Shyonaka

Morphology-
- it's a tree , 25 to 40 feet ht
- bark- light brown clr
- leaves- 2 to 4 feet long
- flower- purple clr , bad smell
- fruit-1 to 5 imches Long , 2 to 5 inches wide
- seeds- flat 2 inches long
- root bark- smooth,sweet and bitter

Distribution-
Above 4000 ft. Forest available in western dry area

Chemical constituents-
Orac xailine aa , christine , tannic acid, in seeds, 20% yellowish oil is available

Rasa panchaka-
Guna - laghu , ruksha
Rasa- madhura, tikta , kashaya
Vipaka- katu
Virya - ushna
Dosha karma- due to ushna , it's kapha vata shamaka, sothahara , vrana ropana, vedana
sthapana, mutrala , jwaraghna

Prayoga/ uses- in kapha vata disorders, ama vata, sandhi vata, agnimandya, sotha  , kasha ,
swasha, vasti sotha and sannipata , jwara

Parts: root, bark

Dose- Powder ( 1 to 3 gms)
Swarasa(10 t0 20 ml)

Yoga- syonaka putapaka, bruhat panchamula paka, dasamula rishtha

According to dhanwantari nighantu-

   " Tuntuka sisira ha tiktaou vasti roga hara ha para ha pitta shleshma ama vata atisara kasha
aruchi hi jayet"