INTRODUCTION
Baliospermum
montanum is an important medicinal plant, found in southern-western ghats of
india. It is commonly known as danti. The plant is a stout monoecious under
shrub with many shoots from the base. The various parts of the plant like
roots, leaves and seeds are used traditionally for the treatment of various
ailments in Ayurveda, roots are used to cure jaundice, leucoderma, skin
diseases, wound and as an anthelmintic, leaves are found to be useful in
asthma, bronchitis and in treating abdominal tumor, seeds are used as purgative
and gastric complaints. Decoction of stem is used to get relief from toothache.
The
literature revealed the presence of number of chemical constituents like
Glycoterpenoids, steroids, Flavonoids etc… the solvents and aqueous extract of
only roots have been studied and found to posses Anticancer, Antimicrobial,
free radical scavenging, immune-modulatory, hepato protective an anthelmintic.
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Sanskrit
name- Danti
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Latin
name- Baliospermum montanum
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Family-
Euphorbiaceae
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Kula-
Eranda Kula
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Gana-
According to Charaka- Virechaniya, Mulini
o
According
to sushruta- adhobhaga hara, syamadi
Euphorbiaceae family
Herbs,
shurbs or small trees of various habit with milky juice, stem slender and leafy
or thick and fleshy and sometimes leafless or nearly so. Leaves opposite or
less commonly alternate. Flowers
monoecious, combined in an inflorescence of many male florets surrounding a
solitary female, arranged in a common 4-5 lobed perianth. Like involucer with
thick glands and the mouth, each gland often bearing a petaloid spreading white
or colored limb. Male flowers a stalked stamens without floral envelope. Female
flowers, ovary 3 celled on an ultimately excerted stalk in the centre of the
involucer; ovule solitary in each cell, style 3 free or connate. Fruit is
capsule of 3-2 valved cocci, spreading elastically from a persistent axis and
dehiscing ventrally or both ventrally and dorsally. Seeds albuminous,
cotyledons broad, flat. The flower- heads in the genus have all the appearance
of a single 2 sexual flowers especially when the involucer bears petal like
appendages. Species 750 cheifly subtropical and warm temperature.
HISTORY
v
In
Vedic literature no herbs is described in the name of danti.
v
It
is considered as one among the best Virechaka dravya.
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Chitra
of bhedaniya group is considered as danti by cakrapani.
v
According
to Charaka:-
·
Charaka
considered danti as in virechaniya gana. The root only indicated for the
Virechana.
·
He
quoted it as the example of prabhava dravya. Aashukari, Vyavayi, Vikasi are the
prabhava of danti.
v
According
to Susruta, the danti comes under the adhobhaga hara and shyamadi gana.
v
In
Sharangadara Samhita, were quoted the reference of preparations,
Kangayana gudika in gudika preporation and Dantyadi lepa.
v
In
Sahasra yoga explained the yoga’s of Dantitrivrit Kashayam, dantibeejati
gudika, dantyarishta etc…
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In
Ashtanga hrudaya one preparation mentioned for Kushta roga.
v
Trough
out the literature mostly danti and dravanti are described together.
SYNONYMS
NO.
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NAME
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Ni.A
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R.Ni
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B.P
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Sh.Ni
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S.Ni
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A.M
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K.Ni
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D.Ni
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1
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Danti
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2
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Udhumbaraparni
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3
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Erandaphala
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4
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Sheeghra
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5
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Upachitra
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6
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Prathyekasreni
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7
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Virechani
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8
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Gunapriya
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9
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Nikumbha
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10
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Madhupushpa
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11
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Mukulaka
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12
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Shyonaghanda
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13
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Nagasphotha
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14
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Ni-Shalyatha
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15
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Vakradanta
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16
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Vishalya
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17
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Vishodhani
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18
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Kumbhi
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19
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Nagadanti
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20
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Laghudanti
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21
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Dantika
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22
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Dakshayani
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MEANING OF SYNONYMS
·
Danti
It will be cures
the diseases like Arsha, Kushta etc…
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Udhumbaraparni
Its leaves
resembles the shape of udhumbara(F.glomerata)
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Earandaphala
Its seeds are
similar to those of earanda or its seeds acts as purgative just like earanda.
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Mukulaka
It makes the
skin appear beautiful again as it treats al skin diseases effectively.
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Sheeghra
Strong purgative
or acts quickly.
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Virechani
Its root is the
best virechaka dravya.
