BOTANICAL NAME

TECOMELLA UNDULATA

FAMILY

BIGNONIACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Dadimacchada, Dadimapuspa, Plihagna, Rohitaka

HINDI : Roheda, Ragatrora

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed in Arabia, Pakistan, and India. Within India, it is in the North-West and western India upto the river Yamuna to an altitude of 1200 in the outer Himalayas.

DOSE

Churna 1 - 3 gm, Kwath 50 - 100 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Tecomin, N-hepatocosane, N-nonacosane, N-octacosanol, N-tricontanol, Lpachol, Veratric acid, Dehydrotectol, Irioid glucoside-tecoside, Glucopyranoside, Tecomelloside, Dehydrotectol, Quercetin, Rutin, Oleanolic acid

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha

Katu, Tikt, Kashay

Katu

Sheet

Pliha

THERAPEUTIC USES

Eyes

Blood purifier

Vaginal discharge

Leucorrhoea

Abdominal disordres

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Rohitak lauha

Rohitakarishta

Yakrit sulavinasini vatika