Corallocarpus epigaeus

The rich ethnomedicinal knowledge preserver of kollimalai ..

with an important tuberous Vishagna and Kushtaghna plant from Cucurbitaceae 

शुकनासा

शुकनासा, नहिका, शुकाख्या, शुकाह्वा

Kannada- Akashgaruda gadde,Akasha garuda balli 

ആകാശഗരുഢക്കിഴങ്ങ് ,കൊല്ലൻകോവ, കടമ്പുവള്ളി ,കൊള്ളന്നോവക്കിഴങ്ങ്

Tamil- Akasha garunda kizhangu, Kollankovai 

Telugu- Nagadonda,Akasha gadha 

Corallocarpus epigaeus 

Cucurbitaceae 

Useful part..Root tubers 

Indications: Krimighna, Kushtaghna, Visarpahara, Vishaghna,Phiranga roga ,Atisara ,Vrnashodanaropana, Vtakaphahara 

Akashagarudakizhangu choornam 

a Sidha preparation

Method of preparation : Peal out outter skin of tubers slice it and dry in sunshade, powder it Sieve through a cloth (vastragalithachoornam ),Then do pudapaka with milk for 3hrs . this choornam .5 to 1gm taken with equal quantity of Jaggery. 

useful in kushta ,visarpa,krimighna ,Gulma