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Crude drug name_12460a.jpg/20000) | Market name | Rasanapatti |
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| Formal name | Rasna | |
Other names Tips！ | Rasanapatti, Bansurai (T), Rochana (B), Rasana, Rashana, Bansurai (H), Aratha (M), Raasnaa (Ti) | |
| Original plant name | Pluchea lanceolata C. B. Clarke | |
| Family name | Compositae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | leaf |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12460 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Rasna (Pluchea lanceolata) | |||
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| Synonyms | Yuktarasa, Sreyasi, Suvaha, Sugandhamula, Rasya, Gandhanakuli, Rasana, Elaparni, Sugandha | ||||
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| Original plant name | Pluchea lanceolata C. B. Clarke | ||||
| Family name | Compositae | ||||
| Used part | Roots, leaves | ||||
| Distribution area | Punjab, Upper Gangetic plains, Rajasthan and Gujarat. | ||||
| Remarks | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | Leaves are antiinflammatory and are useful in rheumatism. It is used as an aperient in intestinal distension, inflammatory conditions and bronchitis. The plant is mentioned in Ayurvedic texts to be used in diseases similar to rheumatoid arthritis. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Vata (rheumatic disorders), Visa (poison), Svasakasa (respiratory disorders), Hikka (hicough), Sopha (oedema), Samirasra (arthritic conditions), Sula (colic), Udara (ascitic types), Jvara (fever), Kampa (tremor), Visama Jvara (intermittant fever), Amavata (morbidity of Vata) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Others Air dried leaves contained quercetin and isorhamnetin. Plants have glycoside and sterol. Stem and leaves contain moretenol, moretenol acetate, neolupenol and octacosanoic, hexacosanic and tetracosanic acids, tetracosanol, hexacosanol, triacontanol, stigmasterol and beta-sitosterol-D-glucoside. | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | The drug has two primary actions. 1. Acetyl-choline like action and 2. smooth muscle relaxant - spasmolytic action on different muscle preparations. The only CNS activity detected was potentiation of barbiturate hypnosis. The petrol-extract of the stem and leaves when administered at a dose of 500mg./kg. p.o., in carrageenan induced paw oedema test in albino rats, exhibited 31.9% anti-oedema activity, whereas, chloroform-soluble portion of the methanolic extract showed 54.5% anti-oedema activity. The triterpenes, moretenol acetate, moretenol and neo-lupenol when administered at a dose of 50mg./kg. P.o., exhibited 55.2, 32.8, and 39.7%, anti-inflammatory activity respectively. Ibuprofen, as standard was found to exhibit 65.5% anti-inflammatory activity. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Prabhava (Special action) | Visaghna (antipoisonous) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Amapacana (digestive) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata Kapha | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Rasna (Pluchea lanceolata), Guggulu (Commiphora wightii) are mixed together, pounded with ghee and made into pills known as "Rasna guggulu". It is good for sciatica. 2. Decoction of Rasna, Guduci (Tinospora cordifolia) and Aragvadha (Cassia fistula) mixed with Castor oil should be taken. It alleviates arthritic conditions. 3. Decoction of Guduci, Eranda (Ricinus communis), Devadaru (Cedrus deodara), Sunthi (dry ginger), Rasna should be used in generalized "Amavata" (rheumatic fever) affecting joints, bones and marrow. It is known as "Rasnapancaka". 4. Rasna, Guduci, Aragvadha, Devadaru, Goksura (Tribulus terrestris), Eranda and Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa) - This decoction is known as "Rasnasaptaka" is taken after mixing Sunthi powder thereto. It removes pain in legs, thigh, knee, sacrum and back. 5. Haemorrhoides/hemorrhoids caused by Vata should be fomented with warm lump of Rasna. | ||||
| Formulation | Rasnadi kvatha, Rasnadi taila, Rasnadi ghrta, Rasna guggulu, Rasnapancakam kasaya, Rasnasaptakam kasaya | ||||
| Comments | Plants like Pluchea lanceolata, Alpinia galanga, A. calcarata, A. malaccensis, Vanda tersellata, Inula racemosa are used as Rasna in different parts of India. This is highly controversial drug. Presently accepted source is Pluchea lanceolata. Sugandhamula refers to the strong smell. Gandhanakuli, Sugandha also refer to its aroma. It is named Yukta owing to its wide application, Elaparni due to similarity of leaf appearance to that of Cardamom. P. V. Sharma opines that the leaves of this should be used for medicine. But most other authors suggest root. This is included in Vayasthapana and Anuvasanopaga gana by Caraka and Arkadi and Slesmasamsamana varga by Susruta. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 1 (Repr.1996), pp 106-109.. 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 197. 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 168. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 398. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 2, p 1345. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1317. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 39-41. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 325. | |||
| Remarks | Leaves of Pluchea lanceolata are also used as substitute or adulterant to senna. Roots of Vanda tessellata (Orchidaceae) and Alpinia galanga (Zingiberaceae) are used as Rasna in Eastern and Southern parts of India respectively. Leaves of Pluchea lanceolata sold in the market are consumed in large quantities by the Ayurvedic drug industry in Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Maharashtra as an ingredient of antiinflammatory drug formulations. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/04/08 | ||||
