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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Family Name Moringaceae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Sohjna, Saijna, Saijna, Sohjna

Bengali

Sajna

English

Drum-stick tree

Gujarati

Saragavo

Hindi

Sahajan

Kannada

Neegge, Nugge Kand Chakke

Malyalam

Muringa

Marathi

Sevaga, Segat Sala

Oriya

Sajina

Punjabi

Sohanjana

Sanskrit

Shigru, Aksiva, Mocaka, Sobhanjana, Tikshnagandha

Tamil

Murungai

Telugu

Munaga, Mulaga

Urdu

Sohanjana, Sahajan

Relational Concept Map

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
शिग्रुःŚigruḥशिनोति तीक्ष्णतां विदधाति, ‘शिञ् निशाने’ ।
अक्षीवःAkṣīvaḥन क्षीवो मदयुक्तः, मदनाशक इत्यर्थः ।
कृष्णगन्धःKṛṣṇagandhaḥकृष्णं मरिचं, तद्वत्तीक्ष्णो गन्धोऽस्य; ‘तीक्ष्णगन्धः’ अष्टाङ्गनिघण्टु- इत्यस्यापि स एवार्थः ।
घनच्छदःGhanacchadaḥघनाः संहताश्छदा अस्य । ‘बहलपल्लवः’ (अ०हृ०) इत्यपि पठ्यतेऽस्मिन्नेवार्थे ।
तीक्ष्णमूलःTīkṣṇamūlaḥतीक्ष्णं मूलमस्य ।
बहुमूलःBahumūlaḥबहूनि मूलान्यस्य ।
मुरङ्गीMuraṅgīलौकिकी संज्ञा ।
मूलकपर्णीMūlakaparṇīमूलकस्येव तीक्ष्णानि पर्णान्यस्य ।
मोचकःMocakaḥमोचयति रोगेभ्य इति; मुञ्चति निर्यासं वा ।
विद्रधिघ्नःVidradhighnaḥविद्रधिं हन्तीति ।
शोभाञ्जनःŚobhāñjanaḥशोभामनक्ति, शोभमान इत्यर्थः ।
हरितशाकःHaritaśākaḥहरितशाके प्रयोज्यः ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
SeedबीजBīja
Stem bark /root barkत्वक्Tvak

Name गण(हिन्दी) Gana(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
वरुणादिगणVaruṇādigaṇaVarunadigana

Name महाकषाय (हिन्दी) Mahakashaya(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Krimighna Mahakashayaक्रिमिघ्न महाकषायKrimighna mahākaṣāya
Shirovirechanopaga Mahakashayaशिरोविरेचनोपग महाकषायŚirovirecanopaga mahākaṣāya
Svedopaga Mahakashayaस्वेदोपग महाकषायSvedopaga mahākaṣāya

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuḍūcyādivarga
Karviradivargaकरवीरादिवर्गKarviradivarga
Mulakadivargaमूलकादिवर्गMūlakādivarga
Oshadhivargaओषधिवर्गOṣadhivarga

Name स्कंध(हिन्दी) skandha(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katuskandhaकटुस्कन्धKaṭuskandha

Properties

Name रस (हिन्दी) Rasa (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Author (Ref. Book) Publisher (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu/Ushana कटु/उषण Kaṭu/Uṣaṇa
Tikta तिक्त Tikta

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Laghu/ AguruलघुLaghu
Rukshaरुक्षRukṣa
Tikshnaतीक्ष्णTīkṣṇa

