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Basonym of Drug
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Shalmali
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Main Synonym
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Mocha, pichhila, purani, sthirayu, kantajadhya, tulini
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Regional Name
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Bengali : shimul gach
Gujarati : shemalo
Hindi : semal, semar
Marathi : kante savar
Tamil : shalvadhu
Telugu : baruga chettu
English : silk cotton tree
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Botanical Name
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Bombax malabaricum DC. / salmalia malabarica
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Family
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Bombacaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : purishvirajaniya, sonitasthapana, vedanasthapana mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta : priyangvadi varga.
Bhavprakash nighantu : vatadi varga
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External Morphology
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A big tree with stem thorns
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Useful Parts
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Stem Bark, tender fruit, and gum, spines, petioles, flowers, root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Tannic acid, galic acid, d-galactopyranose, hentriacontane, gossypol
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Pittavatashamaka
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Therapeutic Indication
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Grahi (stops oversecretions), vrushya (aphrodisiac), balya (strengthening), Rasayana (rejuvenating), atisarahara (anti-diarrheal), raktapittahara (treat bleeding disorders)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Atisara - hima of shalmali flowers is useful to treat diarrhea.
2. Swetapradara - flower prepared with ghee and saindhav is useful as a vegetable in diet for leucorrhea.
3. Sotha - leaves paste is applied in the inflammations.
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Dose
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Root powder - 3 to 6 gm, gum - 1-3 gm, flower juice - 10-20 ml
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Formulations
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Shalmali ghrita, shalmalyadi 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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