BOTANICAL NAME

CAREYA ARBOREA

FAMILY

LECYTHIDACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Kumbhi, Kumbhika, Shreeparnika, Kumudika, Kaitarya

HINDI : Kumbhi, Kaumbh, Vakamba

DISTRIBUTION

Throughout India in deciduous forests upto an altitude of 1500 m and also found in Andaman islands.

DOSE

Decoction 50 - 100 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Lupeol, Betulin, Betulinic acid, Piperidine, Hexacosanol, Taraxerol, Taraxeryl acetate, Sitosterol, Quercetin, Ellagic acid, Maslinic

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu

Katu, Kashay

Katu

Ushan

Vatakaphanashak

THERAPEUTIC USES

Astringent

Expectorant

Anthelmintic

Antipyretic

Antipruritic

Cough

Bronchitis

Cataract

Dyspepsia

Colic

Intestinal worms

Dysentry

Leucoderma

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not avaialble