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Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary

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760 Appendix<br />

Botanical name/<br />

Part used<br />

<strong>An</strong>acyclus pyrethrum<br />

flowers<br />

<strong>An</strong>drographis paniculata<br />

plant<br />

Common use/Activity Form, Chemical marker(s)<br />

Stimulant, Sialogogue Powder: Alkaloids 0.5%<br />

Hepatoprotectant,<br />

<strong>An</strong>tiviral<br />

Powder/Paste: <strong>An</strong>drographolides<br />

>10%<br />

<strong>An</strong>ethum sowa seed Carminative Powder/Paste: Vol.Oil 3%<br />

Aphanamixis rohituka<br />

bark<br />

Astringent Powder: Tannins 10%<br />

Apium graveolens seed Carminative Powder/Paste: Vol. Oil 5%<br />

Argyreia speciosa root Alterative, Nervine tonic Powder: Resin 4.5%<br />

Asparagus adscendens root Nervine Tonic,<br />

Galactogogue<br />

Powder: Saponins >10%<br />

Asparagus racemosus root Galactogogue Powder/Paste: Saponins >15%<br />

Asteracantha longifolia<br />

herb<br />

<strong>An</strong>tirheumatic Powder/Paste: Alkaloids 0.35%<br />

Atropa belladonna leaf <strong>An</strong>tispasmodic, Sedative Powder/Paste: Alkaloids 0.95%–<br />

1.6%<br />

Atropa belladonna root <strong>An</strong>tispasmodic, Sedative Powder/Paste: Alkaloids 3%<br />

Azadirachta indica bark Astringent Powder: Bitters 1%<br />

Azadirachta indica leaf Blood purifier Powder/Paste: Bitters 2.5%<br />

Bacopa monnieri herb Brain Tonic Powder/Paste: Bacosides 15%–<br />

50%, Alkaloids 5%<br />

Barleria prionitis herb Lymphadenitis,<br />

Powder: Tannins 5%, Alkaloids<br />

Toothache<br />

0.5%<br />

Bauhinia variegata bark Alterative, antileprotic Powder, Tannins 25%<br />

Berberis aristata root Emmenagogue,<br />

Cholagogue<br />

Powder/Paste: Berberine >8%<br />

Bergenia ligulata root <strong>An</strong>tiurolithiatic Powder/Paste: Tannins 10%<br />

Boerhavia diffusa root Diuretic,<br />

Powder/Paste: Alkaloids 0.01%–<br />

Hepatoprotective 0.08%<br />

Boswellia serrata gum <strong>An</strong>tiarthritic Powder/Paste: Boswellic acids<br />

>50%<br />

Butea frondosa flowers Astringent Powder/Paste: Glycosides >8%<br />

Caesalpinia bonducella<br />

nut<br />

<strong>An</strong>tipyretic Powder/Paste: Bonducin 2.5%<br />

Calotropis gigantea root Emetic, <strong>An</strong>tiperiodic Powder/Paste: Alkaloids 0.3%

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