Basonym Of Drug
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Shigru
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Main Synonym
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Shobhanjan, akshiv, mochak, tikshnagandhaka, bahuptra
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Regional Name
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Bengali : sajina
Gujarati : saragavo
Hindi : sahijana, munaga, saijana
Kannada : nugge
Tamil : morunge, murinake
Telugu : munaga
English : drumstick tree
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Botanical Name
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Moringa oleifera Gaertn
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Types
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1) Sweta shigru - Moringa oleifera Gaertn
2) Rakta Shigru - Moringa concanensis Gaertn
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Family
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Moringaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : krimighna, swedopaga, shirovirechanopaga mahakashaya.
Aacharya Sushruta : varunadi, shirovirechanopaga.
Aacharya vagbhatta : varunadi kwath
Bhavaprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga
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External Morphology
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Small to medium tree
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, leaves, flowers, root, seeds
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Aspartic acid, serine, indoleacitic acid, carotene, kaempferol, ouercetin, pteregospermine
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, tikta
Guna : laghu, ruksha, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Deepen (appetizer), pachana (digestive), krimighna (anti-helminthic), shoolahara (pain reliever), lekhana (scrapping of excessive fat), kandughna (treat itching), chakshushya (good for eyes), shukrala (aphrodisiac)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Kandu - root bark powder is applied to the skin in itching.
2. Vranasotha - bark paste s applied externally in wound to decrement of inflammations.
3. Sandhishoola - boiled fruit and leaves paste is applied in arthritic pain and inflammation.
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Dose
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Root bark - 4-8 gm, root juice - 10-20 ml, seeds - 1-3 gm, bark decoction - 40-80 ml
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Formulations
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Shigutwakadi lepa, shigrupushpa Rasayana, aargvadhadi kwath
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Adverse Effect
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Not Known
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Remedial Measure
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Contraindicated in pregnancy, menstruation, with pitta prakriti and diseases, abdominal disorders, and bleeding disorders
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Purification
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Not required
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