Shyamaka medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Shyamaka medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Shyamak

Main Synonym

Shyamak, shyam, streebeeja, avipriya, sukumar, rajdhanya, tunabija

Regional Name

Gujarati : samo
Hindi : samak, samak ke chaval
Marathi : sava
Tamil : samai
Telugu : samalu
English : little millet

Botanical Name

Panicum miliare / panicum sumatrense

Family

Gramineae

Classification (Gana)

Bhavprakash nighantu : dhanya varga.

Kaiyadeva nighantu : dhanya varga.

Raj nighantu : shalyadi varga

External Morphology

3-4 feet high annual herb

Useful Parts

Fruit, green leaves

Important Phytoconstituent

Iron, zinc, manganese, magnesium, phenols, tannins, phytate

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : madhura, kashaya
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : madhura

Action

Vatapittahara

Therapeutic Indication

Shoshana (absorbant), rukshana (reduces excessive secretions), medohara (reduces fat accumulation)

Therapeutic Uses

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.

Dose

Fruit-Useful as diet

Formulations

-

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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