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Crude drug name | Market name | Nishot |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Murva | |
Other names Tips！ | Chiti, Jiti (B), Jiti, Chiti, Tongus (H), Perumkurumba (M), Karudushtupatige (Te), Sunamaya, Bahuni lahara, Sunamarai (N), Muruva-dul (Sin) | |
| Original plant name | Marsdenia tenacissima Wight & Arn. | |
| Family name | Asclepiadaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | stem |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12280 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Murva | |||
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| Synonyms | Tiktavalli | ||||
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| Original plant name | Marsdenia tenacissima Wight & Arn. | ||||
| Family name | Asclepiadaceae | ||||
| Used part | Roots | ||||
| Distribution area | Throughout India, Himalayas from Kumaon to Assam upto 1500m altitude, extending to the Deccan Peninsula. | ||||
| Remarks | Common | ||||
| Common uses | Root is bitter and laxative and is useful in indigestion, urinary disorders, vomiting, heart and skin diseases. It purifies blood. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Hrdroga (heart diseases), Vami (vomiting), Prameha (diabetic types), Kustha (skin diseases), Visamajvara (relapsing fever) | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter), Kasaya (Astringent) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy), Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Vata | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Murva (Marsdenia tenacissima) should be taken with rice water in vomiting. 2. Murva taken with honey or rice water or as saturating drink with honey is remedy for three types of vomiting. 3. Murva, Brhati (Solanum indicum), Salaparni (Desmodium gangeticum), Bala (Sida retusa), Usira (Vetiveria zizanioides), Patha (Cissampelos pariera), Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium), Sariva (Hemidesmus indicus), Tagara (Valeriana wallichii), Aguru (Aquilaria agallocha) and Candana (sandal) should be used like Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa). 4. Decoction of the root of Nala (Arundo donax), Vetasa (Salix caprea), Murva and Devadaru (Cedrus deodara) should be taken to alleviate fever. 5. Murva is one of the components of Ksara (alkali) which strengthens "Grahani" (an area in the intestines which holds food). | ||||
| Formulation | Jvarahara kasaya, Prayogika bhaksya, Tikteksvadi taila, Kanakaksiri taila, Mahatikta ghrta, Ayaskrti, Varanadi kasayam, Yogarajaguggulu, Laksadi tailam | ||||
| Related drugs | 1. Chonemorpha fragrans (Moon) Alston (Apocynaceae) 2. Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Boj. (Convolvulaceae) | ||||
| Comments | This is used as one of the candidates for Murva. The true identity is controversial. This is included in Triptighna, Stanyasodhana, Tiktaskandha groups of Caraka and Patoladi and Pitta samsamana groups of Susruta. | ||||
| 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 181. 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 108. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 310. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1073. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 399-400. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 310. | |||
| Remarks | The name Nishot is applied to a well known Ayurvedic drug consisting of roots of Operculina turpethum (L.) Manso (Convolvulaceae). The sample sold in the market as Safed (meaning white) Nishot as a substitute for genuine Nishot (roots-brown or darkred/black in colour). However, roots of safed nishot constitute another Ayurvedic drug called Murva. Though two other plants are also used as Murva, Marsdenia tenacissima also has similar properties and uses and can be used as the drug Murva. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/12 | ||||
