कुनाशकः - Alhagi camelorum
Name - यवासः
Botanical name - Alhagi camelorum
Description - Spiny shrubs with red flowers in panicles. Pod falcate, straight with sub-reniform seeds.
Chemical Constituents- Twigs contain alkaloids - Beta-phenethylamine, N-methyl-Beta-phenethylamine, N-methyltyramine, hordenine, 3,4-dihydroxy-Beta-phenethyl-trimethyl ammonium hydrozide, 3-methoxy-4-hydrozyl-Beta-phenethyl trimethyl ammoniun hydroxide, N-methyl-mescaline, salsolidine, small quantity of choline and betaline. Roots and stems contain alkaloid, also phytosterols.
Use - Plant laxative, diuretic, antibilious and antiseptic. Decoction of loots used for swellings and abscesses. Sugary exudation obtained from the plant used as an expectorant, anti-emetic and laxative.
