Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Naregamia alata Wight & Arn. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Naregamia
alata Wight & Arn. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba
Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].
Pankaj Oudhia
Introduction
Based on Ethnobotanical
surveys since year 1990 in different parts of India Pankaj Oudhia has
documented vital information about Medicinal Plants mentioned in the famous
publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918). Through this research document Pankaj
Oudhia has tried to present original document with additional notes. For complete
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261. Naregamia alata, W. and A. h.f.b.l,
i. 542.
Vern. : — Kapur-bhendi, pit-wel, tinpana (Mar.) ; Trifolio
(Goa) ; Kanu-dida (Kan.) ; Nela naregam (Malay.).
Habitat :— Western Peninsula or the Western Ghats, from
the Concan southwards.
Parts used : — The roots and stems. [Pankaj
Oudhia’s Comment: All parts are used as medicine both internally as well as
externally.]
A small, glabrous and shining undershrub. Branches erect
or decumbent, from a few inches to 2ft. long. Leaves
trifoliate,
l-4in. long. Leaflet sessile, cuneate obovate, quite entire,
or
obtusely lobed, terminal leaflet rather longer than the
lateral
ones, and about the length of the common petiole. Common
petioles winged. Flowers 1-1 £in. long, quite white, longer
than the peduncles. Petals 5. Calyx 5 cleft, small
campanulate.
Staminal-tube elongated, inflated above, 10 crenate at the
mouth.
Anthers 10, terminal, shortly oblong, inserted at the
crenatures
of the mouth, exserted, setaceous-apiculate. Disk annular.
Ovary 3-celled, loculicidally 3-valved. Style yellow. Seeds 2
in
each cell ; albumen fleshy, embryo foliaceous.
300 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS.
Western Peninsula on the Western Ghats from the Concan
southward.
Use : — " This is the country ipecacuanha of the
Portuguese
at Goa. The drag consists of the creeping root, with the
slender
stems attached to it, the leaves having been stripped off. It
has a somewhat pungent, aromatic odour, but hardly any taste
;
and is given as an emetic, in doses of from 12 to 18 grains.
In
Southern India it is used as a remedy for rheumatism. In the
Concan the Hindus use the leaves and stems in decoction with
bitters and aromatics as a remedy for biliousness. In the
Southern Concan it is called pit-yel or pitpapra, on account
of
its well-marked, emetic and bile-expelling properties ; it is
the
best indigenous emetic on this side of India" (Dymock).
It has recently been tried in Madras in acute dysentery and
also as an emetic and expectorant, with results similar to
those
of ipecacuanha, given in equal doses (Pbarmacog. Ind.).
An ethereal extract contained 0*3 per cent, of Hooper's
alkaloid narega-
miane, 2'0 of wax, 2*5 of resin, and 0*9 of fatty oil and
cloring matter. The
wax melted 58° had a sp. gr. 0*91, acid number 5*9
(Chloroform solution), 6*1
(alcoholic solution), ether number 21*1, and saponification
number 27'0.
When the alcoholic solusion was poured into water, a resin
was precipitated,
whilst in the solution there still remained a substance which
readily reduced
Fehling's solution (sugar). The aqueous extract had a faint
acid reaction
and gave a blue coloration with iodine ; a crystalline
compound, which is
probably asparagine (Hooper), was also isolated and the
extract contained
proteids, gum, and pectin substances but not tannin. The drug
left 5*73— 7*1
per cent, of ash, that of the wood being 1*79 and that of the
bark 5'97 ; 5-9 per
cent, of dry residue was obtained from the alcoholic and 12*3
from the aqueous
extract.
J. Ch. S. Vol : LXXX. (Pt. II of 1901) pp. 70-71.
[Pankaj
Oudhia’s Comment: Through Ethnobotanical surveys I have collected
information about over 35000 Herbal Formulations in which Naregamia is added as secondary, tertiary and octonary
ingredients. These Formulations are used for diseases of digestive system. Naregamia
parts are used after Shodhan (Purification). Shodhan process takes 1 to 15
days. In over 10000 Formulations Naregamia is added as septenary ingredient.
These Formulations are used for treatment of skin diseases. The Traditional
Healers are well aware of Naregamia excess, overdose and toxicity. They have
remedial measures for it in form of hundreds of Herbal Formulations. Please see
Tables Naregamia-1 to Naregamia-150 for details.]
E-Documents on Naregamia
Citation
Oudhia, Pankaj (2013).
Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Naregamia alata Wight &
Arn. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu.
"Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian
Medicinal Plants. (1918)]. www.pankajoudhia.com
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