Basonym of Drug
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Shami
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Main Synonym
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Shaktuphala, tunga, mangalya, Lakshmi, shamira, keshhantri, shivaphala
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Regional Name
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Bengali : shai
Gujarati : khijado, khamdi
Hindi : shami chikur, chonkar
Punjabi : janda, jandi
Tamil : kalisam, vanni
Telugu : jammi
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Botanical Name
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Prosopis spicigera / Prosopis cineraria Linn
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Family
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Mimosaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : vatadi varga.
In kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga.
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External Morphology
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15-20 feet thorny tree
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Useful Parts
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Bark, fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Spicigerin, fix oil, prosogerin, patulin, prosogerins A and B, patuletin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya, madhura
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Grahi (stops oversecretions), kaphahara (reduces diseases of Kapha humor), kasahara(for cough), krimighna (anti-helminthic), keshahara (harmful to hairs)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Garbhapata - flowers paste with rock sugar is given in pregnancy for prevention of abortion.
2. Atisara - bark decoction is useful to treat diarrhea.
3. Raktapitta - in epistaxis, juice of shami leaves is given as nasya (juice in both nostrils) for hemostasis.
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Dose
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Fruit powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 40-80 ml
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Formulations
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ksharagada
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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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