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Basonym of Drug
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Sariva
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Main Synonym
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Ananta, anantmoola, gopika, gpoi, shyama, utpala, chandana, asphota, gopiavalli, gopkanya
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Regional Name
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Bengali : anantmul, kapuri
Gujarati : madhuri, upalasari
Hindi : anantmula
Kannada : sodage beru
Tamil : nannari
Telugu : sugandhipala
Marathi : uparsal
English : indian sarsaparilla
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Botanical Name
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Hemidesmus indicus R.Br
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Family
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Asclepidaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : stanyasodhana, purish sangarhaniya, dahaprashamana mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta : sarivadi, vidarigandhadi gana and vallipanchamoola varga.
vagbhatta : sarivadi gana
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External Morphology
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A small shrub
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Useful Parts
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Root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Rutin, H.indicus hyperoside, desinine, beta-sitosterol, hemidesmin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, madhura
Guna : guru, snigdha
Virya : sheeta
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Jwarahara (anti-pyretic), Shukrala (aphrodisiac), grahi (reduce excessive secretions), pachana (digestive), kasahara (anti-cough)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Jwara - a decoction with pippali is beneficial in chronic fever.
2. Aruchi - root powder with honey is beneficial in anorexia.
3. Swasa - sariva, sharkara, and Amalaki powder with honey is useful in chronic cough and asthma.
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Dose
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Decoction - 40-80 ml, root powder - 1-3 gm
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Formulations
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Sarivadi vati, sarivadhyasava, mahavishagarbha 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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