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Basonym of Drug
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Tambula
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Main Synonym
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Tambulavalli, tambula, nagini, nagavallari, tambula
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Regional Name
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Bengali : pan
Gujarati : nagarvel
Hindi : pan
Malayalam : vettila
Tamil : vettile
Telugu : tamalpaku
English : betel leaf
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Botanical Name
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Piper betel Linn
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Family
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Piperaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavaprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
Raja nighantu : aamradi varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga
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External Morphology
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Climbing perennial shrub
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Useful Parts
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Leaves
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Chavicol, eugenol, sesquiterpene, phenols, chavibetol, cadenene, diastase, starch, tannins, sugar, volatile oil
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : katu, tikta, kashaya
Guna : laghu, tikshna, vishada, kshara
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Vatakaphahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Deepen (appetizer), swasahara (anti-asthmatic), krimighna (anti-helminthic), pachana (digestive), kasahara (anti-cough), shoolahara (pain reliever), lekhana (scrapping of excessive fat)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Tamak swasa - leaves juice is beneficial with honey in asthma.
2. Granthi sotha - leaves paste is applied over the inflammation of nodules.
3. Kasa - root powder with marich is used in chronic cough.
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Dose
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Juice - 5-10 ml
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Formulations
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Nagavallabh rasa, swasakasachintamani rasa, naradiya laxmivilasa rasa
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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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