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Palasa
BOTANICAL NAME
Butea Monosperma
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SANSKRIT NAME
Palasa
HINDI
Kankeri,Chalacha
ENGLISH
Forest tree
KANNADA
Muttuga
TAMIL
Paras
MALAYALAM
Palisin,Somat
MARATHI
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TELUGU
Moduga chettu
DISTRIBUTION
It is globally distributed throught India
PARTS USED
Stem bark, Flowers, Seeds, Gum
DOSE
Swarasa-50-100ml,Choorna-3-6gm
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Butin, Glycine, Monospermin, Palasonin
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
QUALITY (GUNA)
Laghu, Snighda
TASTE (RASA)
Katu, Tikta
METABOLISM (VIPAKA)
KATU
POTENCY (VIRYA)
Ushnam
IMPACT (PRABHAVA)
Krimighna, Grahani
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Vata-kaphahara
- Dipana
- Grahi
- Krimghna
- Its flowers are tonic and nutritive
- It is anthelmintic used in intestinal worms
- It leaves are astringent
- It also contain diuretic property
THERAPEUTIC USES
Slipada, Krimi, Gulma, Grahani, Arshas, Pumsavana, Pliha roga
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Palasakshara taila
- Kumkumadi taila
- Vanga Basma