BOTANICAL NAME

TAXUS BACCATA

FAMILY

TAXACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Sthauneya, Sthauneyaka, Shukpushpa, Shreenaromaka, Keervaranaka, Bahirishika

HINDI : Birmi, Thuno

DISTRIBUTION

Distributed in temperate Hiamlyas between 2000- 3500 m in Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and in the hills of Khasia, Meghalya and Manipur at an altitude of 1500 m.

DOSE

Leaf powder 1-3 gm, Bark 3-5 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Taxinine, Betuloside, Sciadopitysin, Sotesuflavone, Taxagifin, Hydrocyanic acid, Phenylpropanoid, Taxine, Methyl burate, Cytooxic taxane congeners

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Snigdh, Guru

Katu, Tikt, Madhur

Madhur

Sheet

Tridoshshamak

THERAPEUTIC USES

Antispasmodic

Epilepsy

Hysteria

Fever

Oedema

Neuromuscular disorders

Headache

Giddiness

Haemoptysis

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Bala taila

Maha narayana taila