NOMENCLATURE
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Kingdom - Plantae
(Unranked) - Angiosperms
(Unranked) - Eudicots
(Unranked) - Rosids
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Order – Malpighials
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Family
–Euphorbiaceae
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Sub.Family
–Crotonoideae
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Tribe –Codiaeae
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Genus –Baliospermum Blume
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Species –Baliospermum montanum
VERNACULAR NAMES
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Hindi
–Danti, Hakum, Hakun
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Bengal
- Danti, Hakum, Hakun
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Gujerat
– Dantimul, Jamalgota
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Marathi
– Danti
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Telugu
– Ettadundiga, Kanakapata
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Tamil
– Kattamaraku, Niradimutta
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Malayalam
– Dantika, Katalavanakku, Nagadanti, Nirattimutta
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Oriya
– Donti
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Lepcha
– Poguntig
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Canarese
– Danti, Katuharalu
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North-Western
Provinces – Janglijamalgota
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Burma
– Natcho
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Persia
– Bedanjirekhatai
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Arabic
– Habbussalatinebarri
HABITAT
The
deciduous and semi-evergreen forest all over most of India up to 1000 m
altitude in Himalayas and 1800 m in the South Western Ghats.
HABIT
A leafy
stout usually monoecious under shrub 0.9-1.8 m height, with herbaceous branches
from the root, glabrous except the young shoots and sometimes the leaves
beneath.
Leaves
Leaves
sinuate-toothed, the upper small lanceolate, penninerved, the lower large,
reaching 15-30 cm long and often as broad, ovate, often palmately 3-5 lobed,
base rounded or cuneate, 2-glandular, petioles 5-15 cm long, stipules of 2
glands.
Flower
Flowers
in numerous axillary racemosa or contracted panicles, all male or with a few
female below.
Male flowers:- Calyx globose, 2.5 mm long, 4-5 partite, glabrous
or slightly pubescent, segments sub-orbicular, concave imbricate, membranous,
finely mottled disc of 6 glands. Stamens about 20.
Female flower:- Sepals ovate-lanceolate, pubescent, not accrescent
in fruit. Disk 2.5mm diameter, thin entire. Ovary hairy, stylesabout 1.5mm
long, thick, 2-partite, dull red the stigmatic surface is smooth, not
fimbricate capsule 8-13 mm long, obovoid, usually hairy of thre valved
crustaceous cocci.
Seed
Seeds 8
by 5 mm. ellipsoid, quite smooth, mottled.
PHYTOCHEMISTRY
Danti
has been explored phytochemicaly by various researches and found to possess
number of chemical constituents. The phyto-chemical studies on the root of
B.montanum reveled presence of five phorbol esters, viz. Montanin(C32H48O8),
Baliospermin, 12-dehydroxyphrobol-13-palmitate,
12-deoxy-16-dehydroxyphrobol-13-palmitate, and
12-deoxy-5β-hyroxyphrobol-13-myristate. A preliminary phyto-chemical study on
the roots showed the presence of flavonoids, glycosides, sterols, and absence of
alkaloids, saponins and terpenoids.
Studies based on seeds reported the
presence of glycosides and terponids. A non-vicinal dihydroxy mono-saturated
acid was isolated from the seed oil and characterized as 11,13-dihydroxy tetra
costans-9-enoic acid designated as axillarenic acid.
The
leaves showed the presence of steroids, terpenoids, flavonoids and absence of
alkaloids and saponins in the leaves of the plant. The flavonoids are absent in
the stem and root. The thin layer chromatography(T.L.C) shows six spots,
indicate there are six different flavonoids present in the drug. Out of these
one, corresponds to rat input as a reference substance. Triterpence are found
to be present in the root, stem and leaf.
PHARMACOGNOSY
MICROSCOPICAL CHARACTERS
Stem
Young
stem is green while old one is greenish brown to brown. Surface is glabrous
having small round or oval lenticles. Nodes are very close at the base but
quite apart towards the apex. Young stem is spirally twisted and slightly
angular. Fracture is fibrous except in pith which covers 1/2- 2/3 of the
diameter and is many times hollow. The drug has no specific odour and taste is
slightly astringent.
Leaves
Leaves
are thin penninerved, glabrous except in
some, lower is pubescent, Apex is acute. Upper young leaves are small
lanceolate and serrate, while lower one is reach upto 15 to 30 cm length and 10
to 20 cm in bridth. They are oblong lanceolate sinuate toothed. Base is
rounded. Two glandular petiole, is 5 to 10 cm long, hairy and has groove on the
upper surface.
