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Crude drug name | Market name | Gaj piplee |
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| Formal name | Gajapippali | |
Other names Tips！ | Gajpeepal (T), Gajapipal (B), Gajapipal (H), Doddahippali, Gajahippali (K), Attitippali (M), Enugatippali (Te), Anaitippili (Ta) | |
| Original plant name | Scindapsus officinalis Schott | |
| Family name | Araceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | fruit |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hari Gokal | |
| Collection date | 1997/05/06 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu | |
| TMPW No. | 17404 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Gajapippali | |||
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| Synonyms | Gajakrsna | ||||
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| Original plant name | Scindapsus officinalis Schott | ||||
| Family name | Araceae | ||||
| Used part | Inflorescence | ||||
| Distribution area | Found all along the sub-Himalayan tracts eastwards to Sikkim to Bengal, Andaman islands, Orissa and Andhra pradesh. | ||||
| Remarks | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | Dried inflorescence (fruit) is aphrodisiac, stimulant, diaphoretic, galactagogue, anthelmintic and is used to stop diarrhoea/diarrhea. Fruit decoction is used as an expectorant in asthma. Dried sliced fruit is useful as an aromatic adjunct to other medicines. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Atisara (diarrhoea/diarrhea), Svasa (respiratory disorders), Kanthamaya (throat diseases), Krmi (worms) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Others Fruits contain glucosidin colouring substances - scindapsin A and Scindapsin B. | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Fruit and shoot exhibit hypoglycaemic activity and the fruit has anti-protozoal activity. The aqueous extract or decoction of the fruits showed significant analgesic and anti-diarrhoeal activites in albino rats. The decoction did not exhibit any toxicity upto 10ml/kg. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Madhura (Sweet) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Vahni vardhana (increasing digestive fire), Stanya (galactagogue), Varnya (improving complexion) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata Kapha | ||||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Mala visosana (drying the faecal matter) | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Kantha (throat) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. In diarrhoea/diarrhea with blood and mucous, Gajapippali sweetened with honey and sugar should be given. | ||||
| Comments | There are other plants also used as Gajapippali. They are Balanophora indica, Piper chaba etc. But according to authentic publications Scindapsus officinalis is recommended for use as Gajapippali. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 5 (Repr.1997), pp 92-95. 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 224. Indian Medicinal Plants (Second Edition), Vols. 1-5, 1993. Kirtikar, K.R. and Basu. B.D., Periodical Experts Book Agency, Delhi Vol. 4, p 2621. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1459. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 141. | |||
| Last renewal date | 2023/11/17 | ||||
