BOTANICAL NAME

BUCHANANIA LANZAN

FAMILY

ANACARDIACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Akhatta, Bahulavalkala, Cara, Chara, Charaka, Dhanu, Dhanushpatta, Dhanuspata, Drusallaka, Hasannaka, Lalana, Mokshavirya, Pata, Piyala, Piyalaka, Priyala, Priyalah, Rajadana, Sannakadru, Snehabija, Tapalesta, Tapaseshtha, Upavata, Viyala, Kharaskandha

HINDI : Achar, Char, Ciraumci, Paira, Piyal, Piyala, Piyar, Chironji-kernel, Charoli-kernel, Pial, Maira, Pural, Kath bhilawa, Charoli, Chironji, Chiraunji

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed in Indo-Malesia. Within India, it is commonly found throughout the greater part in wet to dry deciduous forests, up to an altitude of 1200 metres and in the sub-Himalayan tract up to an altitude of 900 metres

DOSE

Leaf kwath 50 - 100 ml, Seed pulp 10 - 20 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Amino acids, Carbohydrates, Maleic acid, Protein, Vitamins, Linoleic, Myristic oleic, Palmitic, Stearic, Arachidic, Gallotannins, Triterpenoids, Saponins, Cardol, Cardanol, Anacardic acid

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Snigdh, Guru, Sar

Madhur

Madhur

Sheet

Udardparshaman

THERAPEUTIC USES

Nervine disorders

Skin disordses

Strength

Anti-pyretic

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Supari pak

Asohka ghrita

Nyagrodhadi churna

Nyagrodhadi kvath churna