Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Jeevak |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Jivaka | |
| Original plant name | Malaxis acuminata D. Don (= Microstylis wallichii Lindl.) | |
| Family name | Orchidaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | stem |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Kathmandu , Kilagal tole M.G.M. Shakya | |
| Collection date | 1986/08/22 | |
| TMPW No. | 6638 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Jivaka | ||
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| Synonyms | Hrasvavitapa, Kurcasirsa, Srinka, Dirghayu, Sreya, Gandhaka, Priya, Sringi, Hrasvanga, Jivana, Jiva, Srngahva, Pranada, Cirajivi, Madhura, Mangalya, Vrddhida, Sami, Ksodi. | |||
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| Original plant name | Malaxis acuminata D. Don (= Microstylis wallichii Lindl.) | |||
| Family name | Orchidaceae | |||
| Used part | Stem base | |||
| Distribution area | Throughout India on hills upto 3000m. | |||
| Common uses | Stem base is sweet, refrigerant, aphrodisiac, febrifuge and tonic. It is useful in haematemesis/hematemesis, fever, seminal weakness, burning sensation, dipsia, emaciation, tuberculosis and general debility. | |||
| Therapeutic uses | Daurbalya (debility), Ksaya (emaciation), Sukradaurbalya (reduced libido), Daha (burning sensation), Jvara (fever), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders). | |||
| Chemical constituent | Others Not mentioned. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | ||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Unctuous) | |||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | |||
| Karma (General action) | Suklavardhana (increases semen), Brmhana (bulk promoting), Balya (promotes strength), Jivaniya (vitalising). | |||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata Pitta, increases Kapha | |||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Sukrala (increases sukra dhatu) | |||
| Comments | It is included in Jivaniya group of drugs. | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 3 (Repr.1996), pp 367-370. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 154. | ||
| Last renewal date | 2022/09/08 | |||