KOLA (Fruit Pulp)
Kola consists of dried fruit pulp (devoid of seed) of Zizyphus mauritiana Lam. Syn. Z. jujuba Lam. (Fam. Rhamnacem); a small, evergreen sub-deciduous tree, wild and also extensively cultivated throughout the country and found in Himalayan region upto about 1370 m.
SYNONYMS
Sansk. : Koli, Badari
Assam. : Vagari
Beng. : Kul Vadar, Vadar, Vadai, Narkolikul
Eng. : Jujube
Guj. : Bor
Hindi. : Desi Ber
Kan. : Borehannu
Kash. : —
Mal. : Lanta, Lantakkura
Mar. : Bor
Ori. : Borakoli
Punj. : Desi ber
Tam. : Ilandai
Tel. : Regi
Urdu. : Ber
DESCRIPTION
a) Macroscopic
Pulp pieces irregular in shape, shrunk, with external surface smooth and glossy, 2 mm in thickness, brittle, colour, orange red; odour, not distinct; taste, sour.
b) Microscopic
Fruit pulp shows single layered epicarp consisting of thin-walled, parenchymatous cells, covered with thin layer of cuticle; mesocarp differentiated into two zones, outer zone consisting of 5-10 layers of rectangular, thin-walled, parenchymaous cells, inner mesocarp consisting of oval to polygonal, thin-walled, crushed parenchymatous cells, most of the mesocarp cells filled with reddish-brown substance, which is tannin when tested; a few fibro- vascular bundles found scattered in this region,
Powder – Orange; shows round to oval, thin-walled, reddish-brown cells of meso carp, slightly thick-walled, polygonal epicarp cells in surface view.
IDENTITY, PURITY AND STRENGTH
Foreign matter Not more than 1 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.2
Total ash Not more than 4.5 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.3
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 0.2 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.4
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 25 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.6
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 45 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.7
T.L.C. –
T.L.C. of the alcoholic extract on Silica gel ‘G’ plate using n-Butanol : Acetic acid: Water (9: 1: 10) shows under UV (366 nm) a fluorescent zone at Rf. 0.34 (light blue). On exposure to Iodine vapour seven spots appear at Rf. 0.11, 0.17, 0.34, 0.43, 0.54, 0.66 and 0.84 (all yellow). On spraying with 60 % Methanolic-Sulphuric acid reagent and heating the plate for ten minutes at 120°C five spots appear at Rf. 0.17, 0.34 (both black), 0.43, 0.66 and 0.84 (all grey). On spraying with 5% Methanolic-Sulphuric acid reagent and heating the plate for ten minutes at 110°C two spots appear at Rf. 0.17 and 0.34 (both black).
CONSTITUENTS – Vitamin C, Sugars and Minerals.
PROPERTIES AND ACTION
Rasa : Madhura, Amla, Kasaya
Guna : Guru, Snigdha
Virya : Usna
Vipaka : Madhura
Karma : Dipana, Grahi, Rucya, Vatahara, Pacana
IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS – Dhanvantara Taila, Yavani Sadhava
THERAPEUTIC USES – Daha, Raktavikara, Trsna, Aruci.
DOSE – 3-6 g. (Dried Pulp).
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