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KUSUMBHA
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as Raw Dried & Powdered) |
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| BOTANICAL
NAME
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CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS
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| FAMILY |
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ASTERACEAE
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| SUBSTITUTE |
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Not Available
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| OTHER
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SANSKRIT
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Kusumbha, Vahnishikha, Vastraranjaka, Vyaghridala, Kantaphala
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HINDI
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Kusumba, Kusum, Barre, Karrah
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URDU
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Karha, Kusum
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ENGLISH
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Safflower, African saffron, American saffron, Bastard saffron, Dyer's saffron. false saffron, Wild saffron
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BENGALI
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Kajirah, Kesum phul
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GUJARATI
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Kasumbo, Karada
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KANNADA
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Kusumbe, Kusubbi
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MALYALAM
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Kuyimpu, Centurakam, Chendurakam
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MARATHI
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Kardai, Kardi, Kurdi
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PUNJABI
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Kar, Karar, Kurtam
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TAMIL
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Chendurukam. kusumba, Sendurgam, Senturakam
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| DESCRIPTION |
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An erect annual spiny herb 30-120 cm tall. Leaves alternate, simple, simple, rigid. Spinosely serrate, sessile or shortly petiolate, 3-15 * 1-5 cm, oblong-lanceolate or oblanceolate, entire or dentate-lobed.
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| PHARMACOGNOSY |
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Flower consists of involucral bracts and florets. Involucral bracts are in whorls, green, outer bracts ovate, oblong, leafy and inner bracts hard, spiny and conical. Florets bisexual, stalked, yellowish to orange-red, delicate, small, consisting of long stalk, corolla, androecium and gynoecium. Petals 5, linear, very thin, yellow to orange-red, united at base and free throughout the length and with acute apex.Stamens 5, united throughout the length and free at tip forming a staminal tube, each stamen consisting of a short, slender filament and 2 another lobes with sagittate base and acute apex.
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| DISTRIBUTION |
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It is clutivated throughout India in the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and in poor sandy soils of kumaon hills.
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| CULTIVATION |
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It is cultivated mostly as a rainfed crop for its seeds oil and dye from florets. It requires fertile, fairly deep, moisture retentive and well drained soil.
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LEAF, FLOWER, SEED, SEED OIL
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| DOSE |
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Seed powder 1-3 gm, Dried flower powder 3-6 gm, Oil 2.5-5 ml
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| CHEMICAL
CONSTITUENTS |
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Muristo-oleo-linolein, Myristo-dilinolein, Palmitooleolinolein, Palmito-dilinolein, Stearo-oleolinolein, Dioleo-linolein, Oleo-dilinolein, Trilinolein, Tryptamine, Campesterol, Cholesterol, Tetrcosenoic acid, Acacetin, Carthamin, Carthamone, Neocarthamin, Luteolin, Kaempferol glycoside, Poluacetylenes
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| PHYSICAL
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Total ash 12.956 %, Acid insoluble ash 1.024 %, Water soluble extractive 29.425 %, Ethanol soluble extractive 31.407 %, Pet. Ehter soluble extractive 8.051 %, Acetone soluble extractive 7.345 %, Chloroform soluble extractive 7.345 %, Chloroform soluble extractive 4.597 %
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| AYURVEDIC
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GUNA (Quality)
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RASA (Taste)
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VIPAK (Metabolism)
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VIRYA (Potency)
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PRABHAV (Impact)
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Guru, Snigdh
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Madhur, Kashay
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Katu
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Ushan
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Kaphashamak
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| PHARMACOLOGICAL
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Antiviral, Antitumour, Spasmolytic, Anticholesteremic, Antibacterial, Nematicidal, Diuretic, Diaphoretic, Carthartic, Antioxidant, Antiinflmmatory, Analgesic, Anticonvulsant, Antithrombosis, Antimycotic, Hypotensive
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| THERAPEUTIC
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Laxative
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Appetiser
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Diuretic
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Liver tonic
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Leprosy
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Boils
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Ringworm
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Scabies
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Leucoderma
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Haemorrhoids
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Bronchitis
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Carminative
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Aphorodisiac
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Arterosclerosis
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Chest pain
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Constipation
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Arthritis
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Purgative
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Calculi
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Dysuria
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| FORMULATIONS
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| ANTI-DOTE
(Nivaran Dravya) |
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Not avaialble
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