BOTANICAL NAME??????????
ABRUS PRECATORIUS
FAMILY
LEGUMINOSAE
SYNONYMS NAMES
Sanskrit Name :- Angaravallari, Angaravalli, Aruna, Bhilabhushana, Bhillabusana, Chakrashalya, Chataki, Chudala,Chudamani, Dhvankshanakha,Durmogha, Goonja, Gunja, Gunjika, Kaka, Kakachinchi, Kakachinchibijam, Kakachinchika, Kakadani, Kakajangha, Kakananti,Kakanantika, Kakashimbi, Kakatikta, Kakatundika,Kakavallari, Kakini, Kaksha, Kamboji, Kanchi, Kanichi, Krishnachudika,Krishnala, Kunni, Mirintika, Rakta,Raktala, Raktika, Saumya, Shangushtha, Shikhandi,Shikhandini,Shitapaki,Shvetabija,Shvetagunja,Shvetaraktika, Shvetkamboji, Shvetochchata, Shyamalachuda, Tulabija, Uchchatta, Vaktrashalya, Vanya, Vayasadini
Hindi Name :- Gunj, Chirmiti, Gaungchi, Ghungchi, Ghunghachi, Guncaci, Gunchi, Gunci,Gunja, Kunch, Rati, Tatti, Gunji, Ratki,Gumchi, Gaunchhi,Ratigiri, Ratti, Rattak, Bhut kesi, Gunj ratt, Rauns, Raktan, Gunjratt, Charmoli, Charmoi, Chanboi,Sarmai, Chormoi, Chirmi
English Name :- Coral pea, Crab s eye, Indian liquorice, Lucky or paternoster bean, Rati, Jequerity seed, Jumbie beans, Rosary pea
Tamil Name :- Adimaduram, Adingam, Adisamiyai, Gundu-mani, Kunri-mani, Gundumani, Kunrimani, Kunri, Venkunrivittu, Kunricceti,Kunrivittu
Telgu Name :- Atimadhuramu, Guri-ginja, Gurija, Gurivenda, Guru-venda, Guruginia
Bengali Name :- Kunch, Kunch, Kawet
Marathi Name :- Gunj, Khaksi, Gunja, Chanoti, Gunchi, Kunch, Gunji, Lahan-gunj
Gujrati Name :- Chanothi
Kannada Name :- Galaganji, Gul-ganji, Gunja, Gunji, Guruganji, Gurugunji, Haga, Jeshtamadhu, Madhuka, Madhukavalli, Gulaganji, Gulagunji
Malyalam Name :- Atimadhuram, Cekkunni, Coonycooroo, Gunja, Irattimadhuram,
Kakani, Klitakam, Konni, Kunni, Kunnikkuru,Kunnikuru, Madhukam
Urdu Name :- Ghunchi, Tukhm kunch, Maghz tukhm kunch, Ghungchi safaid, Ghunchchi surkh
Tibetan Name :- Ma ru rtse, O la mase dmarpo, Ol ma se dkar po, Ol ma sedmar po(d)
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
PLANT DESCRIPTION(Botanical Identification) :- Woody climbers. Leaves paripinnate; leaflets 10 – 20 in opposite pairs, ovate, obovate or oblong. Racemes cowded, many flowered, ususally shorter than the leaves. Flowers sub sessile,pale – purple to yellowish.
Root : Pericycle with alternate bundles of sclerenchyma cells and small heavily thickened fibres, multiseriate vessels and rays, some of the ray cells pitted and porous vessels are the diagnostic characters of root.
Seed : It is characterised by the combination of black and red colours on the seed coat, macrosclerides forming the epidermal layer of the seed coat consisting of radically elongated quadrangular cells with heavily thickened walls and narrow lumens, long irregular, wavy,thin walled and pitted cells under the macrosclerides; seed weight, volume, specific gravity, swelling factor, quantitaive values viz. percentage of dry matter, moisture, total sugar, extractives and ash values of both seed and root powder may laso play important role in identification and standardisation.
PART? USED?????????? :- SEED, ROOT, LEAF
DOSAGE? ?:- Seed churna 0 – 180 mg, Root / leaf churna 1 – 3 gm
Total ash 8.15 %, Acid insoluble ash 0.94 %, Water soluble extractive 13.67 %, Ethanol soluble extractive 6.21 %
SCIENTIFIC/CLINICAL USES????
Fungistatic?? |??? Anticancer?? |???? Antibacterial?? |????? Analgesic???? |
Antimuscarinic??? |????? Antispasmodic????? |??????? Abortifacient????? |????? Uterine??? |?? stimulant??? |? Antifertility?? ??|???? Germicide? ? ?|? ? ? Antitumour? |? Antiimplantation? |?? Oxytocic, Antimicrobial
CLASSICAL FORMULATIONS??? Nilibhrngadi taila
GERERNAL USES
- Dried leaves and root powder is given orally in case of eye complaint ; decoction of young leaves is given orally for cough; leaf powder is given orally in case of urine problems; seed extract is used in sciatica. It is one of the ingredients of ‘Tranquil’ for relieving stress and anxiety.
AYURVEDIC ATTRIBUTES????????
GUNA (Quality)??????
Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshan
RASA (Taste)?????????
Tikt, Kashay
VIPAK (Metabolism)?????????
Katu
VIRYA (Potency)???
Ushan
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