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Basonym of Drug
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Sarala
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Main Synonym
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Pitavruksha, peetadaru, siddadaru, uchrita, suradaru, kalidruma, pootidaru, sudaru, surabhi daruka
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Regional Name
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Bengali : sarala
Gujarati : chida
Hindi : chida, saral
Kannada : sarala
Tamil : saral
English : chir pine, long-leaved pine
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Botanical Name
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Pinus longifolia Roxb
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Family
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Pinaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : purishvirajaniya mahakashaya.
Aacharya Sushruta : eladi gana.
Aacharya vagbhatta : eladi, rodhradi gana
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External Morphology
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40-60 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Bark, stem powder, oil, and resin
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Yurpentine, pinene, abetic acid, pinene, beta-pinene, careen, longifoline
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, tikta
Guna : snigdha, laghu
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Vatakaphahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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kaphahara (reduces diseases of Kapha), kandughna (treat itching), twagdoshanashan (useful in skin disorder), akshiroganut (useful in eye disorder)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Karnashoola - oil prepared with the wood of Sarala is beneficial in earache as drops.
2. Sotha - a paste of tagara, devadaru, and Sarala is applied with sesame oil is beneficial in inflammation.
3. Adhmana - basti prepared from Sarala and devadaru decoction is beneficial in flatulence.
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Dose
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Decoction - 40-80 ml, oil - 1-3 drops, stem powder - 2-3 gm
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Formulations
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Asanaeladi taila, panchguna 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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