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Crude drug name | Market name | Vijayasar |
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| Formal name | Asana | |
Other names Tips！ | Bijaisar kaasthaa (T), Peetashal kattige (B), Vijaisar kaasthaa (H), Honnaimar (K), Venna (M), Paidagi (Te), Vengaimaram (Ta), Saamanaa (Ti), Bijayshal (N) | |
| English name | Indian Kinowood | |
| Original plant name | Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb., Indian Kinowood | |
| Family name | Leguminosae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | heart wood |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12558 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Asana, Indian Kinowood | ||||
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| Synonyms | Bijahva, Saurikamya, Bijaka, Priyasalaka, Nilakanama, Nilaparyaya, Krsnavrksa, Puspavrksa, Sugandhika, Bandhukapuspa, Tiryakpuspa, Vasantapuspaka, Ksetrapuspa, Krsnasara, Kharasara, Asira, Pitasara, Pitasalaka, Priyaka, Sarjaka, Mahasarja, Sauri, Karsya, tisya, Sugandhi, Nilaniryasa, Puspavrksa, Alakapriya | |||||
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| Original plant name | Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. | |||||
| Family name | Leguminosae | |||||
| Used part | Heartwood, Gum resin | |||||
| Distribution area | Throughout India, especially in the Peninsular India. | |||||
| Remarks | Common. | |||||
| Common uses | The drug is useful in the treatment of leucoderma, urinary disorders, dysentery, diarrhoea/diarrhea and diabetes mellitus. It promotes complexion of the skin. An aqueous infusion of the wood is said to be of use in diabetes. Water, stored in a tumbler/cup made out of the heartwood is given to the diabetic patients. | |||||
| Therapeutic uses | Svitra (leucoderma), Visarpa (erysipelas), Kustha (skin diseases), Prameha (diabetic types), Asrapitta (bleeding disorders), Vata (rheumatic conditions), Raktamandala (reddish patch on skin), Jvara (fever), Krmi (worms), Khuda (arthritic conditions) | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Others The heartwood yields liquiritigenin, ios-liquiritigenin, marsupin, pterosupin, alkaloid (0.017%) and resin. | |||||
| Pharmacological effect | Tests on mice and rabbits with alcohol and aqueous extracts of the heartwood have shown hypoglycaemic action. Water extract of the bark contains an active principle (-)epi-catechin which increases the CAMP, content of the islets associated with the increased insulin release, conversion of pro-insulin to insulin and cathepsin B activity. | |||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter), Kasaya (Astringent) | ||||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | |||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | |||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||||
| Karma (General action) | Kesya (good for hair), Rasayana (rejuvenative), Tvak prasadana (nourishing skin) | |||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha, Pitta | |||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Medohara (removing adipose tissue) | |||||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Saraka (laxative) | |||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Tvacya (good for skin), Galadosa (neck disorders) | |||||
| Traditional usage | 1. In obesity, decoction of Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium) is taken with honey. 2. Decoction of Asana made linctus like by heating is mixed with Triphala (a group of three fruits), sugar, honey and ghee and taken regularly. It is useful in senility. 3. In obesity, sesamum oil in the morning or decoction of the heartwood of Asana should be taken mixed with honey. 4. Khadira (Acacia catechu) and Asana are drugs of choice for kustha (skin diseases). 5. Intake of paste of heartwood of Khadira, Asana, Sala (Shorea robusta) with cow's urine mixed with honey alleviates filaria. 6. Intake of the decoction of Khadira and Asana as well as external application of their paste mixed with Guggulu (Commiphora mukul) or Triphala destroys all types of gential conditions. 7. For improving vision, Sesamum oil, Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica) oil, Bhrngaraja (Eclipta alba) juice, Asana decoction all cooked together in an iron vessel and used as snuff. 8. Alkali of Madhuka (Liquorice) and Asana are used in case of intrinsic haemorrhage/hemorrhage. 9. One should eat Bhrngaraja fried with oil in an iron pan followed by intake of milk cooked with Asana. It alleviates vitiligo. | |||||
| Formulation | Asanadi kvatha, Asanamanjisthadi taila, Asanavilvadi taila, Asanaeladi taila, Salasaradi kasaya, Bijakarista | |||||
| Comments | The flowers are sweet in the post digestive effect. They are bitter, digestive and increasing Vata. Synonyms like Nilakanama, Nilaparyaya, Krsnavrksa, denote the brown colour of the bark. Pitasara denotes the yellow heartwood. Karsya denotes it's action on obesity. Sugandhi denotes the odour. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), pp 381-383. 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 206. 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 126. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 55. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol I, Ed. I, 1989. Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept. of Health, New Delhi pp 12-13. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1362. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 682-684. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 31. | ||||
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