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Basonym of Drug
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Shyonak
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Main Synonym
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Tuntuka, prithu shimbi, katavanga, shukanasa, arishimbi, kuttanata,bhalluka, mayurjangha
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Regional Name
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Bengali : sona, shona
Gujarati : tentu
Hindi : sonapatha
Kannada : hudday
Tamil : addi
Telugu : dundilum, pampini
Marathi : padala
English : indian trumpet tree, broken bones tree, kompong, midnight horror
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Botanical Name
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Oroxylum indicum Linn
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Family
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Bignoniaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya Charaka : sothahara, sheetaprashamana, anuvasanaopaga mahakashaya.
Aacharya Sushruta : viratarvadi, rodhradi, bruhat panchmoola gana.
Aacharya vagbhatta : rodhradi, bruhat panchmoola gana
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External Morphology
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15-30 meter high big tree
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Useful Parts
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Root bark, leaves, fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Tetuin, aloe-emodin, baicalein, chrysin, scutellarein, prunetin, beta-sitosterol
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, madhura
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Atisarahara (anti-diarrheal), deepen (appetizer), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), kanthya (good for throat ), hikkanigrhana (anti-hiccup), swasashara (anti-asthmatic), raktapittahara (useful in bleeding disorders), sothahra(anti-inflammatory)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Sarwanga sotha - root decoction is useful in whole-body inflammation.
2. Jwara - fruit and root powder with honey is useful in chronic fever.
3. Kasa - bark decoction is beneficial in cough and the common cold.
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Dose
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Bark powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 40-80 ml
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Formulations
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Dashmoola kwath, dashmoolarista , dashmoola taila
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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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