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Patola
Patola
BOTANICAL NAME
Tricosanthes Diocia Roxb
FAMILY
Cucurbitaceae
SANSKRIT NAME
Patola
HINDI
Parval
ENGLISH
Pointed Gourd
KANNADA
Kadu-padaval
TAMIL
Kambu Podalai
MALAYALAM
Kadu-padaval
MARATHI
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TELUGU
Kommupodalai, Peyu,Podal
DISTRIBUTION
It is distributed throught the plains of north india extends to assam and bengal
PARTS USED
Fruits, Leaf, Root
DOSE
Swarasa-10-20ml
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Nicotinic Acid, Riboflavin, Thimine, linoleic acid, cucurbita
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
QUALITY (GUNA)
Laghu and Ruksha.
TASTE (RASA)
Tika, Katu
METABOLISM (VIPAKA)
Katu
POTENCY (VIRYA)
Ushna
IMPACT (PRABHAVA)
Vrsya, Varnya, Deepana
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Kaphapittahara
- Vrshya
- Pachana
- Deepana
- Krimigna
- Hridhya
- Unripened fruit is good source of calcium, Iron and phosphorus
- Decoctions of leaves used for amenorrhoea
- Used as purgative
- Juice of leaves for externally for sores and various animal bites
THERAPEUTIC USES
- Jvara
- Kusta, Seed oil used for dermatitis
- Amlapitta
- Daha
- Khalitya
- Medoroga
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Patoladi ghrita
- Patoladi Choorna
- Patoladi Kashaya
- Kalingadi kwatha
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