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Crude drug name | Market name | Patari |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Patala | |
Other names Tips！ | Dharmar, Atcapali (B), Parral, Pader, Padri (H), Kalludi, Bondh-vala, Kaalaadri, Vaadari (K), Pathiri, Piimbathiri (M), Tegada, Kalagora, Magavepa, Pisulu, Kapagargu (Te), Ambuvagini, Padri, Pompadri, Pathiri, Vellaippadri (Ta), Parari (N), Palol (Sin) | |
| English name | Trumpet Flower, Yellow Snaketree | |
| Original plant name | Stereospermum personatum A. DC (= Stereospermum personatum (Hassk.) D. Chatterjee) (= Stereospermum chelonoides Auct. non (L. f.) DC.) (= Stereospermum colais (Dillwyn) Mabb.), Trumpet Flower, Yellow Snaketree | |
| Family name | Bignoniaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | bark |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Kathmandu , Kilagal tole M.G.M. Shakya | |
| Collection date | 1991/04/28 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 14652 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Patala, Trumpet Flower, Yellow Snaketree | |||
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| Synonyms | Patali, Tamrapuspi, Kumbhika, Ambuvasini, Sthali, Sthalaruha, Mogha, Moghika, Tamravrntika, Vasantaduti, Madhuduti, Phaleruha, Krsnavrnta, Kuberaksi, Kalasthalya, Alivallabha, Muskaka, Moksaka, Ghantapatali, Kasthapatala, Raktapuspika, Vitavallabha, Sthiragandha, Indubhuhvaya, Sitapatalika, Kamadutika. | ||||
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| Original plant name | Stereospermum personatum A. DC (= Stereospermum personatum (Hassk.) D. Chatterjee) (= Stereospermum chelonoides Auct. non (L. f.) DC.) (= Stereospermum colais (Dillwyn) Mabb.) | ||||
| Family name | Bignoniaceae | ||||
| Used part | Root bark, Flowers, Seeds, Leaves, Alkali | ||||
| Distribution area | A large, straight stemmed, deciduous tree, throughout the moist parts of India, ascending to an altitude of around 1200m. | ||||
| Remarks | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | Fresh root bark is juicy and bitter. A decoction of the root is useful in asthma, cough, and excessive thirst. Leaves are reported to be given in chronic dyspepsia. Juice of the leaves is boiled with oil for use in diseases of ear and teeth, and in rheumatism. A decoction of the roots and of leaves is credited with antipyretic properties. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Hikka (hiccough), Svasa (asthmatic conditions), Aruci (anorexia), Trsa (thirst), Asrapitta (blood vitiated by Pitta), Vami (vomiting), Adhmana (distention of the abdomen), Srama (tiredness), Sosa (emaciation), Arsas (hemorrhoids), Atisara (diarrhoea/diarrhea). | ||||
| Chemical constituent | - Destructive distillation of the wood gave (dry basis): charcoal, 33.9; total distillate (dry), 48.2; pyroligneous acid (dry), 37.5; tar, 10.6, acetone, 3.05; and methanol, 0.94%. - The leaves are lopped for fodder. Composition of three samples of leaves (dry basis), collected from Mohand (U.P.) at intervals of two months, ranged as follows (dry basis): crude protein, 8.09-11.4; ether extr., 1.39-2.84; crude fibre, 22.0-28.9: ash. 10.08-14.96; calcium, 1.05-2.69; phosphorus, 0.24-0.59; magnesium, 0.64-1.00; sulphur, 0.57-0.81; potassium, 0.51-1.20; and sodium, 0.17-0.28%. | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Bark possesses antibacterial and antitubercular properties, and is also active against Helmintosporium sativum. Bark and roots are active against Salmonella typhosa. Ethanolic (50%,) extracts of the aerial parts of the tree showed activity against lymphocytic leukaemia in mice. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter), Kasaya (Astringent) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Hrdya (good for heart), Ropana (healing), Grahi (constipative). | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases all three dosas | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Hrdya (good for heart) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Paste of the leaves is applied on the affected part in ulcers. 2. Mustard oil cooked with decoction and paste of Patala is useful in burn and alleviating pain, discharge, burning sensation and blisters. 3. For covering wound leaves of Kadamba (Anthocephalus cadamba), Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna), Nimba (neem), Patala (Stereospermum suaveolens), Asvattha (Ficus religiosa) and Arka (Calotropis procera) should be used. 4. Fruit and flowers mixed with honey should be given in "Hikka" (hiccough). 5. In conjunctivitis caused by blood, flowers of Patala pounded with honey or sugarcane juice should be used as collyrium. | ||||
| Formulation | Brhatpancamuladi kvatha, Dasamularista. | ||||
| Related drugs | Radermachera xylocarpa of the same family has been referred to as the source of this drug. | ||||
| Comments | Its flowers and fruit are astringent and sweet taste. They are cold in quality. It is said to pacify Kapha. Fruit is said to pacify Pitta. Bark pacifies Kapha and Vata. Its flowers and fruits pacify Vata and Pitta. According to Bhavaprakasa there are two varieties of Patala - Raktapuspa and Svetapuspa. The synonyms for Svetapuspa patala has been given as Ghantapatala, Kasthapatala, Muskaka. P. V. Sharma opines that it is a tree of different family. In Saligrama nighantu, there is a mention of six types of patala namely, patala, svetapatala, kasthapatala, bhumipatala, ksudrapatala, vallipatala. The authors of Indian Medicinal Plants consider Stereospermum personatum and S. suaveolens as patala where as describes it under S. personatum. P. V. Sharma describes it under S. suaveolens. White variety of Patala is said to be bitter and heavy. It is hot and pacifies Vata and Kapha. Patala is included under Sothahara gana by Caraka. Susruta includes in Brhatpancamula, Adhobhagahara and Aragvadhadi gana. Its synonym tamrapuspi indicates that its flowers are red. Krsnavrnta means its petiole is black in colour. Kumbhipuspa means the flowers are of the shape of kumbha (pot). Alivallabha means the flower is liked by bees. | ||||
| 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 194-197. 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 76. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi pp 362-365. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 223-225. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 235. | |||
| Remarks | The drug occurs in the trade as longitudinally split pieces of root. Commercial samples are often adulterated with the stem having a dark grey and warty surface. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/14 | ||||
