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Crude drug name | Market name | Laheswa |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Slesmataka | |
Other names Tips！ | Lasora (T), Buhul, Bahubara (B), Lasora, Chhotalasora (H), Chikkachalle (K), Viri, Cheruviri (M), Chinnanakeru (Te), Naruvili (Ta) | |
| English name | Sebestan Plum | |
| Original plant name | Cordia dichotoma Forst. f., Sebestan Plum | |
| Family name | Boraginaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | fruit |
| 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. | 17365 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Slesmataka, Sebestan Plum | ||
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| Synonyms | Slesmaphala, Selu, Dvijakutsita, Visaghna, Uddalaka, Bahuphala, Grahadhruma, Kacchudara, Vaivargamrttika, Picchila, Lekhasatala, Raktapuspa, Bahuvasi, Vasantakusuma, Sita, Uddala, Bahuvaraka, Bhutavrksaka, Sitaphala, Sakata, Karbudaraka, Bhutadruma, Gandhapuspa | |||
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| Original plant name | Cordia dichotoma Forst. f. | |||
| Family name | Boraginaceae | |||
| Used part | Fruits, Leaves, Bark | |||
| Distribution area | Throughout India, also planted. | |||
| Remarks | Common. | |||
| Common uses | Fruit is astringent, anthelmintic, diuretic, demulcent and expectorant. They are used in affections of the chest, urinary passages, diseases of lungs and spleen. Kernels are used in external application for ring worms and the fruit pulp is used as birdlime. Fruits are one of the constituents of the Ayurvedic medicine, Joshanda which has antihistaminic activity. | |||
| Therapeutic uses | Visa (poison), Sphota (boils), Vrana (wounds), Visarpa (erysipelas), Kustha (skin diseases), Krmi (worms), Sula (colic) | |||
| Chemical constituent | Flavones & Flavonols 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one,3-[[6-O-(6-deoxy-alpha-L-manopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]oxy]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)- (*C1), 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one,3-[[6-O-(6-deoxy-alpha-L-manopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]oxy]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)- (*C1), 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one,3-[[6-O-(6-deoxy-alpha-L-manopyranosyl)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl]oxy]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)- (*C1), 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one,3-[[6-O-(6-deoxy-alpha-L-manopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl]oxy]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)- (*C1), 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one,3-[(O-6-deoxy-alpha-L-manopyranosyl(1-2)-O-[6-deoxy-alpha-L-manopyranosyl(1-6)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)- (*C1), 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one,3-[(O-(6-deoxy-alpha-L-manopyranosyl(1-2)-O-[6-deoxy-alpha-L-manopyranosyl(1-6)]-beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)- (*C1), Phenol derivatives Benzenepropanoic acid, alpha[[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]oxy]-3,4-dihydroxy-, [R-(E)] (*C1), Benzenepropanoic acid, alpha[[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-1-oxo-2-propenyl]oxy]-3,4-dihydroxy-,methyl ester [R-(E)] (*C1) | |||
| Pharmacological effect | The mucilage could sustain release of drug through tablet upto 11-12 hours. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Madhura (Sweet), Kasaya (Astringent), Tikta (Bitter) | ||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Ruksa (Dry), Picchila (Slimy), Guru (Heavy) | |||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | |||
| Prabhava (Special action) | Visaghna (antipoisonous) | |||
| Karma (General action) | Kesya (good for hair), Pacanakara (digestive), Amahara (digesting undigested materials) | |||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha, Pitta | |||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Rakta dosa (blood disorders) | |||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Mala rodha (blocking) | |||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Kesya (good for hair) | |||
| Traditional usage | 1. Bark of Slesmataka (Cordia dichotoma) should be used as paste and sprinkling for eruptive boils. 2. Fine powder of tender fruits of Slesmataka mixed with goat's milk and sugar destroys soft chancre. 3. In poison entered into blood, root bark and tips of Slesmataka and also Badara (Ziziphus mauritiana), Udumbara (Ficus glomerata) and Katabhi (Albizzia lucida) should be used. 4. In all types of spider poisoning, bark of Slesmataka should be used. 5. In intrinsic haemorrhage/hemorrhage vegetables of Patola (Trichosanthes cucumerina), Slesmataka, Sunisannaka (Marsilea minuta) are cooked in ghee is very useful. 6. Bark of Slesmataka should be used as a paste. 7. Paste of the bark of Slesmataka should be applied to the eyes for pox. 8. Oil extracted by the sun heat of the seed kernels of Slesmataka pounded in sour gruel should be used as snuff and massage for blackening of hairs. | |||
| Formulation | Slesmantaka panaka | |||
| Comments | The unripe fruit creates blocks (vistambhi) and is rough, pacifying Pitta, Kapha and blood. When it is ripe it is sweet, unctuous, cold and heavy. Bhukarbudara is another variety mentioned in Raja nighantu, also called as Ksudra slesmata, Bhuselu, Laghu selu, Picchila, Laghu purvaka, Laghu sita, Suksma phala, Laghu bhutadruma. This is sweet, good for worms, Vata increasing, cold and is also called Svarna maraka. These two varieties such as Maha slesmataka and Ksudra slesmataka are correlated to Cordia wallichi and Cordia rothii respectively. Slesmataka pertains to its action on Kapha, Bahuvara - multiple action, Uddalaka - removing diseases, Selu - having life giving effect, Visaghna - antipoisonous effect, Picchila - slimy nature. | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 2 (Repr.1997), pp 180-183. 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 77. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 3, p 1675. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 490. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 135 - 137. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 382. | ||
| Research paper | *C1 Wang, Y., Ohtani, K., Kasai, R. and Yamasaki, K.; Nat. Med., 50, 367 (1996). | |||
| Last renewal date | 2024/01/15 | |||
