Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Kulfa |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Lonika | |
Other names Tips！ | Baraloniya (B), Khursa, Kulfa (H), Budagora (K), Kozhuppa (M), Pappukura (Te), Paruppukirai (Ta) | |
| English name | Common Purslane | |
| Original plant name | Portulaca oleracea Linn., Common Purslane | |
| Family name | Portulacaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12047 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Lonika, Common Purslane | |||
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| Synonyms | Brhatloni, Ghotika | ||||
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| Original plant name | Portulaca oleracea Linn. | ||||
| Family name | Portulacaceae | ||||
| Used part | Stem, Leaves, Seeds | ||||
| Distribution area | Throughout India upto 1500m in the Himalayas. | ||||
| Common uses | Seeds are vermifuge, cooling, diuretic, antidysenteric, refrigerant, vulnerary, antiscorbutic and aperient and are useful in burns, scalds, scurvy diseases of liver, kidney and bladder, cardiovascular diseases, dysuria, haematuria/hematuria, gonorrhoea/gonorrhea, dysentery, sore nipples and ulcers of the mouth. They are also employed in antihaemorrhagic/antihemorrhages poultices. The diuretic action is probably due to the presence of Potassium salts. Flowering tops are employed in antihaemorrhagic/antihemorrhagic poultices. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Vak dosa (speech disorders), Vrana (wounds), Gulma (intestinal tumours/tumors), Svasa (respiratory disorders), Kasa (cough), Prameha (diabetic types), Sopha (oedema), Locana roga (eye diseases), Vata (rheumatic afflictions), Tvak (skin diseases), Arsa (piles), Agnimandya (dimished digestive fire) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Others Seeds yield an oil (17.4%). | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Oral administration of the homogenates of Portulaca oleracea reduced the blood sugar level of alloxan - diabetic rabbits to normal. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Amla (Sour), Lavana (Salt), Katu (Pungent) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Ruksa (Dry), Guru (Heavy) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Rucida (increasing taste), Dipana (increasing digestive fire) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Pitta, increases Vata | ||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Sukla nasana (depletes reproductive tissue) | ||||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Sara (laxative) | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Locana (eye), Tvak (skin) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Lonika (Portulaca oleracea) is one of the vegetables wholesome in piles. They should be fried in ghee and oil mixed, cooked with curd and pomegranate and added with Dhanyaka (coriander) and Sunthi (dry ginger). 2. Lonika should be cooked with curd and pomegranate and added with profuse ghee. It should be taken as vegetable. | ||||
| Related drugs | 1. Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. 2. Glinus oppositifolius (L.) A.DC. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), pp 345-347. 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 202. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 281. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 1, p 242. Indian Materia Medica, Vols. 1-2, 1976 (Repr. 1989). Nadkarni, A.K., Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Bombay p 1005. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1334. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 331. | |||
| Remarks | In Homoeopathy the herb is used to increase the flow of gastric juice and as a blood purifier. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/11/30 | ||||
