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Basonym of Drug
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Sudarshana
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Main Synonym
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Sudarshana, somavalli, chkrahvaya, madhuparnika, vatsadanai, dadhyali
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Regional Name
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Bengali : sukhdarshan
Gujarati : nagadamani
Hindi : sudarshan, sukhdarshan
Marathi : gadabhi kanda, gadanicha kanda
Tamil : vishamungil
Telugu : kesara chettu
Malayalam : pullatali, betula-pullatali
English : milk and wine lily, pink striped trumpet lily
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Botanical Name
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Crinum latifolium Linn
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Family
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Amaryllidaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga.
Shaligram nighantu : guduchyadi varga
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External Morphology
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A small to medium perennial herb
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Useful Parts
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Rhizome, root, leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Crinofoline, crinamine, latifine, glucans, epipancrassidine, crinofolidine
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, Tikta
Guna : tikshna, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vatraktahara (treat gout), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), krimighna (anti-helminthic), sothahara (anti-inflammatory)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Sotha - leaves with hot castor oil are applied to the inflammations.
2. Twakavikara - oil prepared with leaves and juice is beneficial in skin diseases.
3. Karnashoola - juice of Sudarshana is useful as drops in earache.
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Dose
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Juice - 10-20 ml
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Formulations
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Sudarshan churna
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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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