Basonym of Drug
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Shyamak
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Main Synonym
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Shyamak, shyam, streebeeja, avipriya, sukumar, rajdhanya, tunabija
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Regional Name
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Gujarati : samo
Hindi : samak, samak ke chaval
Marathi : sava
Tamil : samai
Telugu : samalu
English : little millet
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Botanical Name
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Panicum miliare / panicum sumatrense
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Family
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Gramineae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : dhanya varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : dhanya varga.
Raj nighantu : shalyadi varga
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External Morphology
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3-4 feet high annual herb
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, green leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium, phenols, tannins, phytate
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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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Vatapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Shoshana (absorbant), rukshana (reduces excessive secretions), medohara (reduces fat accumulation)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Sthaulya - as a food preaparation , shayamak is beneficial in obesity.
2. Atisnigdha - in oleation treatment, excessice oil is reduced by the consumption of shyamak.
3. Aruchi - in anorexia, boiled shyamak is used for digestion.
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Dose
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Fruit-Useful as diet
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Formulations
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-
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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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