Basonym of Drug
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Tejavati
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Main Synonym
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Tejohva, tejaswini, tejani, vanaja, saurabha, tumburu
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Regional Name
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Bengali : nepali dhane
Gujarati : tejabala
Hindi : tejabal
English : toothache tree
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Botanical Name
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Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb
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Family
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Rutaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charak : shirovirechanopaga mahakashaya.
Bhavaprakash nighantu : haritakyadi varga.
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External Morphology
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A small tree
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Useful Parts
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Fruit, stem bark
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Berberine, xanthoplanine, magnoflorine, spilanthol, histidine, thujene, arginine
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : tikta, katu
Guna : laghu, ruksha, tikshna
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), pachan (digestive), kanthya (good for throat), arshoghna (anti-hemorrhoidal), dantarigahara (treat dental diseases), raktapittahara (useful in bleeding disorders), mutrakrichhahara (treat painful micturition)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Arsha - tejavati, vidanga, devadaru, and yava powder with ghee s useful as fumigation in piles treatment.
2. Karnashoola - oil prepared with tejavati is used as drops in earache.
3. Dantachala - toothbrush made up with the twig of tejavati is useful in toothache and looseness of teeth.
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Dose
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Powder - 1-3 gm
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Formulations
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Tejovati ghrita, tumburvadi churna, tiktesvakvadi taila, kanakakshiri 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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