(Linn.) Roth
Synonym: Convolvulus bilobatus Roxb. Convolvulus nil Linn.
Family: Convolvulaceae.
Habitat: Throughout India; also occurs as a weed.
English: Pharbitis seeds.
Ayurvedic: Antah-kotarpushpi, Kaalaanjani (provisional synonym), Krishnabija, Kaalaadaanaa, Shyaamabija, Shankhani, Jhaara- maaricha.
Unani: Kaalaadaanaa.
Siddha/Tamil: Kaakkattan.
Action: Purgative and blood- purifier. A substitute for Jalap. Seeds—antifungal.
The seeds from Pakistan contain al- kaloids—lysergol, chanoclavine, pen- niclavine, isopenniclavine and elymo- clavine. Also contain 14.2% resin and glucosides.Commercial samples of the drug contain 14-15% of crude resinous matter. Research has shown that glycosi- dal part of the resin is inert; the non- glycosidal resin (2% of the drug) causes copious purgation in doses of 250 mg. Besides the resinous matter, the seeds contain a fixed oil (12.4%) and small amounts of saponin, mucilage and tannin.The flowers of the plant contains an- thocyanin pigments.The plant extract exhibited hypogly- caemic activity in rats.
Dosage: Seed—3-6 g powder. (CCRAS.)
Synonym: I. hederacea auct., non- Jacq.
A mosquito-borne viral infection that is normally harmless to healthy people who, if infected, develop a mild ?u-like illness. However, if the elderly and those in poor health, particularly immunocompromised patients, are infected, they may develop fatal in?ammation of the brain and spinal cord. In Israel in 2000, 12 people died and more than 155 survived an outbreak; and in New York in 1999, more than 60 people were infected, of whom six died. The disease was ?rst reported in Uganda in 1937 and became ENDEMIC in the Middle East and Africa, recently spreading to Europe, central Asia, Oceania and America. Mosquitoes bearing the ?aviviridae-family virus usually contract it by biting infected poultry, but the infection has been found in mammals, such as cats, dogs and horses.... west nile virus
(Italian) Form of Brunhilda, meaning “a dark and noble battlemaiden” Nilda, Nild, Nilde, Nillda, Nillde, Nilld... nilda
an oxazine chloride, used for staining lipids and lipid pigments. Nile blue A (Nile blue sulphate), which stains fatty acids, changes from blue to purplish at pH 10–11.... nile blue
a viral disease caused by the West Nile virus (a *flavivirus), which is spread by the Culex pipiens mosquito. It causes encephalitis, with influenza-like symptoms, enlarged lymph nodes, and a bright red rash on the chest and abdomen. In patients with a weakened immune system (such as the elderly) it can progress to convulsions, coma, and paralysis.... west nile fever
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