Root-stock
Closely
resembles the root appearance and not thicker than root. Surface is rough,
having distinct nodes and buds in the axil of the scale leaf. Many rootlets are
coming out from the surface. Transversely smoothed surface shows distinct but
small pith in the centre. Cohile most of the tissue is composed of xylem. Bark
is very thin. Root surface is longitudinally striated having big transversely
elongated lenticels. Central part is composed of solid core of xylem.
MICROSCOPICAL CHARACTERS
Matured stem
In the matured stem, cork either suberized, or
lignified consist of 4 to 10 layers. Epidermis is still persistent on the old
stem above the cork except at lenticles, where the epidermis ruptures. Outer
cortex is 3- 4 layered cholenchymatous, the cells are flattened tangentlly.
Inner cortex is perichymatous. Very few fibres are present. Nearly Circular or
slightly flattened non lignified to lignified striated fibres are present in
pericycle either isolated or in a group. Phloem moderately big zone, consist of
severe tissues and phloem parenchyma and a few phloem fibres. Medullary rays
are generally uniciliated.
Leaf Lamina
One layer of palisade is present below the upper
epidermis. Upper epidermal cells are slightly bigger than those of lower
epidermis. Cluster crystals of calcium oxalate are distributed throughout the
mesophyll. They are of two types. Bigger ones are evenly distributed amongst
the smaller ones. Bigger clusters measure 34- 45 µ in diameter while smaller
ones measure 15- 25µ in diameter. Trichomes are slightly less on upper surface
127-225-315µ long and 17-26-35µ broad at the base. Stomata are of rubaceous
typw. Sometimes collapsed or half collapsed stomata are also foundStomatal index
of upper epidermis is 1-6, of lower epidermis is 10-13 and palisade ratio is 9
to 11.
Root
Cork is
composed of 4-12 layers cells suberized or lignified and measure T-46-76µ.
Phelloderm is a big zone consist of outer 2-3 layers of flattened collenchyma followed
by a parenchymatous zone. Large number of fiber present similar to those of
root stock. Phloem fibers are visible. They resemble those of phelloderm. Xylem
consist of fibers, vessels and xylem parenchyma of the same type as those of
root stock. Medullary rays are
mono-seriated rarely bi-seriate. Crystals are similar to those from root
stock, absent in xylem. Brown pigment is present in the cork but less in
phelloderm and phloem. The fibers deposited with pigment found in stem are
quiet uncommon in root.
Cell contents
Rosette,
prisms and clusters of calcium oxalate crystals are present in the stem
clusters of calcium oxalate crystals are present in the leaf and root. Starch
grains are present in all parts.
CONTROVERSIES
There exist some controversy on the identification of
this plant.
Danti/laghudanti-
Baliospermum montanum
Dravanti/brhatdanti-
Jatropa curcus
Though
there is controversy in the botanical source for Dravanti, new problem arose
with the consideration of jayapala as dantibeeja. Some scholars have wrongly
interpretd the ethmology of this synonym of jayapala as the seed of danti.
Actually the synonym dantibeeja indicates that the seed of jayapala resemble
that of danti. Hence jayapala may be Croton tiglium as accepted generally.
PART
USED
Root,
leaves and seed
VARIETIES
§
Bhavaprakasha,kayyadeva,
caraka, raja nighandu are mentioned two verities of danti
1.
Danti/Laghudanti
2.
Dravanti/Brhatdant
§
According
to cakrapani
Commented on this context that “dantyashyavani, dravanthyasthamrani” ie.
Blackish root are for danti and redish color are for dravanti.
§
Bhavaprakasha
and caraka are mentioned about nagadanti.
CULTIVATION
The tropical plant suited
almost all soils. It can be cultivated either as pure crop or inter crop. It is
propagated vegitatively by cutting. About 15-20 cm long rooted cuttings are
using for planting. Pits of size 50 cm cube are to be taken at 3m spacing and
filled with dried cowdugs , sand and top soil and formed into a mound. On these
mounds, rooted cuttings are to be planted at 2 cuttings/mound. Cutting
establish within one month. Weeding is to be carried out at this time.
Application of organic manure after every six months is beneficial. Irrigation
during summer season is preferable. The plant is not attacked by any serious
pests or diseases.
COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION
Well grown dark coppery
colored roots are collected and honey mixed with powder of long peppar is
smeared over it and it is subjected to “puta paka” then it is dried and
preserved
PROPERTIES
RASA
RASA
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B.P
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R.Ni
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S.Ni
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K.Ni
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Ni.A
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D.Ni
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Sh.Ni
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Cha.
