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Kataka
Kataka
BOTANICAL NAME
Strychnos potatorum
FAMILY
Loganiaceae
SANSKRIT NAME
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HINDI
Nirmali
ENGLISH
Clearing nut
KANNADA
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TAMIL
Tetan-kottai
MALAYALAM
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MARATHI
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TELUGU
Chilla ginjalu
DISTRIBUTION
It is found all over India
PARTS USED
Seeds, Root
DOSE
Choorna 1-3g
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Mannogalactan, diaboline, antirhine, norharmane CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS AYURVEDIC
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
QUALITY (GUNA)
Laghu, Visada
TASTE (RASA)
Kashaya, Madhura
METABOLISM (VIPAKA)
Madhura
POTENCY (VIRYA)
Sita
IMPACT (PRABHAVA)
Kapha vata hara
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Caksusya-It is helpful in eye disesases
- Sotha- Its anti-inflammatory property helps to reduce odema
- Kusta- It can be effectively used in skin aliments
THERAPEUTIC USES
Prameha- Its anti diabetic property helps in diabetes
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Kataka khadira kashaya
- Kataka kramuka kashya
- Katakadyanjanam