Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Bichuphal |
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| Formal name | Kakanasa | |
Other names Tips！ | Bichu (T), Baghnoki (B), Bichu, Hathajori (H), Garudamukku (Te) | |
| English name | Devil's Claw, Snake's Head, Tiger's Claw | |
| Original plant name | Martynia annua Linn. (= Martynia diandra Glox.), Devil's Claw, Snake's Head, Tiger's Claw | |
| Family name | Pedaliaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | fruit |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12267 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Kakanasa, Devil's Claw, Snake's Head, Tiger's Claw | ||
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| Original plant name | Martynia annua Linn. (= Martynia diandra Glox.) | |||
| Family name | Pedaliaceae | |||
| Used part | Fruits | |||
| Distribution area | A native of Mexico and now naturalised in India. Common in wastelands. | |||
| Remarks | Common. | |||
| Common uses | Fruits are alexiteric, useful in inflammation. Ash of the fruits is mixed with coconut oil and applied on burns. | |||
| Chemical constituent | Others Not mentioned. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Comments | P.V. Sharma has correlated this to Kakanasa and Bapalal Vaidya correlates it to Nrtyatkundala. | |||
| 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 162. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 3, p 1855. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1077. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 5, p 108. | ||
| Last renewal date | 2022/03/04 | |||