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Basonym of Drug
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Shunnishnaka, shitivara
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Main Synonym
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Shitivar, sitivar, swastika, shrivaraka, suchipatraka, parnaka, kukkuta, shikhi
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Regional Name
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Bengali : sushuni shak
Hindi : chaupatiya, sunsuniya shak
English : dwarf water clover, airy pepperwort
Chinese : nan guo tian zi cao
Japanese : nangokudenjiso
Indonesian : semanggi
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Botanical Name
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Marselia minuta / marselia quadrifolia Linn
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Family
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Marsileaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : shaka varga.
Bhavprakash nighantu : shaka varga.
Raja nighantu : shatahvadi varga
Dhanvantari nighantu : guduchyadi varga
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External Morphology
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Short, perennial, creeping fern
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Useful Parts
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The whole plant, leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Marsiline, marsileagennin, beta-sitosterol, kaempferol, quarcetine, naringenin
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, kashaya
Guna : laghu, Ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Tridoshashaman
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Therapeutic Indication
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Deepen(increase appetite), vrushya (aphrodisiac), hridya (cardio-tonic), Rasayana (rejuvenating), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), medohara (reduce excess fat)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Anindra - as a food preparation this vegetable is useful in insomnia.
2. Twakavikara - root paste is applied in skin diseases with itching.
3. Dantamoolasotha - paste of shala and shunnishnaka is applied to the gum for reducing inflammation.
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Dose
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Juice - 5 to 10 ml, root powder - 1-3 gm
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Formulations
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Sunnishnak changeri 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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