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Ushna Virya उष्ण वीर्य Uṣṇa vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu vipaka Kaṭu vipākaकटु विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Vataharaवातहरvātahara
Kaphashamaka/ Kaphaghna/ Kaphahara/ Kaphanashaka/ Kaphapaha/ Kaphajitaकफशामक/ कफघ्न/ कफहर/ कफनाशक/ कफापहा/ कफजितkaphaśāmaka/ kaphaghna/ kaphahara/ kaphanāśaka/ ka
Pittakara/ Pittala/ Pittaprakopaka/ Pittavardhakaपित्तकर/ पित्तल/ पित्तप्रकोपक/ पित्तवर्धकpittakara/ pittala/ pittaprakopaka/ pittavardhaka
Medohara/ Medoshoshaka/ Medovishoshanaमेदोहर/ मेदोशोषक/ मेदोविशोषणmedohara/ medośoṣaka/ medoviśoṣaṇa
Dipanaदीपनdīpana
Pachanaपाचनpācana
Shothahara/ Shophaghna/ Shothaghna/ Shvayathuharaशोथहर/ शोफघ्न/शोथघ्न/ श्वयथुहरśothahara/ śophaghna/śothaghna/ śvayathuhara
Chakshushyaचक्षुष्यcakṣuṣya
Hridya/ Hridayam (Saumanasyakara)हृद्य/ हृदयं (सौमनस्यकर)hṛdya/ hṛdayaṃ (saumanasyakara)
Ruchya/ Arochakahara/ Rochaka/ Ruchikara/ Ruchikrita/ Ruchipradaरुच्य/ अरोचकहर/ रोचक/रुचिकर/ रुचिकृत/ रूचिप्रदrucya/ arocakahara/ rocaka/ rucikara/ rucikṛta/ rū
Vishaghna/ Vishanashanaविषघ्न/ विषनाशनviṣaghna/ viṣanāśana
Vidradhipachan
Artavajananaआर्तवजननārtavajanana
Grahiग्राहिgrāhi
Jvaraharaज्वरहरjvarahara
Krrimighna/ Krimihara/ Jamtughna/ Jantuhara/ Jamtunashaka/ Jantunashana/ Jivanu Nashakaकृमिघ्न/ क्रिमिहर/ जंतुघ्न/ जन्तुहर/ जंतुनाशक/ जन्तुनाशन/ जीवाणु नाशकkṛmighna/ krimihara/ jaṃtughna/ jantuhara/ jaṃtunā
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara
Shulaprashamana/ Shulaghna/ Shulaghni/ Shulahara/ Shulanashini/ Shulaprashamanaशूलप्रशमन/ शुलघ्न/ शुलघ्नी/शुलहर/ शुलनाशिनी/ शूलप्रशमनśūlapraśamana/ śulaghna/ śulaghnī/śulahara/ śulan
Vedanasthapanaवेदनास्थापनvedanāsthāpana
Vidahiविदाहि/ विदाहvidāhi
Shukralaशुक्रलśukrala
Sangrahika/ Sangrahiसंग्राहिक/ संग्राहीsaṃgrāhika/ saṃgrāhī

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
KaphaVatahara/KaphaVatashamana/ KaphaVstasaṃshamanaकफवातहर/ कफवातशमन/ कफवातसंशमनKaphaVātahara/KaphaVātaśamana/ KaphaVātasaṃśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Sarasvata GhritaGhritaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 6:43
Vastyamayantaka GhritaGhritaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 6:40
Karpasasthyadi TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:6
Kottamcukkadi TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:10
Arkadi Kvatha ChurnaKvatha Churna/Kashaya ChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 4:2
KriMighna Kashaya ChurnaKvatha Churna/Kashaya ChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 4:5
Kshara TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:4
Maha Vishagarbha TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:46
Manikya RasaRasa YogaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 16:50
PrabhanjanaVimardana TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:30
Sarshapadi PralepaLepa/MalaharaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 11:11
Sarvajvarahara LauhaLauhaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 21:12
Shothaghna Lepa (Synonym: Doshaghna Lepa)Lepa/MalaharaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 11:10

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Sandhivata
vidradhiḥ
Vranashotha
āmavātaḥ
arditaḥ
nadidaurblya
pakṣāghāta/pakṣavadhaḥ
Kāsa
Agnimāndya
aruciḥ
charmaroga
gulmaḥ
hriddaurblya
Kashtaratava
krimiroga
medorogaḥ
Mutrakrichha
netrarogaḥ/akṣirogaḥ
Rajorodha
Śotha
udara/udararogaḥ

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Powder/ Churna- 1-3gm
Svarasa/ Juice-10-20ml

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I,Vol.-IV,Pg. No.-110(Root Bark)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of india,Part-I,Vol.-II,Pg. No.-155(Leaf)