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Krunal Doshi¹, R Ilanchezhian, Rabinarayan Acharya

¹Department of Medicinal Plant, Institute for Postgraduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

|January 18, 2013

Abstract

Background:

Shyonaka (Oroxylum indicum Vent.; Bignoniaceae) root bark is one of the ingredients of dashamoola (a group of 10 roots), and is used for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic action in a number of compound formulations in Ayurveda.

Aim:

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API) recommends using the stem bark instead of root bark.

Material And Methods:

An attempt has been made to study the anti-inflammatory activity of both root bark and stem bark kashaya (decoction) experimentally.

Conclusion:

Results showed significant anti-inflammatory activity of root bark and stem bark decoction.

Keywords:

Anti-inflammatory Ayurveda Oroxylum indicum dashamoola shyonaka

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