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Crude drug name | Market name | Kapas doda |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Jivanti | |
Other names Tips！ | Dori, Dodhi (H), Palatige, Kalasa (Te), Plaikodi (Ta) | |
| Original plant name | Leptadenia reticulata Wt. & Arn. | |
| Family name | Asclepiadaceae | |
| 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. | 12279 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Jivanti (L. reticulata) | ||
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| Synonyms | Jivani, Jiva, Jivaniya, Mangalanamadheya, Sakasrestha, Payasvini, Jivada, Jivadhatri, Sakajyestha, Jivabhadra, Bhadra, Mangalya, Ksudrajiva, Yasasya, Srngadi, Jivaprstha, Kancika, Sasasimbika, Supingala, Kulya, Bhadra, Madhusrava, Madhusvasa, Srngaritika. | |||
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| Original plant name | Leptadenia reticulata Wt. & Arn. | |||
| Family name | Asclepiadaceae | |||
| Used part | Tuber | |||
| Distribution area | Peninsular India, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. | |||
| Remarks | Common. | |||
| Common uses | The plant is a stimulant and restorative. It is sometimes used as substitute for the root which actually forms the Ayurvedic drug Jivanti, which is useful in the diseases of ear and nose, skin affections, general debility and for increasing milk in cattle. | |||
| Therapeutic uses | Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Ksaya (emaciation), Daha (burning sensation), Jvara (fever), Svasakasa (respiratory disorders) | |||
| Chemical constituent | Oligosaccharides Leptatriose (*C2) Triterpenoids beta-Amyrin acetate (*C3), Simiarenol (*C4), alpha-Amyrin (*C5), beta-Amyrin (*C5) Sterols beta-Sitosterol (*C3, *C5), Stigmasterol (*C6), gama-Sitosterol (*C7) Steroid saponins & Sapogenins Reticulin (*C1), Deniculatin (*C1), Leptaculatin (*C1) Flavones & Flavonols Diosmetin (*C3, *C5), Luteolin (*C3, *C5), Apigenin (*C3), Isoquercitrin (*C7), Rutin (*C7), Hyperoside (*C7) Phenol derivatives Ferulic acid (*C3) Others Meso-inositol (*C7), Meso-inositol monomethyl ether (*C7) | |||
| Pharmacological effect | The plant has been clinically tested and found useful in the treatment of habitual abortion in women. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | ||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Snigdha (Unctuous), Laghu (Light) | |||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | |||
| Karma (General action) | Rasayana (rejuvenative), Balakari (strengthening), Viryavardhana (increasing sexual strength) | |||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases all three dosas | |||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Asrk (Blood) | |||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Grahani (constipative) | |||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Caksusya (good for eye), Karna (ear) | |||
| Traditional usage | 1. Decoction of Jivanti (Leptadenia reticulata) root mixed with ghee removes burning sensation and fever. Similarly acts that of hanging roots of Vata and tender leaves of Badari (Ziziphus mauritiana). 2. Jivanti is wholesome for the vision. 3. One should take tender leaves of Jivanti fried in ghee for night blindness. 4. Madanaphala (Randia dumetorum) pounded with sour gruel is pasted on the naval or the paste of Jivanti root mixed with oil alleviates chest pain. 5. Paste of Jivanti should be applied locally for three days. It presses the wound due to sliminess and thus promotes healing. 6. Oil cooked with equal quantity of milk and the paste of Jivanti is mixed with honey 1/8 and Sarjaksara (a type of alkali). Its application removes the wounds on lips and mouth. 7. Tanduliyaka (Amaranthus spinosus), Jivanti, Vartaka (Solanum melongena), Sunisannaka (Marsilea minuta), Cancu (Corchorus acutangulus), Mandukaparni (Centella asiatica) and Patola (Trichosanthes cucumerina) are wholesome as vegetables for poison. | |||
| Formulation | Jivantyadi ghrta, Jivantyadi taila, Jivantyadi leha | |||
| Comments | Fruits are sweet and slimy. According to Abhidhanamanjari, there are two types of Jivanti - The big and small. According to Nighantusamgraha, there are six varieties. They are Sakapuspika, Kharakhota, Srngarotika, Tikta jivanti, Arkapuspika, Brhat jivantika. Desmostrichium fimbriatum, Dendrobium ovatum in North India, Holostemma ada-kodien in Kerala are few other candidates used as Jivanti. This is included in Jivaniya, Madhuraskandha groups of Caraka and Kakolyadi of Susruta. | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 3 (Repr.1996), pp 167-171. 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 133. 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 46. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi pp 196-198. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 3, pp 1629-30. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1015. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 743-745. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 155. | ||
| Research paper | *C1 Srivastava, S., Deepak, D. and Khare, A., Tetrahedron, 50, 789-98 (1994). *C2 Srivastava, S., Deepak, D. and Khare, A., J. Carbohydrate Chem., 13, 75-80 (1994). *C3 Sastry, B. S., Vijayalakshmi, T., Rao, D. V. and Rao, E. V., Indian Drugs, 22, 611-12 (1985). *C4 Subramaniam, P. S., Lakshmanan, A. J., Indian J. Chem. Sect. B: 15B, 180 (1977). *C5 Krishna, P. V. G., Rao, E. V. and Rao, D. V. Planta Med., 27, 395-400 (1975). *C6 Anjaria, J. V., Mankad, B. N. and Galati, O. D., Indian J. Pharm., 36, 148-49 (1974). *C7 Subramaniam, S. S. and Nair, A. G. R., Current Sci., 37, 373-74 (1968). | |||
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