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KUTAJA
BOTANICAL NAME Holarrhena antidycentrica
FAMILY Apocynaceae
SANSKRIT Kalinga, Girimallika
ENGLISH Kurchi
HINDI Kuda
KANNADA Korachi
MALAYALAM Kodagapala
TELUGU Kodisepala
TAMIL Veppalai
MARATHI Kuda

DISTRIBUTION

Common in tropical parts of India and in sub Himalayan tract.

PARTS USED Bark, leaves, seeds, flowers
DOSE Churna:3-6gm, kashaya:50-100ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Conessidine, connessimine, conkurchine, holarrhenine, holarrhimine, holadysamine etc

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

QUALITY (GUNA) Laghu, Ruksha
TASTE (RASA) Tikta, Kashaya
METABOLISM (VIPAKA) Katu
POTENCY (VIRYA) Sita
IMPACT (PRABHAVA) Deepana, grahi

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION

  • Antipyretic: helps in reducing fever and fever due to infections.
  • Anti-inflammatory:reduces infalammations of the skin by improving the immunity.
  • Antibacterial, antifungal: reduces skin problems.
  • Anthelmentic: removes intestinal worms.
  • Its grahi property helps in arresting diarrhea and maintains the hydration of the body.

THERAPEUTIC USES

  • Pithatisara: seeds and bark of kutaja are pounded with honey and ativisha is added to it, this combination is taken with rice water.
  • Kushta: paste of kutaja is applied externally.
  • Jvara: decoction prepared out of kutaja bark is taken along with rice water.
  • Shonitarsha: bark powder is given with ghee.
  • Bark decoction is made and rock salt is added and can be applied in inflamed joints.

SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS

  • Kutajarishta
  • Kutajavalehya
  • Kutaja Ghana vati etc

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