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Basonym of Drug
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Tankari
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Main Synonym
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Tankari, chirapotika, gunthitaphala
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Regional Name
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Bengali : vanatepari
Gujarati : popati
Hindi : tulasipatti
Kannada : bondula
Tamil : sissayakali
Telugu : kupante
English : native gooseberry, pygmy groundcherry
Marathi : thanamadi, chiraboti
Punjabi : hubbakakanaja
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Botanical Name
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Physalis minima Linn
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Family
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Solanaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavaprakash nighantu : guduchyadi varga.
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External Morphology
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A small annual herb
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Useful Parts
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Fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Sugar, tannin, pectin, vitamin C, iron, vitamin B1
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : amla, madhura
Guna : laghu, snigdha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : madhura
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Action
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Vatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Deepen (appetizer), udarshoolahara (relieves abdominal pain), visarpahara (treat S.L.E.), sothahara (anti-inflammatory)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Malavstambha - paka preparation of fruit is beneficial in constipation.
2. Tamak swasa - root powder with tankan and Madhu is beneficial in asthma.
3. Mutrakrichha - fruit is beneficial in burning and difficult micturition.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm
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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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