Basonym of Drug
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Shirisha
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Main Synonym
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Bhandila, bhandi, bhandira, kapitana, shukapushpa,shukataru, mridupushpa, shukapriya
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Regional Name
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Bengali : shirishgach
Gujarati : sarasado, kakiyo saras
Hindi : siris, siras
Kannada : vagemara
Tamil : vakai
Telugu : dirasana
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Botanical Name
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Albizzia lebbeck Benth
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Family
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Leguminosae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : vedanasthapana, shirovirechanopaga, vishaghna mahakashaya.
Aacharya sushruta : salsaradi gana.
Bhavprakash nighantu : asanadi varga
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External Morphology
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15-20 feet deciduous tree
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Useful Parts
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Stem Bark, flower, seeds, leaves.
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Beta-sitosterol, kempferol, myricitrin, reyoutrin, benzok acid, albigenin, albiziagenin, albegenic acid, lebbekanins
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashaya, tikta, madhura
Guna : laghu, ruksha, tikshna
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Tridoshahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Varnya (good for skin), sothahara (anti-inflammatory), vranaropana (wound-healing), vedanasthapana (pain relieving), vishaghna (anti-poisonous), krimighna (anti-helminthic), kusthaghna (treat skin diseases)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Gandamala - seeds powder is applied over the neck in lymphadenitis.
2. Kustha - paste of bark is applied to the skin in skin disorders.
3. Sapavisha - white pepper is soaked in Shirish flower juice for 7 days and used as internal (pana and nasya), and external (collyrium).
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 40-80 ml, juice - 10-20 ml
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Formulations
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Panchshirishagada, shirisharista, panchshirisha ghrita
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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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