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Su.
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Madhura
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Amla
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Lavana
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Katu
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Tiktha
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Kashaya
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GUNA
GUNA
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B.Ni
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R.Ni
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S.Ni
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K.Ni
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Ni.A
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D.Ni
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Sh.Ni
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Cha.
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Su.
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Teekshna
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Laghu
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Guru
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VEERYA
VEERYA
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B.Ni
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R.Ni
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S.Ni
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K.Ni
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Ni.A
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D.Ni
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Sh.Ni
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Cha.
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Su.
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Ushna
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Seetha
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VIPAKA
VIPAKA
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B.Ni
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R.Ni
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S.Ni
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K.Ni
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Ni.A
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D.Ni
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Sh.N
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Ca.
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Su.
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Madhura
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Amla
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Katu
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ACTION ON DOSHA
§
According
to Kayyadeva N. , Bhavaprakasha and Caraka the Danti is a Kapha-pitta hara
dravya.
§
According
to Nighandu Adarsha, Danwantara N. ,Raja N. and Shsruta the Danti is a
Kapha-Vata hara dravya.
KARMA
According to:-
Ø Kayyadeva N. – Agnideepaka, Pachaka, Krumighna.
Ø
Nighandu
Adarsha – Shoolamatwagdoshashamani, Deepana.
Ø
Raja N. - Shoolamatwagdoshashamani,
Agnideepaka Shodhani.
Ø
Bhavaprakasha
– Pachaka, Deepaka, Krumighna.
Ø
Shalii-grama
N. – Kandughna, Kushtaghna, Krumighna.
Ø
Danwantara
N. – Deepana,Shodhana.
Ø
Caraka
– Vikashini.
Ø
Susruta
– Kapha-vata shamaka, Adhobhagahara.
ROGAGHNA KARMA
According to:-
Ø
Kayyadeva
N. – Udara roga, Anaha, Shodha, Shoola, Arsha, Vidhaha, Kandu, Kushta,
Rakthavikara, Gulma, Pleeha, Ashmari, Krumi.
Ø
Nghandu
Adarsha – Arsha, Vrna, Ashmari, Shalyashodhani.
Ø
Raja
N. – Arsha, Vrna, Ashmari, Shalyshodhani, Kushta.
Ø
Bhavaprakasha
– Ashmari, Shoola, Kandu, Kushta, Krumi.
Ø
Shalii-grama
N. – Kandu, Kushta, Krumi.
Ø
Danwantara
N. – Arsha, Vrna, Ashmari, Shoola.
Ø
Shusruta
– Kumi, Kushta.
Ø
Caraka
– Pandu, Udhara roga, Gulma, arsha, Prameha.
THERAPEUTIC
USES
Abhyantara
uses:-
Leaves-
Udara roga, Vibandha, Agnimandha, Yakrit vikaras, Arsha,
Krumi, Raktavikara, Sarvangha shodha, Svasa.
Root-
Ashmari, Vibandhayukta jvara, Sarpa visha.
Seeds-
Twakvikara
Bahya uses:-
Shodavedhana(moola),
Arsha(moola), Vatavyadhi(beeja taila).
Ø According to Caraka
a.
Arshas
– Dantyarishta
b.
Pandu
– Dantighrta
c.
Jaundice
– Juice of Bilva leaves mixed and along with Trikatu should be taken. It
alleviates jaundice or danti paste 20mg mixed with double quantity of Jaggeri
should be taken with cold water.
d.
Udara
roga – In Sannipatika udara, in order to relieve pain, hardness and
constipation. Oil of danti-dravanti should be given along with curd-water,
soup, meat soup etc…
e.
Arshas
– leaves of Trivritt, Danti, Changeri and Chitraka fried in iol and ghee(mixed)
and added with fatty layer of curd should be given as vegetable.
f.
As
purgative – bifurcating longitudinally a sugar cane, its inner surface should
be cover with Danti paste and steamed. By taking it one is evacuated easily.
Ø According to Shusruta:-
a.
Pandu
– Danti 20gm should be boild in buffalo’s urine sixteen times, remaining to 80
ml. it should be given as purgative.
b.
Udararoga
– Danti oil should be given added with rock salt and ajamoda.
Ø According to Astanga Hrudaya:-
a.
Jaundice
– one should take powder of danti 80 mg with cold water or that of Dravanti
mixed with honey along with Triphala decoction.
b.
