Basonym of Drug
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Tila
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Main Synonym
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Tila, vanyatila, alpatila
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Regional Name
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Bengali : tilgacha
Gujarati : tala, tali
Hindi : tila, teel, tili
Marathi : tila
Tamil : allu
Telugu : nubdula
English : gingelli, sesame
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Botanical Name
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Sesamum indicum Linn
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Family
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Pedaliaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charaka : swedopaga, purishviranjaniya mahakashaya.
Bhavprakash nighantu : dhanya varga.
Kaiyadeva nighantu : dhanya varga
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External Morphology
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1/2 to 1-meter high annual herb
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Useful Parts
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Seed, seed oil
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Sesamolinil, sesaminol, lipids, glycolipids, sesamose, pinoresinol, phospholipids
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : madhura, kashaya, tikta
Guna : guru, 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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Snehana (used for oleation), twachya (good for skin), keshya (good for hair), shukrala (aphrodisiac), balya (give strength), vedanasthapana (pain reliever)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Arsha - seeds paste with butteris given internally and hot fomentation externally in piles.
2. Khalitya - seeds and seed oil internally and externally useful in hair fall.
3. Kasa - whole plant decoction is given with rock sugar in cough.
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Dose
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Powder - 5-10gm, oil - 5 to 10 ml
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Formulations
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Tiladi gutika, tilastaka, tilapinyaka, dhanvantaam taila, mahanarayana 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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