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Pharmaceutical preparation of ''vatsaka'' (Holarrhena antidysentrica Linn.Wall.) , its synonyms, and the difference between male and female plants (along with their pharmaceutical preparations) are described. The seeds of ''vatsaka'' are known as ''indrayava'' or ''kalingaka''. Fruits and seeds are used for therapeutic emesis. ''Vatsaka'' is used to treat ''raktapitta, kapha, vatarakta, visarpa'' and several other diseases. Total eighteen formulations are prepared in different medium like decoction of various drugs, water and ''krasara''. It is beneficial for delicate persons.
 
Pharmaceutical preparation of ''vatsaka'' (Holarrhena antidysentrica Linn.Wall.) , its synonyms, and the difference between male and female plants (along with their pharmaceutical preparations) are described. The seeds of ''vatsaka'' are known as ''indrayava'' or ''kalingaka''. Fruits and seeds are used for therapeutic emesis. ''Vatsaka'' is used to treat ''raktapitta, kapha, vatarakta, visarpa'' and several other diseases. Total eighteen formulations are prepared in different medium like decoction of various drugs, water and ''krasara''. It is beneficial for delicate persons.
    
'''Keywords''': Indrayava, Decoction, Vatarakta, Visarpa. Holarrhena antidysentrica Linn.Wall.
 
'''Keywords''': Indrayava, Decoction, Vatarakta, Visarpa. Holarrhena antidysentrica Linn.Wall.
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== Introduction ==
 
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Vatsaka (Holarrhena antidysentrica Linn.Wall.) is used for emesis. Its fruits and seeds are used for this purpose. Synonyms of vatsaka are kutaja, sakra, vraksaka, girimallika. Botanical name of male plant is Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. Its fruits are big, in group of two and not joined; flowers of white colour and leaves are smooth. It is also called as shweta kutaja or punkutaja. Its seed are tikta. Botanical name of female plant is Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. It fruits in group of two which are joined at end, flowers of blackish or reddish in color. Its seeds are madhura. It is also called as stri kutaja or krishna kutaja.  
 
Vatsaka (Holarrhena antidysentrica Linn.Wall.) is used for emesis. Its fruits and seeds are used for this purpose. Synonyms of vatsaka are kutaja, sakra, vraksaka, girimallika. Botanical name of male plant is Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall. Its fruits are big, in group of two and not joined; flowers of white colour and leaves are smooth. It is also called as shweta kutaja or punkutaja. Its seed are tikta. Botanical name of female plant is Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. It fruits in group of two which are joined at end, flowers of blackish or reddish in color. Its seeds are madhura. It is also called as stri kutaja or krishna kutaja.  
 
Indrayava and its wet bark is used. It is used mostly in rakta atisara or old ama atisara (Chronic amoebic dysentery), also in raktapitta.
 
Indrayava and its wet bark is used. It is used mostly in rakta atisara or old ama atisara (Chronic amoebic dysentery), also in raktapitta.
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#Chavan Santosh (2014). Study of Vaman Karma in Indrayava Kalpa in Yuvan pidaka (Acne vulgaris). Thesis research work at Department of Panchakarma of Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of [[Ayurveda]], Pune.
 
#Chavan Santosh (2014). Study of Vaman Karma in Indrayava Kalpa in Yuvan pidaka (Acne vulgaris). Thesis research work at Department of Panchakarma of Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of [[Ayurveda]], Pune.
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