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Aavartaki / Tanner's cassia

Cassia Auriculata is Helpful in Abdominal Disorders

BOTANICAL NAME CASSIA AURICULATA
FAMILY LEGUMINOSAE
SANSKRIT NAME Avartaki, Bhumyahulya, Carmaranga, Mandari, Visanika, Ahula,
Talopota, pitakilaka.
ENGLISH Tanner’s Cassia.
HINDI Tarwar, Awai, Aval, Tarwan, Taroda.
KANNADA Avara gida, Avarike, Tangadi, Tangedi, Bobbade.
MALAYALAM AVara, Aviram, Jimute, Ponnaviram, Avaram
TELUGU Tangedu, Tangera, Merikatangaru, Tangar, Avaray
TAMIL Aviraittol, Sadurguli, Summai, Avaram.
MARATHI Tarwar, Tharoda, Taroda, Avul.

DISTRIBUTION

In India it is found in dry zones of peninsular India, Western and Central India, and even it is cultivated in some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

PARTS USED Leaf, flower, seeds.
DOSE Leaf Juice 50 to 100 ml, flower juice 10 to 20 ml, Seed churna 3 to 6
grams.

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Tanin, methanolic extracts.

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

QUALITY (GUNA) Laghu, Ruksha.
TASTE (RASA) Kashay, Tikt.
METABOLISM (VIPAKA) Katu
POTENCY (VIRYA) Sheetha
IMPACT (PRABHAVA) Stambhana.

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION

  • Antidiabetic property of Avartaki extracts are helpful in controlling diabetes.
  • Antimutagenic property helps to improve immunity system.
  • Antifertility activity is having some actions shows in the form of contraceptive property

THERAPEUTIC USES

  • Skin disorders.
  • Abdominal Disorders, constipation, liver diseases, and Premature Ejaculation.
  • Diabetes.
  • Eye infections (conjunctivitis).
  • Joint and muscle pains or Rheumatism.

SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS

Special precautions to be taken while patient is on Anti epileptic medicines such as Carbamazepine where chances of increasing effects and side effects of Carbamazepine may happen. Diabetic patients who are on antidiabetic medications may also take precaution in consuming
this medicines.

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