Tila medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Tila medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Tila

Main Synonym

Tila, vanyatila, alpatila

Regional Name

Bengali : tilgacha
Gujarati : tala, tali
Hindi : tila, teel, tili
Marathi : tila
Tamil : allu
Telugu : nubdula
English : gingelli, sesame

Botanical Name

Sesamum indicum Linn

Family

Pedaliaceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya charaka : swedopaga, purishviranjaniya mahakashaya.

Bhavprakash nighantu : dhanya varga.

Kaiyadeva nighantu : dhanya varga

External Morphology

1/2 to 1-meter high annual herb

Useful Parts

Seed, seed oil

Important Phytoconstituent

Sesamolinil, sesaminol, lipids, glycolipids, sesamose, pinoresinol, phospholipids

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : madhura, kashaya, tikta
Guna : guru, snigdha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : madhura

Action

Vatahara

Therapeutic Indication

Snehana (used for oleation), twachya (good for skin), keshya (good for hair), shukrala (aphrodisiac), balya (give strength), vedanasthapana (pain reliever)

Therapeutic Uses

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.

Dose

Powder - 5-10gm, oil - 5 to 10 ml

Formulations

Tiladi gutika, tilastaka, tilapinyaka, dhanvantaam taila, mahanarayana taila

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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