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Shalmali English Name: Silk cotton tree Family: Malvaceae Indication This drug is a Rasayana. It is a component of Dashamulkwatha. Generally the gum is used in vata diseases. It is used in diarrhoea, dysentery, menorrhagia and leucorrhoca. The gum contains a large proportion of tannic and gailic acids and may he successfully used in cases requiring astringents. The fruits as well as the gum are reported to be aphrodisiac. The ground spike-paste is recommended for acne. |
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The aqueous extract of the seeds of B. malabaricum had moderate oxytocic activity on rat uteri and on guinea pig and rabbit uterine strips. It had a negligible blood-pressure elevating action in anaesthetized dogs. |
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