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==Therapeutic Use== | ==Therapeutic Use== | ||
Obesity (medoroga), wound management (vrana), heart diseases (hridroga), loss fof strength due to injury (kshatakshaya), obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus (prameha), thirst (trishna), melasma (vyanga) | Obesity (medoroga), wound management (vrana), heart diseases (hridroga), loss fof strength due to injury (kshatakshaya), obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus (prameha), thirst (trishna), melasma (vyanga)<ref>The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:8</ref> | ||
==Other varieties / other botanical names== | ==Other varieties / other botanical names== | ||
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==Identification Characters== | ==Identification Characters== | ||
'''Dhavala''' – Bark is white in colour. | * '''Dhavala''' – Bark is white in colour. | ||
'''Shvetavaha''' - Bark is white in colour. | * '''Shvetavaha''' - Bark is white in colour. | ||
'''Sarpana''' – Large tree with spreading barks. | * '''Sarpana''' – Large tree with spreading barks. | ||
'''Madhugandhiprasunaka'''– Flowers are sweet scented. | * '''Madhugandhiprasunaka'''– Flowers are sweet scented. | ||
'''Kakubha''' – Large tree covers large area. | * '''Kakubha''' – Large tree covers large area. | ||
'''Nadisarja''' – Commonly grows near river banks. | * '''Nadisarja''' – Commonly grows near river banks. | ||
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Arjuna(means the white one, clear), Dhava, Kakubha(a large tree covers large area), Indradru(tree which is a very potent medicine), Nadisarja(commonly grows on river banks), Dhavala(bark in white in colour), Partha, Shweta Vaha(it has whitish outer bark) | Arjuna(means the white one, clear), Dhava, Kakubha(a large tree covers large area), Indradru(tree which is a very potent medicine), Nadisarja(commonly grows on river banks), Dhavala(bark in white in colour), Partha, Shweta Vaha(it has whitish outer bark) | ||
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha | ==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu== | ||
Kakubha, Arjuna, Nadisarja, Indradu, Viravriksha, Vira, Dhavala | Kakubha, Arjuna, Nadisarja, Indradu, Viravriksha, Vira, Dhavala<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Vatadi Varga, Verse no. 23 - 24, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref> | ||
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == | == Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == | ||
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==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
3 – 6 gm of the drug in powder form. | 3 – 6 gm of the drug in powder form.<ref>The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:8</ref> | ||
==Important Formulations== | ==Important Formulations== | ||
As per A.P.I.<ref>The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:8</ref> | |||
* Parthadyarishta | * Parthadyarishta | ||
* Nagarjunabhra Rasa | * Nagarjunabhra Rasa | ||