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समगन्धिकम्
समङ्गा
समुद्रफलः
समुद्रान्ता
सुमनः
समन्तदुग्धा
सुमना
सुरङ्गं
सर्ज
सर्जकः
सर्जरसः
सुरतारक
सर्पाक्षी
सर्पाङ्गी
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धातकी
Botanical name -
Woodfordia fruticosa
Description -
Shrubs with spreading branches; bark smooth, brown, peeling off in fibrous strips. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, punctuate beneath. Flowers many, red, in axillary, paniculate cymose clusters. Capsule ellipsoid; seeds brown, obovate, smooth
Chemical Constituents-
Stem contains C-glycoside norbergenin, yields gum, Beta-sitosterol. Leaves contain lupeol, betulin, Beta-sitosterol , ursolic acid, betulinic acid, woodfruticosin, lawsone, dyeing principle of henna. Flowers contain woodfordins A-D, oenotherin A. Leaves and flowers contain ellagic acid, cyanidins, Beta- sitosterol.
Use -
Dried flowers astringent and stimulant. Commercial drug consisting of dried fruits, flowers, buds and broken pieces of inflorescence are used in bowel complaints, haemorrhage, menorrhagia and seminal weakness. It is used in dysentery, menorrhagia, dearrangement of the liver, inflammations and haemorrhoids. It is considered as a safe stimulant in pregnancy
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