BOTANICAL NAME

HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA

FAMILY

APOCYNACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Kutaj, Girimallika, Vatsak

HINDI : Kuda, Kudaiya, Vrishak

DISTRIBUTION

WHOLE OF INDIA AT A HEIGHT OF UPTO 4000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL

DOSE

20 - 30 gm, Churna 3 - 6 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Concessine, Holarhenine, Kurchine, Kurchicine, Hollarhine, Conamine, Conimine, Conessidine, Holarrhesmine, Holarrhidine

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha

Tikt, Kashay

Katu

Sheet

Aam-har

THERAPEUTIC USES

Abdominal disorders

Blood purifier

Anti-pyretic

Skin diseases

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Piyushvalli rasa

Sudarshan churna

Patoladi ghrita

Brihanmarichadya taila