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Crude drug name | Market name | Jar indrain |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Visala | |
Other names Tips！ | Indrayan mool (T), Rakhalsa jar (B), Indrayan mool (H), Peykommutti (M), Etipuchchha (Te), Peyttumatti (Ta), Gonkekiri, Yakkomadu (Sin) | |
| English name | Colocynth Root | |
| Original plant name | Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad., Colocynth Root | |
| Family name | Cucurbitaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | root |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12084 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Visala (Root), Colocynth Root | |||
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| Synonyms | Varuni, Mahaphala, Svetapuspa, Mrgaksi, Citraphala, Mrgervaru, Mrgadani, Indravaruni, Visala, Atmaraksa, Trapusi, Trapusa, Mahendravaruni, Ramya, Citravalli, Mahendri, Dirghavalli, Brhatphala, Brhadvaruni, Saumya, Gavadani | ||||
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| Original plant name | Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. | ||||
| Family name | Cucurbitaceae | ||||
| Used part | Roots, Fruits | ||||
| Distribution area | Occurs wild throughout India, particularly in the Northwest, Central and South India and on the sea shores of Coromandal coast, Gujarat etc. Sometimes cultivated. | ||||
| Remarks | Abundant. | ||||
| Common uses | The drug is useful in biliousness, jaundice, dropsy and inflammation of breast. It is one of the ingredients of Narayana curna and Abhayarista. Root is bitter, anthelminthic, antipyretic, carminative, purgative and blood purifier. It is used in ascites, urinary diseases and rheumatism, ophthalmia and piles. A paste of the root is applied to the enlarged abdomen of children while its poultice is applied to various inflammations and swellings. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Kamila (jaundice), Udara (ascites), Svasakasa (respiratory afflictions), Kustha (skin diseases), Gulma (intestinal tumours/tumors), Granthi (inflammatory swelling), Prameha (diabetic types), Mudhagarbha (dead foetus), Gandamaya (neck diseases), Visa (poison) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Others Root contains alpha-elaterin; hentriacontane; saponin. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry), Tiksna (Sharp) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Pitta Kapha | ||||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Sar (laxative) | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Pliha (spleen) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. In jaundice, Indravaruni (Citrullus colocynthis) mixed with jaggery is useful. 2. Root of Indravaruni is pounded with water and applied as paste on the wound. It extracts the hidden foreign body. 3. Root of Indravaruni is powdered finely and mixed with castor oil. It is taken with cow's milk. After three days, the scrotal enlargement disappears. 4. Root of Indravaruni pounded with bull's urine is pasted on the affected part. It eradicates warts grown on male organ. 5. Root of Indravaruni is kept in cow's urine for three days, then applied after mixing with cow dung and ghee for alopecia. 6. Root of Indravaruni should be mixed with Pippali (Piper longum) and Jaggery and taken in the dose of 10 gm. It alleviates arthritis. 7. Root of Indravaruni taken with cow's urine alleviates even severe and chronic adenitis. 8. Indravaruni root pounded with rice water and mixed with ghee. It is taken in case of tumour/tumor of neck. 9. Root of Indravaruni is kept within the vagina. It removes amenorrhoea/amenorrhea and also induces abortion. 10. Mercury is mixed with leaf juice of Indravaruni and rubbed with stick of red Karavira (Nerium indicum). By pasting it on penis, on contact, it induces vaginal secretion. | ||||
| Formulation | Narayana curna, Vrana samsodhana varti | ||||
| Comments | This is included in Virecana and Mulini groups of Caraka and Adhobhagahara and Syamadi of Susruta. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 2 (Repr.1997), pp 91-93. 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 67. 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 40. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 180. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 414. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 436-439. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 54. | |||
| Remarks | Root forms one of the ingredients of the Unani formulation 'Rasayan-e-Badan' which is very effective for gastro-intestinal disorder. It is also given in cough and asthma in children. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/27 | ||||
