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Market nameNimadu beej
Formal nameTumbruphal
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Tumbru, Nepalidhaniya (T), Tambulphal (B), Timroo, Tejbal (H), Tumburudu, Dhiva (K), Tumpunalari (M), Rhetsamaum, Tundrulu, Gandhalu (Te), Rhetsamaram, Tumpunalu (Ta), Tedzobati (Ti), Sunguru-kung, Baletimur (N)
English nameIndian Prickly Ash Fruit
Original plant nameZanthoxylum armatum Roxb. (= Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb.), Indian Prickly Ash Fruit
Family nameRutaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit
Collection informationIndia, New Delhi, Hans Raj & Sons
Collection date1991/05/07
CollectorTsuneo Namba, et al.
TMPW No.12289

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Crude drug nameAyurvedic name or
Sanskrit name, English name		Tumburu, Indian Prickly Ash Fruit
SynonymsSaurabha, Saura, Vanaja, Sanuja, Andhaka, Dvija, Tiksnavalka, Tiksnaphala, Tiksnapatra, Mahamuni, Sphutaphala, Sugandhini, Angaja, Saraka.
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Original plant nameZanthoxylum armatum Roxb. (= Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb.)
Family nameRutaceae
Used partSeeds
Distribution areaKumaon eastwards to Bhutan, Khasia hills, 440-1000m altitude and in Andhra Pradesh upto 1350m altitude.
RemarksCommon.
Common usesFruits are aromatic tonic, carminative and stomachic and are used in fever, cholera asthma, cold, cough, diarrhoea/diarrhea, toothache, dyspepsia and nervous debility.
Fruit extract expels round worm. Fruit lotion is useful for scabies. Fruit oil possesses deodorant and antiseptic properties and finds use in dental preparations.
Therapeutic usesKrmi (worms), Kustha (skin diseases), Sula (colic), Aruci (lack of appetite), Svasa (respiratory disorders), Krcchra (urinary disorders), Apatantraka (a disorder with neurological abnormality), Udara (ascitic types), Kostharuja (intestinal colic)
Chemical constituentOthers
Fruits contain 15% essential oil, chief constituent of the oil is linalool; monoterpene triol and myrcene.

Medical systemAyurveda (Traditional Indian medicine)
Traditional conceptRasa (Taste)Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
Virya (Potency)Usna (Hot)
Guna (Quality)Ruksa (Dry), Tiksna (Sharp), Laghu (Light)
Vipaka
(Post digestive taste)		Katu (Pungent)
Karma
(General action)		Dipana (increasing digestive fire), Rucya (appetizing), Vidahi (causing excess burning)
Dosakarma
(Action on dosa)		Decreases Vata Kapha, increases Pitta
Avayava
(Action on organ)		Aksi (eye), Karna (ear), Ostha (palate), Sira (head), Pliha (spleen), Hrdaya (heart)
Traditional usage1. Apamarga (Achyranthes aspera) seeds, Pippali (Piper longum), Marica (black pepper), Vidanga (Embelia ribes), Sigru (Moringa oleifera), Sarsapa (mustard), Tumburu (Zanthoxylum armatum), Jyotismati (Celastrus paniculatus) and Sunthi (dry ginger) should be used as errhine for head evacuation particularly in heaviness and pain of head, chronic coryza, hemicrania, maggots, epilepsy, loss of smell and fainting.

2. Tumburu enters into a formulation for anointment in skin diseases.

3. It is one of the ingredients in "Tikteksvadi taila" and "Kanaksiri taila" (two formulations).

4. Tumburu, Vidanga, Devadaru (Cedrus deodara), barley and ghee all mixed together are used for fumigation in piles.

5. Gajapippali (Scindapsus officinalis), Patha (Cissampelos pariera), Krsnajiraka (black cumin), Pancakola* (a group of five drugs), Tumburu, Jiraka (cumin), Dhanyaka (coriander) and pulp of Vilva (Aegle marmelos) with paste or powder of these fruits soured "yamaka sneha" (ghee and oil combined), liquid gruels, soups etc., should be prepared and they should also be used to process water and appetizing ghrta.

6. Mustard oil cooked with Hing (Ferula assa-foetida), Tumburu and Sunthi should be used for filling the ear. It removes earache.

7. Tumburu is one of the components of in a paste applied locally in a type of arthritis.

8. Tumburu, Puskaramula (Inula racemosa), Hingu, Amlavetasa (Garcinia pedunculata), Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) and three salts powder of these should be given with decoction of barley.

9. Haritaki, three salts, Yavaksara (alkali of Hordeum vulgare), Hingu, Tumburu and Puskaramula - this formulation should be used.

10. Powder of Puskaramula, Hingu, Sauvarcala (a type of salt), Bida (a type of salt), Saindhava (rock salt), Tumburu and Haritaki should be given with decoction of barley in cases of pain in chest, cardiac region and pelvis.

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Pancakola*, a formulation of five drugs, i.e., Pippali – Piper longum, Pippalimula – Root of Piper longum, Chavya – Piper chaba, Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica, and Shunti / Nagara – Zingiber officinale. It is used in the treatment of ascites, dyspepsia, flatulence, loss of appetite etc.
FormulationTejovatyadi ghrta, Tumburvadi curna, Tikteksvadi taila, Kanakaksiri taila
CommentsThis is included in the Tiktaskandha and Sirovirecana groups of Caraka.
ReferencesReference book　

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[2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras)
Vol. 5 (Repr.1997), pp 423-426.

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 260.

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 284.

Indian Materia Medica, Vols. 1-2, 1976 (Repr. 1989). Nadkarni, A.K., Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Bombay
p 1739.

Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi
Vol. 2, pp 327-329.

Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi
p 166.

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