Asana consists of heart-wood of Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (Fam.-Leguminosae), a moderate to large sized, deciduous tree, upto 30 m high and 2.5 m in girth, with straight clear bole, found mostly throughout Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Bihar and Orissa.
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SYNONYMS
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Sanskrit : Beejaka, Peetasara, Asanaka, Beejasara
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Assamese : Aajar
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Bengali : Piyasala, Pitasala
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English : Indian Kino Tree
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Gujrati : Biyo
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Hindi : Vijayasara, Bija
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Kannada : Bijasara, Asana
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Kashmiri : Lal Chandeur
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Malayalam : Venga
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Marathi : Bibala
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Oriya : Piashala
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Punjabi : Chandan Lal, Channanlal
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Tamil : Vengai
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Telugu : Yegi, Vegisa
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Urdu : Bijasar
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PROPERTIES AND ACTION
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Rasa : Ka5tu, Tikta, Kashya
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Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
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Virya : Ushna
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Vipaka : Katu
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Karma : Kushthaghna, Rashayana, Kaphapittashamaka; Galadoshaghna, Keshya, Tvacchya, Stambhana, Raktashodhana
IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Nyagrodh¡di Kwatha Churna¸ Asanavilv¡di Taila
THERAPEUTIC USES - Krimiroga, Kushtha, Prameha, Pandu, Medoroga
DOSE - 50-100 g of the drug for decoction.
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- PUBLISHED DATE : Nov 19, 2015
- PUBLISHED BY : Zahid
- CREATED / VALIDATED BY : Janardan Panday
- LAST UPDATED ON : Nov 19, 2015
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