Kalamegha kampillaka- kanchanara

LECTURE NOTES FOR BAMS STUDENTS

1. MEDICINAL PLANTS – LECTURE NOTES FOR BAMS STUDENTS KALAMEGHA- KAMPILLAKA- KANCHANARA

2. Andrographis paniculata Acanthaceae Bhunimba , Yavaakara phala , Yava tikta Charaka - Ambashtadi gana In some places Bhoonimba is considered as Kirata tikta but originally Kirata tikta is Swertia chirata

3. Morphology It is an erect, annual herb and 30-90 cm tall with upper part of stem quadrangular while the lower part nearly rounded stem Leaves are opposite sessile or subsessile , linear- lanceolateor lanceolate , 3-8 cm long, acute, glabrous or minutely puberulous beneath and base cuneate , margin slightly undulate. The small flowers are pink, solitary, arranged in lax spreading  racemes  or  panicles . The fruit is a capsule around 2 cm (0.79 in) long and a few millimeters wide. [4]  It contains many yellow-brown seeds. The seeds are subquadrate , rugose and glabrous .

4. Useful part The whole plant Chemical constituents: Andrographolides , andrographin , andrographidine , andrographin , oroxylin A, wogonin , paniculides etc

5. GUNAKARMA VIJNANA

6. Rasa panchaka Rasa- Tikta Guna - Laghu , rooksha , sara Veerya - Sheeta Vipaka – Katu Write DK, BK and RK Dosage – Powder 1-3 gms Yogas - Bhoonimbadi choorna,Bhunimbadi kashaya etc

7. KAMPILLAKA Mallotus philippensis Euphorbiaceae Raktanga , Rechana , Karkasha , Rajanaka , Varnaka Ganas Charaka – Virechana Susrutha - Shyamadi gana , Adhobhagahara Vagbhata - Nikumbhadi gana , Shyamadi gana

8. MORPHOLOGY It is known as the kamala tree or red kamala or kumkum tree, due to the fruit covering, which produces a red dye A bush to small or medium-sized tree, up to 25 metres tall and a trunk diameter of 40 cm. The trunk is fluted and irregular at the base. Small branches are greyish brown in colour , with rusty covered small hairs towards the end. Leaves are opposite on the stem, ovate to oblong in shape. The upper surface is green without hairs, the underside pale grey in colour .

9. MORPHOLOGY Yellow-brown flowers form on  racemes . Racemes up to 6 cm long. Male and female flowers grow on separate trees . The fruit is a three lobed capsule, 6 to 9 mm broad, covered in red powdery substance . The fruit hairs are called Kampillaka rajas

10. Guna karma vijnana

11. RASA PANCHAKA Rasa – Katu Guna - Laghu , rooksha , theekshna Veerya – Ushna Vipaka – Katu Part used – Flowers, fruit hairs Chemical constituents- Rottlerin , Kamalins 1 and 2 , Betulin , saponin , isorottlerin etc

12. KANCHANARA Bauhinia variegata Caesalpiniaceae Gandari , Sonapushpaka,Kanchanaka , Kovidara , Karbudara , Svalpa kesari , Yugapatraka etc Ganas Charaka – Vamanopaga Susrutha - Kashayavarga , Urdhwabhagahara

13. VARIETIES Samhitas - Kovidara and Karbudara Bhavamishra - Kanchanara and Kovidara ( Tamra pushpa ) Nighantu ratnakara – Three varieties of Pita, Rakta and Shwetha

14. MORPHOLOGY It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 10–12 metres .  The  leaves  are 10–20 centimetres (3.9–7.9 in) obcordate shaped, long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The  flowers  are conspicuous, bright pink or white with five petals. the   fruit  is a  seedpod  15–30 centimetres long, containing several  seeds . 

15. USEFUL PART Stem bark, flowers Chemical constituents – Bita setosterol lupeol , kaemferol - 3 glucoside etc

16. GUNA KARMA VIJNANA

17. Rasa panchaka Rasa – Tuvara Guna - Laghu , rooksha Veerya – Sita Vipaka – Katu Dosage Powder- 3-6 gms Kwatha - 40 ml Yogas - Kanchanara guggulu , Kovidaradi kashaya , Kanchana gutika etc