Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Iriveria |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Valakam | |
Other names Tips！ | Iriweriya (Sin), Vaalak (H), Muchivala (K), Iruveli (M), Vettiveru (Te), Kuruver (Ta) | |
| Original plant name | Coleus zeylanicus (Benth.) L. H. Cramer | |
| Family name | Labiatae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | stem + leaf |
| Collection information | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Colombo , Ayurveda Cooperation | |
| Collection date | 1983/02/ | |
| TMPW No. | 1588 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Valakam | |||
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| Synonyms | Bala, Hribera, Varhista, Udicya, Kesambu, Kesya, Pinga, Lalanapriya, Kuntala, Usira, Kacamoda, Sasindudha. | ||||
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| Original plant name | Coleus zeylanicus (Benth.) L. H. Cramer | ||||
| Family name | Labiatae | ||||
| Used part | Whole plant | ||||
| Distribution area | Occurs in the mid and low country elevations in Ceylon, commonly cultivated in most gardens for medicinal purposes. | ||||
| Common uses | The plant is cooling, carminative, tonic, aromatic, astringent, diuretic, diaphoretic and stomachic and is used in fevers, dysentery, diarrhoea/diarrhea, vomiting, dyspepsia, indigestion, thirst, dermatitis, ulcers, burning sensation, strangury, leprosy, skin diseases, leucoderma and bleeding disorders. It acts as a cholagogue and is useful for acute and chronic congestion of the liver. It is administered to infants who pass clay coloured stools with excellent results. It is an antidote for tarantula bites. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Hrllasa (nausea), Aruci (anorexia), Visarpa (erysepalas), Hrdroga (heart disease), Atisara (diarrhoea/diarrhea), Jvara (fever), Kustha (skin diseases), Vrana (ulcer), Trsna (thirst), Svasa (asthmatic conditions), Kasa (cough), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders). | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Diterpenoids 7beta-acetoxy-6beta-hydroxyroyleanone, 7beta,6beta-dihydroxyroyleanone, 7alpha-acetoxy-6beta-hydroxyroyleanone (*C1) | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Dipana (appetiser), Pacana (digestive), Kesya (good for hair). | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha, Pitta | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Hrdroga (cardiac diseases) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Hrivera (Coleus zeylanicus) is one of the ingredients of the popular formulation known as "Sadanga paniya" (a formulation) which besides Hrivera contains Musta (Cyperus rotundus), Parpata (Fumaria vilantii), Usira (vetiver), Candana (sandal) and Sunthi (dry ginger). It is used in fever. 2. Cold infusion of Hrivera is used in burning sensation. 3. Milk processed with Hrivera, Nilotpala (Nymphaea nouchali) and Musta is particularly efficacious in bleeding from rectum. 4. Hrivera is enters a compound formulation called "Hriveradi ghrta". 5. Water processed with Hrivera and Sunthi should be given to drink in diarrhoea/diarrhea. 6. In diarrhoea caused by Pitta, powder of Bilva (Aegle marmelos), Darvi (Berberis aristata), Hrivera and Duralabha (Tragia involucrata) mixed with honey should be taken along with rice water. 7. In thirst due to alcoholic drink, water processed with Hrivera should be given. 8. Prapaundarika (sugarcane), Hrivera, Darvi, Madhuka (liquorice) and Bala (Sida retusa) should be applied as paste in "visarpa" (erysipelas) separately or in combination. 9. Hrivera mixed with sugar and honey and taken with rice water checks all types of diarrhoea, thirst, vomiting and fever in children. 11. It is included in Hriveradi formulation used in spider poisoning. | ||||
| Formulation | Sadanga paniya, Hriberadi ghrta. | ||||
| Comments | There exists controversy in the identification of Hrivera. Some authors including author of Plectranthus vettiveroides as Hrivera considering Coleus vettiveroides as synonymous with it. P. V. Sharma identifies Valeriana hardwichii as Hribera. Pavonia odorata has been assigned by some authors. However, Ayurvedic Formulary of India published by the Government of India has identified Hribera as Coleus vettiveroides. In South India C. zeylanicus is invariably used as Hrivera. It is called usira as it resembles usira in appearance and fragrance. | ||||
| 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 318-320. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi p 498. Medicinal plants (Indigenous and exotic) used in Ceylon, Vols. 1-5, 1982. Jayaweera, D.M.A., The National Science Council of Sri Lanka, Colombo Vol. 3, p 10. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 415. | |||
| Research paper | *C1 Mehrotra, R., Vishwakarma, R. A.,and Thakur, R. S.; Phytochemistry, 28, 3135-37 (1989). | ||||
| Remarks | Coleus zeylanicus, a native of Ceylon and seen under cultivation in South India, is used as the source of the drug Valakam or Hribera in Ayurveda. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/01/10 | ||||
