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Crude drug name | Market name | Bark bunabsha |
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| Formal name | Vanapsa | |
Other names Tips！ | Bergbanafshaa (T), Banafsha, Banosa (B), Banafshah (H), Violethoo (K), Vayilettu (M), Vialettu (Ta) | |
| English name | Sweet Violet | |
| Original plant name | Viola odorata Linn., Sweet Violet | |
| Family name | Violaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | whole plant |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , M.H.A. Husain | |
| Collection date | 1986/11/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 5519 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Vanapsa, Sweet Violet | ||
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| Original plant name | Viola odorata Linn. | |||
| Family name | Violaceae | |||
| Used part | Flowers, all parts | |||
| Distribution area | In Kashmir at an altitude of 1500-2000m, cultivated in many hill stations at 1500-1800m altitude and in gardens. | |||
| Remarks | Fairly common. | |||
| Common uses | The plant is bitter, pungent, hot, antiperiodic, laxative, emetic, febrifuge, tonic, expectorant and diuretic. It is used in malarial fevers, bronchitis, asthma, thirst and inflammation. Oil from the root is hypnotic and sedative and is used in treating abdominal pain and cough. Petals are made into syrup and used as a remedy for infantile disorders. Flowers are emollient, demulcent and are used in biliousness and lung troubles, sore throat, hoarseness and ailments of infants. The herb is used alone or in mixture with other herbs in catarrhal and pulmonary affections and for calculus affection. The herb shows antimycotic and antibacterial activity and is effective in treating eczema. Leaves are said to relieve pain due to cancerous growths particularly in the mouth and throat. | |||
| Therapeutic uses | Sita jvara (cold fever), Kasa svasa (respiratory disorders) | |||
| Chemical constituent | Others - Roots contain a glucoside-methyl salicylate, yields an alkaloid-violine, a glycoside-violaquercitrin, saponin (0.1-2.5%) and an essential oil (c 0.04%) and an alkaloid odoratine (1.41%). - Flowers contain an emetic principle violin (present in all parts of the plant), a volatile oil - rutin (2%); cyanin (5.3%); methyl salicylate and sugar. Seeds contain salicylic acid. | |||
| Pharmacological effect | In experiments conducted on rats, an extract of the herb (containing an emetic like alkaloid) was found to be effective against induced inflammation. In large doses, leaves as well as the roots are cathartic, and the seeds are poisonous. The alkaloid odoratine in the root possesses marked hypotensive activity. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter) | ||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Snigdha (Unctuous) | |||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata Kapha | |||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Sara (laxative) | |||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Tvacya (good for skin) | |||
| Formulation | Vanapsadi kvatha | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 255. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 196. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 1, p 207. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1705. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 268-270. | ||
| Remarks | The fresh flowering herb is used in homoeopathy for the treatment of the diseases of skin and eyes and for relief from pain in the ear. In folk medicine it is used as a blood purifier. Seeds are purgative and diuretic. Viola odorata is the source of the genuine Banafsha; but the commercial drug, available in the Indian market, is generally and highly adulterated with other Viola spp. viz. V. biflora, V. canescens, V. cinerea, V. pilosa and V. sylvestris. | |||
| Last renewal date | 2022/07/12 | |||
