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| | ==Therapeutic Use== | | ==Therapeutic Use== |
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| − | 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> |
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| | ==Other varieties / other botanical names== | | ==Other varieties / other botanical names== |
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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) |
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| − | ==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu1== | + | ==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> |
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| | == 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> |
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| | ==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 |