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Botanical Name :
Holarrhena Antidysenterica
Sanskrit Name:
Kutaj
English Name :
Connessi bark, Tellicherry bark
Family : Apocynaceae
Part used: Bark
, Seed
About Holarrhena Antidysenterica:
It is a large tree of 30 to 40 feet in height. Its flowers color
white and fruits of half inch in size.
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Phytochemical properties:
Around 30 alkaloids have been isolated from the plant, mostly
from the bark. These include conessine, kurchine, kurchicine,
holarrhimine, conarrhimine, conaine, conessimine,
iso-conessimine, conimine, holacetin and conkurchin.
Conessine from the bark killed free living amoebae and also
kills entamoeba histolytica in the dysenteric stools of
experimentally infected kittens. It is markedly lethal to the
flagellate protozoon. It is antitubercular Conkurchine is
hydrochloride hypotensive and vasodilator. Different experiments
showed that its aqueous and alcoholic extracts inhibited the
growth of different enteric organisms like staphylococcus aureus,
vibrio cholerae 01 & 0139, enteroinvasive and enteropathogenic
E.coli, species of Shigella, Salmonella typhimurium, S.
enteriditis, Klebsiella spp, Proteus mirabilis, Aeromonas spp,
Citrobacter freundii,Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas
aeruginosa.
Medicinal Uses:
It is one of the best drug for diarrhea. In chronic diarrhoea &
to check blood coming from stool, it should be given with
Isobgol, caster oil or Indrayav.
According to Ayurveda, the bark is useful in treatment of piles,
skin diseases and biliousness.
The bark is used externally in case of skin troubles. The bark
is mostly mixed with cow urine and applies it in affected parts.
In treatment of urinary troubles, the bark is given with cow
milk. The fresh juice of bark is considered good to check the
diarrhoea. In bleeding piles Decoction of Kutaj bark with sunthi
checks mucus & blood. Application of this herb is useful in Rh.
Arthritis & Osteoarthritis. The bark is used in chest affections
and as a remedy in diseases of the skin and spleen. It is a well
known herb for amoebic dysentery and other gastric disorders.
Herbal Extract packing:
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