BOTANICAL NAME

RANDIA SPINOSA

FAMILY

RUBIACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

RANDIA DUMETORUM

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Madan, Chardan, Pindi

HINDI : Mainphal

DISTRIBUTION

4000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN WHOLE OF INDIA

DOSE

Churna 3 - 6 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Mannitol, Randialic acid, Saponins, Aglycones, Glucose, Yxlose, Rhamnose, Rania acid, Neutral saponins, Ursolic acid, Glucose, Sapogenin, Ursosaponin, Dumetoronins, Palmitic acid, Oleic acid, Arachidic, Lignoceric acid

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha

Kashay, Madhur, Tikt, Katu

Katu

Ushan

Vaman

THERAPEUTIC USES

Joint disorders

Vaataj vikaar

Chronic cold, cough

Leprosy

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Abhrak bhasma

Bala taila

Pippalyadi taila