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Basonym of Drug
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Shara
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Main Synonym
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Shar, bahna, munja, vipuyu, ikshvaku, ikshu, sayaka, kanda, darbha, kshurika patra, vishikha, sumekhala
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Regional Name
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Bengali : sher
Gujarati : tirkansa
Hindi : srapat, munja, kanda
Marathi : tirkaande
Tamil : munjipal
Telugu : mujugaddi
English : pin red grass
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Botanical Name
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Saccharum munjaRoxb
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Family
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Gramineae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Raja nighantu : shalmalyadi varga.
Dhanvantari nighantu : karveeradi varga
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External Morphology
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Small perineal grass
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Useful Parts
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Root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Cellulose, lignin, pentosomes, fibres
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, kashaya
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Mutrajanana (diuretic), stanyajanana (galactagogue), ashmarighna (lithotriptic), trishnahara (reduces excessive thirst), balya (strengthening), shukrala (aphrodisiac)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Mutrakrichha - cold infusion of shara is useful in difficult micturition.
2. Sweta pradara - decoction of root with rice gruel is beneficial in leucorrhea.
3. Kasa - root powder with honey is useful for chronic cough.
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Dose
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Root powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Trinapanchmoola kwatha
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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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