Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market nameGond suhanjana
Formal nameSigru
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Soanjana (T), Sajna (B), Soanjana (H), Murunga (K), Sigru, Murinna (M), Sajana (Te), Murungai (Ta)
English nameDrumstick Tree
Original plant nameMoringa oleifera Lam. (= Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.), Drumstick Tree
Family nameMoringaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification gum
Collection informationIndia, New Delhi, Hans Raj & Sons
Collection date1991/05/07
CollectorTsuneo Namba, et al.
TMPW No.12550

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Scientific information data base

Crude drug nameAyurvedic name or
Sanskrit name, English name
Sigru (Gum), Drumstick Tree
SynonymsSobhanjana
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Original plant nameMoringa oleifera Lam. (= Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.)
Family nameMoringaceae
Used partGum, Root bark, Seeds
Distribution areaThroughout the hotter parts of India. Indigenous to sub Himalayan tracts from Chenab to Oudh, also cultivated.
RemarksCommon
Common usesGum is used for dental carries. Mixed with sesamum oil pourded into the ears for relief of otaligia.
Medical systemAyurveda (Traditional Indian medicine)
ReferencesReference book 

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[2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras)
Vol. 4 (Repr.1997), p 59.

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 170.

Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi
p 445.

Last renewal date2024/01/12