Patala

BOTANICAL NAME: Stereospermum suaveolens

FAMILY: Bignoniaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka: Sothahara

Sushruta: Aragvadhadi, Brihat pancha moola, Adhobhagahara

Bhavaprakash: Guduchyadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Rose Flower Fragrant

COMMON NAME:

Sanskrit Name: Amogh

Gujarati Name: Podal

Hindi Name: Podal

Kannada Name: Padramora

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

पाटलिः पाटलाऽमोघा मधुदूतो फलेरुहा |

कृष्णवृन्ता कुबेराक्षी कालस्थाल्यलिवल्लभा ||१६||

ताम्रपुष्पी च कथिताऽपरा स्यात्पाटला सिता |

मुष्कको मोक्षको घण्टापाटलिः काष्ठपाटला ||१७||

पाटला तुवरा तिक्तानुष्णा दोषत्रयापहा |

अरुचिश्वासशोथास्रच्छर्दिहिक्कातृषाहरी ||१८||

पुष्पं कषायं मधुरं हिमं हृद्यं कफास्रनुत् |

पित्तातिसारहृत्कण्ठ्यं फलं हिक्कास्रपित्तहृत् ||१९|

HABITAT: It is found throughout the moist parts of the country.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

Patala tree is around 25m long. It is cylindrical in shape, extremely externally brown to creamy, rough due to vertical fissures, cracks, ridges and transverse fine lenticels, internally dark brown.Leaves are 30-45cm long, imparipinnate, opposite,Petiole is short.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Bark contains crystalline bitter substance.

The leaves contain a flavone, stereolensin.Bark – iridoid glycoside;Root bark-n-triacontanol and beta-sitosterol;Root heartwood – lapachol, dehydro-alpha-lapachone and dehydrotectol. Ceryl alcohol, palmitic, stearic and oleic acids.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Fever- Decoction of roots is made
• Hiccups- The flowers are used with honey
• Leprosy- Paste of fruits are applied on affected part

INDICATIONS:

Shwasa Asthma/Bronchitis, Shotha Swelling, Chardi Vomiting, Arsa Hemorrhoids, Hikka Hiccups, Trisha Thirst, Rakta vikara Blood disorders

USEFUL PART: Root bark, flower, seed, leaf, kshara.

DOSAGE: 5-10 g. (Powder) ,25-50 ml. (Decoction).

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Amritarishta
2. Dashmoolarishta
3. Bharangi guda
4. Dhanvantri taila
5. Dashamoola kwatha churna