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Symplocos racemosa Roxb.
| Section/Chapter | Herb database/Lodhra |
|---|---|
| Botanical name(s) | Symplocos racemosa Roxb |
| Family | Symplocaceae |
| Availability | Available |
| Contributors | -- |
| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Publisher | Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre |
| DOI | Awaited |
English name
Symplocos tree/ Lodh tree
Therapeutic uses
Sotha(oedema), atisara(diarrhoea), netraroga(eye disease),raktapitta(bleeding disorder), pradara[1]
Synonyms in Charak Samhita
Tilvaka(it produces smoothness to the organs of the body), Brihatpatra, Tiritaka, Lodhra, Tirita(cure many disease), Shavara, Galava, Malav, Shavar lodhra, Savaraka, Sthulavalkala, Shabara
Synonyms in bhavaprakasa nighantu
Kramuka, sthulavalkal , jirna patra, bruhatpatra[2]
Varieties
Bhavaprakasa nighantu
Mentioned 2 types
- Lodhra
- Pattika lodhra
Dhanvantari nighantu
Mentioned 2 types[3]
- Lodhra
- Kramuka
Ayurvedic pharmacological properties
| Sr.no. | Pharmacological criteria | Properties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taste (rasa) | Astringent (kashaya), Bitter (tikta) |
| 2 | Potency (veerya) | Cold (sheeta) |
| 3 | Post digestion effect (vipaka) | Pungent (katu) |
| 4 | Qualities (Guna) | Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha) |
| 5 | Actions (karma) | Pacify Kapha and Pitta |
| 6 | Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) | Grahi |
Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions
| Sr.no. | Reference in Charak Samhita | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/116 | Shodhana (Twak) vriksha(Virechana) |
| 2 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 3/5 | Churna pradeha |
| 3 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(5) | Sandhaniya mahakashaya(promoting union/binding) |
| 4 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(46) | Shonitasthapana mahakashaya(hemostatics) |
| 5 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(31) | Purishsangrahaniya mahakashaya(faecal astringents) |
| 6 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 5/22 | Dhuma varti dravya |
| 7 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/144 | Kashaya-skandha(group of astringent drugs) |
| 8 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/44 | Naadi kalpana |
| 9 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/50 | Balak paricharya |
| 10 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/6 | Shodhanartha |
| 11 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 9/3 | Lodhra Synonyms |
| 12 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 12/35 | Yoga |
| 13 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/267 | As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila |
| 14 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/45 | In Yavagu prayoga |
| 15 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/66 | As a Raktapitta nashaka kwath dravya |
| 16 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/67 | Used along with Atarushakadi kwath |
| 17 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/73 | As an ingredient of Ushiradi churna |
| 18 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/81 | As an ingredient of Priyangvadi peya |
| 19 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/89 | As a ghrita prayoga |
| 20 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/99 | Used in Nasagata raktapitta.(bleeding disorder) |
| 21 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/104 | Used as Pradeha-Parisechana-Avagaha dravya |
| 22 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/27 | Used for making decoction in Kaphaj prameha(diabetes) |
| 23 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/30 | Used for making decoction in Pittaj prameha(diabetes) |
| 24 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/31 | Used for making decoction in Pittaj prameha(diabetes) |
| 25 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/38 | Trikantakadhya Tail/Ghrita in Vata-kaphaj prameha(diabetes) |
| 26 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/41 | Ingredient in Madhvasava |
| 27 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/93 | Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushth(skin disease) |
| 28 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/95 | Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kushth (skin disease) |
| 29 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/129 | Abhyantar and Bahyaprayogarth ,Pana, Snana |
| 30 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/131 | Abhyantar and Bahyaprayogath in Pittaj Kushth(skin disease) |
| 31 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/139 | As an ingredient of abhayarista |
| 32 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/159 | As an ingredient of kanakarista |
| 33 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/193 | Used in rakta arsha(hemorrhoids) |
| 34 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/197 | Used in rakta arsha(hemorrhoids) |
| 35 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/230 | As an ingredient of hriberadi ghrita |
| 36 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/79 | Used for virechana in vataja grahani |
| 37 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/158 | As an ingredient of Mulasava |
| 38 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 16/105 | As an ingredient of Gaud Arishta |
| 39 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/53 | As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaj atisara(diarrhoea) |
| 40 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/90 | As a pratisarana dravya |
| 41 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/109 | As a yoga dravya |
| 42 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/55 | For kashaya pana |
| 43 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/57 | For kashaya pana |
| 44 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/76 | As an ingredient of Sarivadi pralepa(external application) |
| 45 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/77 | As an ingredient of Naladadi pralepa(external application) |
| 46 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 21/97 | Avachurnana prayoga for vrana-ropana(healing of wound) |
| 47 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 22/36 | For lepa prayoga.(external application) |
| 48 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 22/43 | Management of pitta dominant trishna |
| 49 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/55 | As an ingredient of Mrita sanjivani agada |
| 50 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/57 | As an ingredient of Mrita sanjivani agada |
| 51 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/246 | As an ingredient of Amruta ghrita |
| 52 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/159 | Used as lepa in Madhyajanita daha.(burning due to alcoholism) |
| 53 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/66 | Used for avchurnana |
| 54 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/90 | As an ingredient of Kampillakadi taila |
| 55 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/110 | Used for vrana shaithilya, saukumarya & prasadana |
| 56 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/113 | Used for tvak janana |
| 57 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/101 | Used in Hrudshoola.(cardiac pain) |
| 58 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/191 | As an ingredient of Tejohvadi churna |
| 59 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/195 | As an ingredient of Kalak churna |
| 60 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/206 | As an ingredient of Khadiradi gutika |
| 61 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/217 | Used for Kavala in Arochaka(anorexia) |
| 62 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/233 | Used for Vidalaka in Vataja netraroga(eye disease) |
| 63 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/270 | As an ingredient of Mahaneela Ghrita |
| 64 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/30 | As an ingredient of Urustambha nashak Yoga |
| 65 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/84 | Tilvaka siddha ghrita is used in vata vyadhi, when other doshas are also involved |
| 66 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/111 | As an ingredient of Mahapadma taila |
| 67 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/79 | As an ingredient of Dhatakyadi taila |
| 68 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/91 | As an ingredient of Pushyanuga churna |
| 69 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/98 | Used in the treatment of Pittaja pradara |
| 70 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/118 | Used in the treatment of Sveta pradara |
| 71 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/119 | Used in the treatment of Sveta pradara |
Dose
- 3-5 gm of drug in powder form
- 20-30 gm of drug in decoction[4]
Important formulation
As per A.P.I.[5]
- Lodhrasava
- Pushyanuga churna
- Bruhata gangadhara churna
Current availability
Available
Current researches
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Symplocos%20racemosa
This article is under development
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 01:53.
- ↑ Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, haritakyadi varga, verse no.-215
- ↑ Pro. Dr. zarkhande oza , dr.umapati Mishra , dhanvanatari Nighantu. Edition 2016, Chaukhambha surbharti prakasana, chandanadi varga verse no. 156,158
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 01:53.
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 01:53.