat skin diseases), palityahara (prevents premature hair graying)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Sandhivata - oil prepared with saireyaka is useful to treat inflammation and pain arthritis.
2. Arma - powder of saireyaka, lodhra, and haridra is sprinkled in the eye after surgery of pterygium.
3. Karnashoola - root paste is applied over the swelling of glandular nodes and boils.
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Dose
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Juice - 10-20 ml, Decoction - 40-80 ml
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Formulations
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Sahacharadi taila, saptasara Kashaya, rasnadi 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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