- Synonym
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G. polygama Mast.
- Family
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Tiliaceae.
- Habitat
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Sub-Himalayan tract from the Indus to Nepal up to 1,500 m, also in hills of Bihar, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
- Ayurvedic
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Naagabalaa, Gud-sharkaraa.
- Siddha/Tamil
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Tavadu.
- Folk
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Gulshakari.
- Action
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Fruit and root—diuretic, antidiarrhoeal. Roots and leaves, crushed with sugar candy, are prescribed for spermatorrhoea.
- Dosage
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Root—50–100 ml decoction. (CCRAS.)
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