TEJOHVA
Botanical Name— Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb. (Z.
armatum Dc. or Z. planispinum Sieb &Zucc.)
Family—RUTACEAE
Names in different languages
Hindi-Tejabala; English- Toothache tree;
Bengali- Nepali Dhane
Synonyms—Tumburu, Tejasvini, Tejovati, Vanaja, Sourabha
Synonyms—Tumburu, Tejasvini, Tejovati, Vanaja, Sourabha
Scientific
classification: Prickly ash species
belong to the rue family, Rutaceae. They constitute the genus Zanthoxylum.
Northern prickly ash is classified as Zanthoxylum americanum, Southern prickly
ash or Hercules’ club as Zanthoxylum claval-herculis, and lime prickly ash as
Zanthoxylum fagara. The devil’s walking stick is classified as Aralia spinosa
and belongs to the ginseng family, Araliaceae.
Classification according to Caraka, Susruta & Vagbhata
Caraka
Sirovirecana, Katu skandha
Susrutha
Vagbhata
Introduction—
Only Vagbhata quoted the
synonym Tejini. Tejovati & tumburu names used by Acharyas.
Varieties &
adulterants
1. Kãkamardanikã
Cardiospetmum heliCacabum .
2. Zanthoxylum budrunga
wall (Z. Rhetsa Dc)
3. Z. limonella
(Dennst.) Alston and
4. Z. acanthopodium Dc
Morphology
A small tree or shrub, with dense foliage and pungent, aromatic taste and
smell; prickles often vertically flattened on the trunk and branches, the older
with a cocky base.
Leaves- 4-15 cm,
imparipinnate petiole glabrous narrowly winged, with two stipular prickler at
the base; leaflets 2-6 pairs, lanceolate, glabrous beneath.
Flowers-in sparse
panicles. Ripe carpels usually solitary, laxly panicled, broadly ovoid, pale
red.
(Flowers in June-August and fruits in October-November)
Distribution & Habitat : hot valleys of sub-tropic Himalayas from Jammu to Assam and Khasi hills.
Important Yogas or
Formations
Tejovatyadi
ghrta,kanakaksiri tailm. Tikteksvadi tailm
chemical constituents
Bark— berberine, xanthoplanine, magnoflorine
Fruits— arginine, histicline, thujene, xanthoxylene etc.
Root— spilanthol
Properties—
Rasa Katu, Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Rüka, Tiksna
Virya Usna
Vipäka
Katu
Karma Kapha-vãta hara, Kanthya, Dipafla-Pacana
Karma Kapha-vãta hara, Kanthya, Dipafla-Pacana
Part used : leaves. Flowers
Dosage—Powder 1-2 g. (fruit upto 3 gm.)
External uses :
It is antiparasitic, stimulant and prevents necrosis. Its powder is used for
dusting on wound. Local application is used in headache and heaviness of head.
Juice is used for gargling in oral, dental and throat disorders.
Internal uses :
Nervous system : Vatahara and nervine stimulant, hence useful
in vata disorders (paralysis and rheumatoid arthritis.)
Digestive system : Being an appetizer, digestive,
.liver stimulant and anthelmintic. fruit is chewed and kept In mouth for
brushing in dental diseases. Tejovha is used in anorexia, diarrhoea, liver and
spleen enlargement and haemorrhoids.
Circulatory system : Because of tikshna, ushna and cardiac
‘stimulant properties, it is used in heart diseases
Respiratory system
Useful in asthma and cough as it is
kaphaghna.
Urinary system Being
diuretic It is used in dysuria
Skin : Diaphoretic and cures skin disorders, hence
useful in skin diseases.
Temperature useful in fever
Indications- Hrdröga, Mukha roga, Dantaroga, Kantha roga, Agnimandya Aras,
vasa-kãsa, Amavãta, Apatantraka, Udara.
Therapeutic Uses—
(1) Mukha roga— Equal parts of Pãhã, Tejovti and Haritaki are powdered mixed with honey and chewed (C.S.Ci.26).
(2) Aras-Tumburu, Vianga, Devadãru and Yava are mixed with ghee and used for fumigation (C.S.Ci.26).
(3) Karna roga—oil
prepared with Hingu, Tumburu and sunthi is used as ear drops (C.S.Ci.26).
Research—
Anthelminitic activity
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