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Basonym of Drug
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Shala
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Main Synonym
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Ashvakarna, agnivallabh, kanta-bhuruha, surabhadaru, shasyasambhara, sarjaniryasa, surabhi, kalyana,kanta, devestah, lalana
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Regional Name
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Bengali : shala
Gujarati : shalvriksha
Hindi : shakhu, shakua
Kannada : bailbobbu
Tamil : talura
Telugu : jalarichettu
English : sal tree
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Botanical Name
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Shorea robusta Gaertn
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Family
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Dipterocarpaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : vedanasthapana mahakashaya.
Aacharya Sushruta : rodhradi, salsaradi gana.
Aacharya vagbhatta : asanadi, rodhradi, vedanasthapana gana
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External Morphology
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A big deciduous tree
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Useful Parts
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Bark, sapwood, heartwood, seeds, seed oil, and resin
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Beta-sitosterol, tannins, alpha-amyrin, dipterocarpol, bergenin, hemicellulose, corlagin, ellagic acid
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya
Guna : guru, Ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Vatapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Grahi (stops oversecretions), kaphahara (reduces diseases of Kapha), vranaropana (wound-healing), bhagnasandhanaka (useful in fractures), krimighna (anti-helminthic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Swasa - fume-inhalation of sal resin is useful in asthma.
2. Sandhishoola - oil prepared with resin and bark decoction is useful in arthritic pain.
3. Galaganda - sal resin with cow urine is beneficial in the treatment of goiter.
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Dose
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Decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Pinda taila, salasaradi kwath, sarjarasa malhar
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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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