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Crude drug name | Market name | Molisri ｃhal |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Rohitaka | |
Other names Tips！ | Roheda chaal (T), Tiktaraaj (B), Roheraa, Rugtrora (H) | |
| English name | Rohida Tree | |
| Original plant name | Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem. (= Tecoma undulata G. Don), Rohida Tree | |
| Family name | Bignoniaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | bark |
| Production area information | India | |
| Collection information | India, Dibrugarh, Assam , Shree Vishwanath Marwari Databye Aushadhalaya | |
| Collection date | 1997/05/05 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 17363 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Rohitaka, Rohida Tree | ||
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| Synonyms | Rohi, Dadimapuspaka, Plihaghati | |||
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| Original plant name | Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem. (= Tecoma undulata G. Don) | |||
| Family name | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Used part | Bark | |||
| Distribution area | Drier parts of Northwest and Western India extending eastwards to the river Yamuna, upto 1200m on the outer Himalayas. | |||
| Remarks | Restricted in occurrence. | |||
| Common uses | Bark is useful in blood diseases, indigestion, liver and spleen troubles, loss of appetite, leucorrhoea/leucorrhea, urinary discharges, syphilis, eczema, cancer and swellings. | |||
| Therapeutic uses | Udara (ascitic types), Krmi (worms), Netramaya (eye diseases) | |||
| Chemical constituent | Others Bark contains Tecomin (C-27 and C-29); alkanes; C-28 and C-30 alkanols and beta- sitosterol. | |||
| Pharmacological effect | Preliminary investigations have shown that the bark possesses mild relaxant, cardiotonic and choleretic activities. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter), Kasaya (Astringent) | ||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | |||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||
| Prabhava (Special action) | Plihaghna (good for spleen) | |||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha, Pitta | |||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Raktaprasadana (nourishing blood) | |||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Yakrt (liver), Pliha (spleen), Netra (eye) | |||
| Traditional usage | 1. Pieces of Rohitaka (Tecomella undulata) stem should be kept in decoction of Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) or cow's urine for a week and the extract is taken. It alleviates jaundice, intestinal tumours/tumors, diabetic types, piles, splenomegaly and other types of abdominal enlargement and worms. Diet should be taken during the course with meat soup of wild animals. 2. Rohitaka is the drug of choice in liver disorders and Varuna (Crataeva magna) that in abscess. 3. Intake of urine or water impregnated with powder of Rohitaka and Haritaki alleviates all types of abdominal enlargement including splenomegaly, diabetic types, piles, worms and intestinal tumours. 4. Paste of Rohitaka root should be taken in excessive menstrual discharge with paleness. 5. One suffering from diabetic types caused by Kapha and Pitta should take powdered flowers of Kampillaka (Mallotus philippinensis), Saptaparna (Alstonia scholaris), Sala (Shorea robusta), Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica), Rohitaka, Kutaja (Holarrhena antidysenterica) and Kapittha (Limonia acidissima) with honey. 6. For bath and intake, Khadira (Acacia catechu), Aragvadha (Cassia fistula), Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna), Rohitaka, Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), Kutaja, Dhava (Anogeissus latifolia), Nimba (neem), Saptaparna and Karavira (Nerium indicum) are recommended. | |||
| Formulation | Rohitakarista, Rohitakadya curna, Rohitaka ghrta, Rohitaka lauha | |||
| 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 240. 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 150. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 3, pp 1841-1842. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1592. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 552-554. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 327. | ||
| Remarks | The name Molisri chal refers to the bark of Mimusops elengi L. The bark of Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R.N.Parker (Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) Wt. & Arn. - Meliaceae) is commonly sold in the market as the drug of Rohitaka. | |||
| Last renewal date | 2024/01/15 | |||
