Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Katkatasi |
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| Formal name | Karkatakasrngi | |
Other names Tips！ | Kakarsinghi (T), Kakarsingi (B), Kakarsinghi (H), Dushtapacchattu (K), Karkatasrimgi (M), Kakarasringa (Te), Kakkatasringi (Ta), Kakulu sungu (Sin) | |
| English name | Crab's Claw | |
| Original plant name | Pistacia integerrima Stew. ex Brand. (= Pistacia khinjuk Stocks), Crab's Claw | |
| Family name | Anacardiaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | insect gall |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Patan, Kathmandu / Shresta | |
| Collection date | 1991/04/27 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 15663 | |
Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Karkatakasrngi, Crab's Claw | ||||
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| Synonyms | Srngi, Kulirasrngi, Natangika, Suhiraphala, Kulinga, Mata, Kuliravisanika, Ajasrngi, Vakra, Karkatakhya, Ghosa, Navamurdhaja, Candra, Mahaghosa, Srgalika, Kalika, Indukhanda, Latangi, Cakra, Sikhira, Karkatahva. | |||||
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| Original plant name | Pistacia integerrima Stew. ex Brand. (= Pistacia khinjuk Stocks) | |||||
| Family name | Anacardiaceae | |||||
| Used part | Galls | |||||
| Distribution area | Himalayas, Garhwal, Kumaon, Bengal, Assam, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. | |||||
| Remarks | Common. | |||||
| Common uses | Galls are aromatic, astringent and useful in asthma, cough and other diseases of respiratory tract. It is considered very effective in pulmonary affections. Oil from galls is used as a carminative. Galls, powdered and fried in ghee are given internally for dysentery. They are a good antidote to snake bite and scorpion sting. | |||||
| Therapeutic uses | Kasa (cough), Hikka (hiccough), Ksaya (emaciation), Svasa (respiratory disorders), Balajvara (infanitle fever), Urdhvavata (upward movement of Vayu), Trt (thirst), Vami (vomiting), Yaksma (tubercular affections), Aruci (lack of appetite) | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Others - The galls contain tannins (20-75%), an essential oil and a resin (5%). Galls contain triterpenic acids- Pistacienoic acid A and B, a triterpene alcohol, beta-Sitosterol and a waxy compound. Small amounts of lactonic stearoptene and caprylic acid are also present. - The oil contains alpha-pinene, camphene, dl limonene; 1,8-cineol, alpha-terpineol and aromadendrene 4-5%. | |||||
| Pharmacological effect | In moderate doses the oil has an antispasmodic action on involuntary muscles inhibiting excessive peristaltic movement of intestine. It has a depressant action on the CNS of guinea pigs and white rats when given in sub-lethal doses. The oil has a slight irritant action on the skin and mucous membrane. | |||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Kasaya (Astringent), Tikta (Bitter) | ||||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | |||||
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy), Ruksa (Dry) | |||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Vata | |||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Powder of Karkatakasrngi (Pistacia integerrima) should be licked with oil in "vatika" cough. 2. The same should be licked with ghee, sugar and honey followed by intake of milk. 3. Gruel cooked with Karkatakasrngi is beneficial for those suffering from asthma and hiccough. 4. Powder of Karkatakasrngi and seeds of radish mixed with honey and ghee alleviates asthma in children. 5. In order to check vomiting caused by Kapha, Karkatakasrngi mixed with Musta (Cyperus rotundus) should be taken. 6. Intake of paste of Karkatakasrngi dissolved in milk, keeping on the diet of cereals with sugar, ghee and milk enhances sexual strength. | |||||
| Formulation | Srngyadi curna, Karkatadi curna, Balacaturbhadra, Brhattalisadi Curna | |||||
| Comments | Synonyms like Srngi, Kulirasrngi, Karkataka refer to the horn like appearance of galls, Vakra denotes the curved nautre. This is included in Kasahara, Hikkanigrahana gana of Caraka and Kakolyadi of Susruta. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), pp 305-307. 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 195. 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 348. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol I, Ed. I, 1989. Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept. of Health, New Delhi p 66. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 1303. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 284-286. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 86. | ||||
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