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Basonym of Drug
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Shatpatri
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Main Synonym
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Taruni, karnika, mahakumari, gandhadhya, lakshapushpa, atimanjula, charukeshara
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Regional Name
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Bengali : golap
Gujarati : gulab
Hindi : gulab
Kannada : gulabi
Tamil : irasha, golappu
Telugu : gulabipuvvu
English : rose
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Botanical Name
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Rosa centifolia / Rosa indica Linn
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Family
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Rosaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : pushpa varga.
Kaiydeva nighantu : aushadhi varga.
Raja nighantu : karveeradi varga
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External Morphology
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Small pinkish-red flowering and thorny shrub
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Useful Parts
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Flower
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Gallic acid, rodinol, linalool, hexanol, nerol, geraniol, volatile oil
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Medhya (improves intellect), grahi (reduces excessive secretions), trishnahara (decreases excessive thirst), raktapittahara (useful in bleeding disorders), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), shukrala (aphrodisiac), hridya (good for the heart)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Mukhavrana - flower powder with honey is useful in acute stomatitis.
2. Dorgandhya - external application on the whole body is getting rid of the bad smell of sweating.
3. Jwara - powder with normal water is also beneficial in fever.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-3 gm, extract - 20-40 ml
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Formulations
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Gulakanda, shatptryadi churna, rojapushpa leha
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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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