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* '''Taxonomic Name:''' ''Allium sativum'' L. | * '''Taxonomic Name:''' ''Allium sativum'' L. | ||
* '''Ayurvedic Designation:''' ''Lashuna'' / ''Rasona'' ("Lacking One Taste") | * '''Ayurvedic Designation:''' ''Lashuna'' / ''Rasona'' ("Lacking One Taste") | ||
* '''Primary Phytochemicals:''' | * [[File:Lashuna.jpg|thumb|'''Lashuna (Allium sativum)''']]'''Primary Phytochemicals:''' Alliin, Allicin, Diallyl disulfide (DADS), Diallyl trisulfide (DATS), Ajoene, S-allyl-L-cysteine (SAC) | ||
==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
Jirna jwara(chronic fever), Krumiroga(worms), | Jirna jwara(chronic fever), Krumiroga(worms), Gulma(abdominal lumps), Kushtha(skin disease),Arsha (haemorrhoids),Kasa(cough), Shwasa(breathlessness), Pinasa(running nose), Shula(pain), Karnashoola (earache), Vata vyadhi, Hikka, Medoroga, Yoni vyapada (diseases of vagina),visuchika, Plihavruddhi (spleenomegaly), Kshaya, Vishamajwara, Unmada, Apasmara, Shopha(swelling), Hridroga (heart disease), Vrana(wound), Trikashool<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3 :50</ref> | ||
==Other varieties== | ==Other varieties== | ||
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/52 | |Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 9/52 | ||
|Ingredient in Apara | |Ingredient in Apara Lashunadya Ghrita | ||
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/177 | |Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/177 | ||
|As an ingredient of Mulaka taila | |As an ingredient of Mulaka taila | ||
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==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
* | * 3 gm of the drug <ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3 :50</ref> | ||
==Important formulatios== | ==Important formulatios== | ||
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=== Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity === | === Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial Activity === | ||
Allicin readily crosses microbial cell membranes and reacts rapidly with thiol-containing enzymes (such as alcohol dehydrogenase and RNA polymerase), demonstrating potent bactericidal, antifungal, and antiviral activity against pathogens including '' | Allicin readily crosses microbial cell membranes and reacts rapidly with thiol-containing enzymes (such as alcohol dehydrogenase and RNA polymerase), demonstrating potent bactericidal, antifungal, and antiviral activity against pathogens including ''Staphylococcus aureus'' and ''Candida albicans''.<ref name="Harris2001" /> | ||
=== Oncological & Apoptotic Modulation === | === Oncological & Apoptotic Modulation === | ||
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[https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Allium%20sativum IMPPAT database] | [https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Allium%20sativum IMPPAT database] | ||
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals|Herbs]] | [[index.php?title=Category:Database of herbs and minerals|Herbs]] | ||