TUMBINI (Fresh Fruit)
Tumbini consists of fresh fruit (devoid of stalk) of Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) StandI. Syn. L. leucantha Rusby., L. vulgaris Ser. (Fam. Cucurbitacem); a large, pubescent, climbing or trailing herb, cultivated throughout the country.
SYNONYMS
Sansk. : Alabu, Tumbi
Assam. : —
Beng. : Laus, Loki
Eng. : Bottle Gourd
Guj. : Dudi, Tumbadi
Hindi. : Lauki, Ghia
Kan.. : Isugumbala, Tumbi
Kash. : —
Mal. : Chorakka, Churan, Choraikka, Piccura, Tumburini, Cura, Tumburu
Mar. : Phopla
Ori. : —
Punj. : Tumbi, Dani
Tam. : Shorakkai, Surai, Suraikkai
Tel. : Sorakaya, Anapakaya
Urdu. : Ghiya, Lauki
DESCRIPTION
Macroscopic:
Fruit a pepo, 30 – 60 cm long, bottle, mace or club-shaped, hard when ripe; external surface, smooth; pale green in colour.
IDENTITY, PURITY AND STRENGTH
Foreign matter Not more than Nil Per cent, Appendix 2.2.2
Total ash Not more than 12 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.3
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 0.6 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.4
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 10 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.6
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 25 Per cent, Appendix 2.2.7
T.L.C. –
T.L.C. of the alcoholic extract on Silica gel ‘G’ plate using Toluene: Ethylacetate (85 : 15) shows under UV (366 nm) three fluorescent zones at Rf. 0.13 (light blue), 0.66 (pink) and 0.88 (light pink). On exposure to Iodine vapour three spots appear at Rf. 0.13, 0.33 and 0.57 (all yellow). On spraying with 5% Methanolic-Sulphuric acid reagent and heating the plate for ten minutes at 110°C two spots appear at Rf. 0.13 and 0.57 (both light brown).
CONSTITUENTS – Saponin and Fatty Oil.
PROPERTIES AND ACTION
Rasa : Madhura
Guna : Snigdha
Virya : Sita
Vipaka : Madhura
Karma : Hrdya, Kaphahara, Pittahara, Rucikara, Vrsya, Bhedaka
IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS – Mahavisagarbha Taila
THERAPEUTIC USES – Jvara, Kasa, Svasa, Visa Roga, Sopha, Vrana, Sula
DOSE – 10-20 ml. of fresh drug in juice form.
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