Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Ratomusuri |
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| Formal name | Masura | |
Other names Tips！ | Masur, Masser, Masuri (H), Massur, Chanangi (K), MIsurpappu, Chirisanagalu (Te) | |
| Original plant name | Lens culinaris Medic. (= Lens esculenta Moench) | |
| Family name | Leguminosae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Kathmandu , Asan Bazar | |
| Collection date | 1990/08/ | |
| Collector | Akihito Takano | |
| TMPW No. | 11039 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Masura | ||
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| Synonyms | Triputa, Krsna, Kalaya, Madhura, Mangalyaka, Mangalya, Masurika, Ragadali, Prt thubijaka, Sura, Kalyanabija, Gurubija, Masuraka, Masurakhya, Pandura, Gabholika, Halasaka, Mangaliya, Masuravidala, Sura, Tambularaga, Vrihikancana. | |||
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| Original plant name | Lens culinaris Medic. (= Lens esculenta Moench) | |||
| Family name | Leguminosae | |||
| Used part | Seeds | |||
| Distribution area | It is grown throughout north India, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal and to a smaller extent in Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. | |||
| Remarks | Commonly cultivated. | |||
| Common uses | Seeds are sweet, refrigerant, astringent, constipating, diuretic and tonic. They are useful in ophthalmopathy, mammillitis, diarrhoea/diarrhea, dysentery, strangury, tumours/tumors, cardiopathy, foul and indolent ulcers, skin diseases, anaemia/anemia and general debility. Seeds are mucilaginous laxative, useful in cases of constipation and other intestinal affections. In the form of a paste it is useful for cleansing foul and indolent ulcers. | |||
| Therapeutic uses | Sula (colic), Gulma (phantom tumour/tumor), Grahani vikara (intestinal disorders), Vatamayavardhana (exacerbates the disorders due to Vata), Mutrakrcchra (dysuria). | |||
| Chemical constituent | Others - Lentil contains amylase (optimum pH, 6.25), proteolytic enzymes, phosphatase and phytase. - The germinating plant shows high dipeptidase activity. - A saponin, named esculenin (m.p. 173-75x) has been isolated in appreciable amounts. Asparagin is present in the embryo. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | ||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | |||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Madhura (Sweet) | |||
| Karma (General action) | Sangrahi (constipative), Varnya (improves complexion), Vatolbana (aggravates vata), Balya (improves strength), Adhmanakaraka (causes distension of the abdomen), Visosi (dries up), Caksusya (good for eyes), Vistambham janayati (causes vistambha), Hrdya (good for heart). | |||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Pitta, increases Vata | |||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Sangrahi (constipative) | |||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Hrdya (good for heart), Caksusya (good for eyes) | |||
| Traditional usage | 1. "Masura ghrta" (a formulation) is a compound preparation used in diarrhoea/diarrhea which contains Masura (Lens culinaris). 2. "Masura ghrta I" and " Masura ghrta II" are two compound preparations used in "Grahani" (sprue like condition). 3. Paste of Sunthi (dry ginger) and Bilva (Aegle marmelos) fruit taken with Masura soup alleviates disorders of "Grahani" (irritable bowels). 4. The parched flour of Masura mixed with honey and churned with juice of pomegranate checks "Tridosaja vami" (vomiting caused by three dosas). 5. Masura grains fried and dehusked, pounded with milk and mixed with ghee and honey are applied locally or the thorns of Salmali (Salmalia malabarica) pounded with milk may be applied on the face. 6. Masura pounded with milk and then mixed with ghee is applied on face which by a week becomes lustrous. | |||
| Comments | It is considered under sami dhanya varga (group of pulses). Dravyagunavijnana describes two varieties of Masura - big and small. Big is called masura and small is called masurika. Leaves of masura are said to have bitter taste and light in guality. It is said to cause distension of abdomen. | |||
| 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 309-312. 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 152. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 3, pp 309-312. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 294. | ||
| Last renewal date | 2023/12/11 | |||
