BOTANICAL NAME

ASTERACANTHA LONGIFOLIA

FAMILY

ACANTHACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Kokilaksh, Ikshurak

HINDI : Taalmakhana, Kulimakhada

DISTRIBUTION

ALONGSIDE RIVER BEDS

DOSE

Kwath 5 - 10 ml, Seed churna 3 - 6 gm, Kshar 1 - 2 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Apigenin-7-0-glucoside, 7-0-glucoside, Histidine, Lysine, Phenylalanine, Linoleic acid, Palimtic acid, Stearic acid, Xylose, Uronic acid, Polysaccharides, Xylan, Protease, Lupeol, Betulin, Phytosterol, Ascorbic acid, Nicotinic acid, Betulin

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Guru, Snigdh, Pichil

Madhur

Madhur

Sheet

Shukrajanan

THERAPEUTIC USES

General weakness

Sexual disorders

Urinary tract infection

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not available