Active Ingredient: Sitosterol-beta-D-glucoside, alkaloids—chaksine, isochaksine, anthraquinones and aloeemodin.
Uses: Seed—bitter, blood-purifier, astringent, stimulant, diuretic. Used topically for leucoderma, ringworm, venereal ulcers and other skin diseases. Roots—purgative
Description: It stimulates contraction of different tissues of plain muscles, like uterus, intestine, bladder, and muscles in blood vessels. Chaksine has ganglionblocking property.
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