Description:

BOTANICAL NAME
 

RANDIA SPINOSA

FAMILY
 

RUBIACEAE

SUBSTITUTE
 

RANDIA DUMETORUM

OTHER NAMES
 

SANSKRIT : Madan, Chardan, Pindi

HINDI : Mainphal

DISTRIBUTION
 

4000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN WHOLE OF INDIA

DOSE
 

Churna 3 - 6 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
 

Mannitol, Randialic acid, Saponins, Aglycones, Glucose, Yxlose,Rhamnose, Rania acid, Neutral saponins, Ursolic acid, Glucose,Sapogenin, Ursosaponin, Dumetoronins, Palmitic acid, Oleic acid,Arachidic, Lignoceric acid

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
 

Laghu, Ruksha

Kashay, Madhur, Tikt, Katu

Katu

Ushan

Vaman

THERAPEUTIC USES
 

Joint disorders

Vaataj vikaar

Chronic cold, cough

Leprosy