description of chopcheeni

1. MMM GOVT.AYURVED COLLEGE,UDAIPUR
PRESENTED BY-
Dr.Vipin kumar yadav
Dravya guna vigyan
CHOPCHINEE

2. CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• SYNONYMS
• CLASSIFICATION
• MORPHOLOGY
• RASPANCHAK
• CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
• USEFUL PART AND DOSE
• SPECIFIC FORMULATION
• THEREPEUTIC USES
• REFERENCES

3. INTRODUCTION
• Botanical name -
Smilax china
• Family -
Liliaceae
• English name –
China roots

4. SYNONYMS
• Dweepantar vacha(this rhizome was first
bouhgt from java and sumitra island to india)

5. CLASSIFICATION
• Acc. to priya nighantu –
Raktaprasadana

6. MORPHOLOGY
• Climber

7. Cont.
• Leaves – oval-round

8. Cont.
• Fruit – red coloured •Root - rhizomatous

9. RASPANCHAK
• Rasa - Katu , Tikta
• Guna - Laghu ,ruksha
• Virya - Ushna
• Vipaka - Katu
• Karma - Vata-kapha-hara

10. CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
• Root – tanin , cinchonin , smilacin
• Seed – constant oil , ferulic acid
• Leaves - rutin

11. USEFUL PART & DOSE
• Part Used—
Rhizome
• Dosage—
Powder - 3 to 6 g

12. THEREPEUTIC INDICATIONS
• Firanga (syphlis)
• Dipan-pachan
• Sexual weakness
• Puyameha (gonorrhea)

13. FORMULATIONS
• Chopcheeni-paka (syphllis)
• Madhusnuhi-rasayanm (diabetes , pile )
• Mulkaydharista (skin disorder)