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Crude drug name | Market name | Fool parangu (Paryangu) |
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| Formal name | Priyangu | |
Other names Tips！ | Phoolpriyangu (T), Mathara (B), Phoolpriyangu; Daiya (H), Sannatadagidda (K), Nalal, Chimpompil (M), Priyangu (Te), Gandhapriyamku (Ti), Dahicamela, Guyallo (N) | |
| Original plant name | Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl | |
| Family name | Verbenaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | flos |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 11985 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Priyangu (C. macrophylla) | |||
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| Synonyms | Priyavalli, Phalini, Kamkuni, Priya, Vrtta, Gocandani, Syama, Karambha, Vranabhedani, Gauri, Puskaraparni, Vanita, Narivallabha, Svayambala, Balavalli, Ksudrakhya, Pusyasobhana, Priyangavallabha, Pitasarsapa, Kola, Girisvara, Sveta, Gandhaphala, Visvaksena, Vallari, Samvrta, Vratati, Kangugauri, Kanguka, Kantha, Subhaga, Syamalata, Preksika, Siddhavalli, Vananari, Kumarika, Govandani, Vadhu, Kasahva, Syamapuspika, Mahilahvaya, Gundra, Anganapriya | ||||
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| Original plant name | Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl | ||||
| Family name | Verbenaceae | ||||
| Used part | Flower buds | ||||
| Distribution area | Upper Gangetic plain, Bengal plain and Western Himalayas from Kashmir eastwards. Assam, northern Adhra Pradesh, ascending upto 1800m in the hills. | ||||
| Remarks | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | Flowers are bitter, sweet, astringent, acrid, cooling, anodyne, deodarant, digestive, constipating, depurative, styptic, alexiteric and febrifuge. They are useful in blood dysentery, haemorrhages/hemorrhages, fevers, burning sensation, obstetrical conditions, urinary disorders and skin diseases. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Raktatisara (diarrhoea/diarrhea with blood), Daurgandhya (body odour), Sveda (sweating), Daha (burning), Jvara (fever), Gulma (abdominal tumour/tumor), trt (thirst), Visa (poison), Meha (diabetic types), Moha (unconsciousness), Vanti (vomiting), Meda (obesity), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Guhyaroga (disorders of pelvic region) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | unknown | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter), Kasaya (Astringent), Madhura (Sweet) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy), Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Vrsya (aphrodisiac), Raktasamgrahana (haemostatic/hemostatic) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata Pitta | ||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Rakta (blood) | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Kesya (Good for hair) | ||||
| Formulation | Priyanguadi taila, Lodhrasava | ||||
| Comments | Fruits are sweet, rough, astringent, cold, heavy. Creates blocks, abdominal distension, strengthening, constipative and Kapha Pitta pacifying. Some authors correlate Aglaia odoratissima to Priyangu. This is included in Purisa samgrahaniya and Mutravirajaniya gana of Caraka and Priyanguadi, Anjanadi gana of Susruta. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 1 (Repr.1996), pp 334-337. 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 Vol. 1, p 45. 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 192. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 296. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 781-783. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 256. | |||
| Remarks | Leaves of the plant are applied hot to give relief in rheumatic pains. A paste of the seed is employed in treating oral ulcers. Seeds are employed in leprosy and as diuretic. Seeds and roots are employed as stomachic. Bark is used in rheumatism and gonorrhoea/gonorrhea. | ||||
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