Kushta
– Danti, Trivrit and brahmi powder together should be taken with honey and
ghee. It is an excellent remedy for Kushta, Prameha and numbness.
Ø According to Vridda madhava:-
Cyst – Danti, chitraka(root bark), latex of Snuhi and arka,
Jaggeri, Ballataka nuts, Kasisa, this paste break even stones(let alone a
cyst).
Ø According to Gadanigraha:-
Conjuctivitis – juice of Betel, Sigru, Karaveera, Sirisha,
Danti etc… separately mixed with honey is used as collyrium. It alleviates
inflammation of eyes.
Ø
Poisonous
effect :- It cause
irritation and drowsiness in excess dose.
Treatment :- milk and ghee administered
and Madhura Snigdha substance are to be given.
POSOLOGY
·
Moola
choorna – 1 to 3 gm.
·
Beeja
– 125 to 250 mg.
·
Beeja
taila – 2 to 5 drops.
PHARMACOLOGY
§
Anti-cancer
activity
All the five prohrobol esters viz. montanin,
Baliospermin, 12-deoxy phrobol-13-palmitate, 12-deoxy-16-hydroxy
phrobol-13-palmitate and 12-deoxy-5β-hydrophrobol-13-myristate isolated from
root of B.montanum were evacuated for their invio anti-leukemic activity and
the results of the studies showed significant activity. The result obtained
also revealed ED 50 of 0.06-3.4 µ g/me against lymphocytic leukemia p-388 in
vitro for all five esters.
§
Anti-microbial
activity
The crude enthanolic extract of leaves of
B.montanum was evaluated for it anti- microbial potential by disc diffusion
method. The various concentration (10,20&40 mg/me) of extract prepared in
DMSO were screened using staphylo coccus aureus, pseudomona aeurginosa, Escherichia
coli and candida albicans. Amphicilline tri-hydrate (1mg/ml) & fluconazole
(0.5 mg/ml) served as reference control for the study. The extract showed
significant antibacterial activity but found infective against fungal strain
under in the study.
PREPARATIONS
SAHASRA YOGA
§ Dantyadi Kashayam
§ Dantibeejati gutika
§ Danti-trivrttadi choornam
§ Danti-haritaki leha
§ Dantyarishtam
§ Kumaryasavam
§ Kanghayana gudika
BHAISHAJYARATNAVALI
§
Danti-haritaki
§
Danti
grdha
§
Dantimooladi
lepa
§
Dantyarishta
SHARANGADHARA SAMHITA
§
Dantyadi
lepa
§
Kangayana
gudika
CARAKA
§
Danti
grdham
§
Danti-haritaki
avaleha
§
Dantyarishtam
§
Dantyasava
v DANTI-HARITAKI
Ingredients:- 25 fruits of Abhaya, Danti, Chitraka, Water, Guda,
powder of Trivrut, Taila, Kana, Shunti, Honey and Chaturjata.
Processes of drug making:-
pack the 25 fruits of abhaya, get 1/35 gm each of the roots danti and chitraka
plants and boil them along with the pack of fruits of abhaya in 12 liters of
water until it is reduced up to 1/8th. To this decoction add 1165 gm
of guda, fruits of abhaya removed from pack and fried along with the sesame oil
measuring 190 ml. cook the recipe on mild heat when the recipe is about to get
completely cooked. Add to it 190 gm of the powder of trivrut and 46 gm of the
each kana and Snuhi. Cook the preparation into a confection. allow the
confection to cool down. There after add 190gm honey and 12 gm each powder of
the chaturjata herbs to the confection and mix it well.
v DANTIGHRITA
Ingredient:- danti root, Water, Moorchita cow ghrita, Cow’s milk,
Root of Bala, Grapes, Root of Sahadevi, Satavari, Saralakushta, Sariva,
Syamalata, juice of Vidharikanta, decoction of Musali and decoction of Kutaja’s
bark.
Process of drug making:-
take 5 kg measure of danti roots and decot in water measuring 13 liters keep
decocting the same until the original quantity is reduced to 1/4th. Sieve the decoction
obtain go-ghrita and cows milk both measuring 750 ml each of prepare kalka of
following meterials by pulverizing them with water on a stone slab 187 gm. Each
of roots of danti, bala, grapes, roots of sahadevi, satavari, Saralakushta,
sariva and shyamalata.
Collect in a big vessel, the above mentioned decoctions, cow’s
milk, go-ghrita and kalka along with 3 liters each of juice of
vidharikanda, decoction of musali and
decoction of kutaja bark. Cook this preparation methodologically on a slow heat
to obtain medicinal ghritam.
