Folk Ghanti-chi-bhaaji (Maharashtra), Gatbhanjan, Satgathiyaa.
Action Herb—used in the treatment of headache. Root—prescribed as a mouthwash in toothache. Leaf— juice is given as an astringent
in haemorrhoids. Seeds—used as demulcent in diarrhoea and dysentery.
The weed contains beta-sitosterol, ursolic acid and D-mannitol. It is rich in calcium and phosphorus. Isorhamnetin, a flavonoid, is reported in the seeds.
Boswellia serrata Roxb.
Family Burseraceae.
Habitat The drier parts of Peninsular India.
English Indian Frankincense, Indian Olibanum.
Ayurvedic Shallaki, Susravaa, Gajabhakshyaa, Salai. Gum— Kunduru.
Unani Kundur(gum).
Siddha/Tamil Parangisambirani, Kungli.
Folk Salai Guggul.
Brassica campestris Linn. var. rapa CL.) Hartm.
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Action Gum-resin—antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antiatheroscierotic, emmenagogue, analgesic, sedative, hypotensive. Also used in obesity, diarrhoea, dysentery, piles, urinary disorders, scrofulous affections. Oil—used topically in chronic ulcers, ringworm.
Nonphenolic fraction of gum-resin exhibited marked sedative and analgesic effect in rats. It produced a marked and long-lasting hypotension in anaesthetized dogs.
Many derivatives of 3-keto-methyl- beta-boswellic ester, isolated from the gum-resin., have been prepared; a pyrazoline derivative exhibited maximum anti-inflammatory activity. (Gum-resin is used in osteoarthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, soft tissue fibrositis and spondylitis, also for cough, bronchitis, asthma, mouth sores.)
Essential oil from gum-resin—antifungal.
Gum-resin contains triterpenes of oleanane, ursane and euphane series.
Stem and fruit—hypoglycaemic.
Dosage Gum-resin—1—3 g (API Vol. IV.)
Brassica alba (L.) Boiss.
Synonym Sinapis alba L.
Family Cruciferae; Brassicaceae.
