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Basonym of Drug
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Shallaki
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Main Synonym
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Suvaha, sara, gajabhakshya, surabhi, sustrava, bahustrava, kunduruki, vallaki, mheruna
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Regional Name
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Bengali : kundur, laban
Gujarati : saledo, dhupado
Hindi : salai, salay
Kannada : madi
Tamil : paraginavani
Telugu : paragisamvarani
English : Indian olibanum tree
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Botanical Name
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Boswellia serrata Roxb
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Family
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Burseraceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : purishvirajaniya mahakashaya.
Aacharya shusruta and vagbhatta : eladi, rodhradi gana.
Bhavprakash nighantu : vatadi varga, karpuradi varga
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External Morphology
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A big tree
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Useful Parts
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Bark, resin
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Beta-sitosterol, boswellic acid, pentacyclic acid, diterpenes, tetracyclic triterpenes
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya, tikta, madhur
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittashamak
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Therapeutic Indication
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Grahi (stops oversecretions), atisarhara (anti-diarrheal), raktapittahara (treat bleeding disorders), kusthaghna (treat skin disorders), arshoghna (anti-hemorrhoidal), nadivranapaha (for abscess, and sinus tract)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Atisara - resin powder is useful with normal water in severe diarrhea.
2. Sandhishoola - resin is useful with hot water in arthritic pain.
3. Raktarsha - bark decoction is useful in bleeding piles.
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Dose
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Bark decoction - 40-80 ml, resin - 3 to 6 gm
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Formulations
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Jeerakadi modaka
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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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