Dosage:- 6-12 gm.
v DANTYARISHTA
Ingredients:- danti, Chitraka, both the verity of panchamoola
herbs, pulp of Triphala herb, jaggeri and water.
Process of drug making:-
obtain 50 gm of each of danti, chitraka and both the verities of panchamoola
herbs (500 mg of their combined weight) and 150 gm of the pulp of Triphala herb
and compound them together. Boil the mix in 13 litera of water till the
quantity is reduced up to 1/4th.to this 5 kg of jaggeri should be
added and kept in a jar smeared with gritham. Close the mouth with a sarava
sealed with mud smeared cloth. Place the pot in a lonely and undisturbed space
for 15 days, for the fermentation of sarava, arishta etc… the jar should be
smeared with the powder of dhataki or Lodhra flowers.
Dosage:- daily 30 gm.
v DANTIMOOLADI LEPA
Application of the kalka of root bark of danti and
chitraka, milky latex of Sudha and arka guda, fruit of ballataka, kasisa erodes
even a stone(what to speak of granthi).
v DANTI TRIVRITHADI CHOORNA
Taking equal quantity of danti, trivrit, mahashyana,
kampillaka, katuka, abhaya, neelini, bhagada powders are mixing and using for
Virechana.
USES IN OTHER
SYSTEMS
In folk medicine
a.
The
seeds are purgative and are used externally applied as stimulant and
rubifacient. It is considered useful against snake bite.
b.
The
paste of root is applied to inflammation, painful lesions and conditions of
organs, piles, and similar other ailing conditions.
c.
The
oil obtained from the seed is useful as hydrogogue cathartic and applied
externally to rheumatism.
REFERENCES
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दन्ति द्र्वन्तिका चोष्णा कटुपाकरसा लघु /
विकाषिनी सरा तीक्ष्णा दीपनी पाचनी हरेति //
कफपित्तोदरानाहशोफशूलगुदाकुरान् /
विदाहकण्डूकुष्टास्रप्लीहगुल्मश्मरीक्रिमिन् //
(क. नि)
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उदुम्बरपर्णी दन्ती प्रत्यकर्णि च दन्तिका /
श्वेतघण्डा निकुम्भी च निशल्या निष्कुम्भस्तथा //
दन्ती वह्नि सम पाको शोकदद्रुविनाशिनी /
कण्डूषामहरा कुष्टध्वाम्सिनि क्रिमिघ्न सरा //
(ग.नि)
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निकुम्भी दन्तिका प्रत्यक्छ्रेन्युदुम्बरपर्ण्यपि /
उपचित्रॆरण्डफला चित्रा लघुविरॆचनी //
(स.नि)
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तिक्ता क्रिमिक्षिच्छर्दिर्कफास्रघ्नी विशोधनी /
कोष्टशूलहर चोष्णा नागिनी सर्वदोषजित् //
(म.नि)
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दन्ती वह्निसमा पाको शोफदद्रुविनशिनी /
कन्डूपामापहा कुष्टध्वाम्सिनी क्रिमिह्र्त परा // (ग.नि)
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दन्ती तीक्ष्णोष्णकटुका कफवातोदरान् जयेत् /
अर्शोव्रणाश्मरीशूलान् हन्ति दीपनशॊधनी //
(ध.नि)
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दन्ती कटूष्णा शूलामत्वग्दॊषशमनी च सा /
अर्शोव्रणाश्मरीशल्यशॊधनी दीपनी परा //
(रा.नि)
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दन्तीद्वयम् सरं पाको रसे च कटुदीपनम् /
गुदाड्.कुराश्मशूलार्श कण्डूकुष्ट विदाहनूत् //
तीक्ष्णॊष्णं हन्ति पित्तास्रकफशॊफोदरक्रिमीन् /
(भा.प्र)
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तीक्ष्णोष्णान्याशुक्रारीनि विकाशीनि गुरूणि च /
विलप्ययन्ति दॊषौ द्वौ मारुतं कोपयन्ति च //
(च.क)
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दन्ती द्रवन्ती स्रोहास्तिक्तकटुकषायाः अधोभागहर-
कृमिकुष्टकफानिलहर /
(सु.सु)
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लिह्याद् दन्ती त्रिवॄत् ब्राह्मीश्चूर्णितः मधुसर्पिषा /
कुष्टमेह प्रसुमीनां परमं स्यात्तदौषधम् //
(अ हृ.चि)
Compiled by
Sonu Jose