Commonly used medicinal plants and their clinical utility by Dr. RASHMI SRIVASTAVA
MD. Ph.D.
READER, DEPT. OF DRAVYAGUNA
RGGPG AYURVEDIC COLLEGE, PAPROLA, H.P.
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Commonly used medicinal plants and their clinical utility
1. Commonly used medicinal
plants and their clinical utility
By : Dr. Rashmi Srivastava
M.D. Ph.D.
Reader Deptt. Of Dravyaguna
R.G.Govt. P.G. Ayu.College, Paprola, H.P.
5. Dashmula
⢠A group of 10 drugs
Dashmula is so named as it strengthens ten mahamula
dhamnis (the ten great vessels carrying ojas ) pacifies
all kinds of vata and supports ten indriyas.
Dashmula consists of the roots of ten plants
divided further into two subgroups, brihat panchmula
and laghu panchmula.
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20. ⢠Dashmula as whole, acts on tridosa, particularly on
Vata, while subgroups like brihat panchmula are
effective particularly in vata- kaphaj diseases and
laghu panchmula are effective in vata- pittaj diseases.
⢠Dashmula sustains ojas and sense- organs . Vrihat
Panchmula roots are used for the medicinal purpose
while whole part of the plants are used if Laghu
Panchmula is indicated.
21. ⢠Dasamularist is one of the most known formulation
indicated in perpeural disorders (sutika rog)
⢠Charaka mentions dasamula as sothahara mahaksaya,
which indicated its action on sotha (oedema).
⢠Vijayarakshita says it is effective in both sotha and
jvara.
22. ⢠At another place, Charaka has mentioned brihat and
laghu panchmulas under panch panchmula, the other
three being madhayam, jivniya and trina panchmula.
⢠Sushruta, however has replaced madhyam and jivniya
panchmula with kantak and valli panchmula which
are more appropriate for the surgical affections.
23. ⢠Mahat panchmula are slightly bitter with sweet as
anurasa, katu in vipaka, pacifies kapha and vata and
stimulates digestive power.
⢠Laghu panchmula is stringent, bitter and sweet,
pacifies vata and pitta, promotes body weight and
strength.
24. 1. Fever associated with diarrhoea
⢠In fever, diarrhoea, oedema and grahaniroga sunthi 10
gm mixed with dasamula decoction should be taken.
(VM.2.20)
Medicinal uses of Dashmula
25. 2. Diarrhoea
⢠In diarrhoea with pain and tenesmus non- unctuous
enema with decoction of dasamula added with honey
and milk is an excellent remedy. (SS.U.40.143)
26. 3. Anaemia
⢠In anaemia caused by kapha, decoction of dasamula
mixed with sunthi should be taken. It is also useful in
fever, diarrhoea, oedema, grahani, asthama, anorexia
and disorders of throat and heart. (VM.8.4)
27. 4. Asthama and cough
⢠Dvipanchmulyadi ghrta. (CS.Ci.18.158-60)
⢠Dasmulyadi ghrta. (CS.Ci.18.123-24)
⢠Liquid gruel processed with dasamula alleviates cough,
hiccough and asthma. (CS.SU.2.27; also AH.Ci.4.23)
⢠One suffering from hiccough and asthmashould take,
whilethirsty, decoction of dasamula or devdaru or wine.
(CS.Ci.17.105; also VM.12.11)
⢠In chest pain, fever, asthma and cough caused by kapha
decoction of dasamula mixed with pippali powder should
given. (VM.11.11)
28. ⢠Decoction of dasamula added with powdered
puskaramula pacifies cough and asthma and removes
pain in chest and heart. (VM.12.18; also BP.Ci.14.36)
⢠In order to eradicate asthma decoction of dasamula
should be given. It is effective even in severe cases.
(BP.Ci.14.49)
29. 5. Epilepsy
⢠The patient who suffers from palpitation of heart, pain
in eyes, excessive sweat and coldness in hands etc.
should be treated with dasamula decoction of kalyana
ghrta (VM.21.8)
30. 6. Heart disease
⢠Decoction of dasamula added with rocksalt and
yavaksara destroys, asthma, cough, heart disease,
gulma and colic. (VM.31.18; also SG.2.2.102)
31. 7. Oedema
⢠Diet of the patient of oedema should consist of
cereals of old barley and Sali rice cooked with
dasamula decoction and that too in small quantity and
added eith little salt and ghee. (AH.Ci.17.17)
32. 8. Granthi- visarpa
⢠In case of pain, the part should be sprinkled with hot
oil or dashmula decoction or urine. (AH.Ci.18.24)
33. 9. Vata vyadhi
⢠In visvaci and avabahuka (pain in arms), decoction of
dashmula,bala and masa mixed with oil and ghee
should be used as snuff in evening. (VM.23.31; also
BS. Vatavyadhi 123; BP.Ci.24.87)
⢠Newly arisen kubja (humpedness) should be treated
with dasamula and other vata- alleviating drugs.
(VM.22.72)
⢠Dasamula ghrta. (VM.22.35)
34. ⢠Sciatica is treated with decoction of dashmula added
with hingu and puskaramula (powder) only with that
of shephali leaves (parijaat patra). (SG.2.2.86)
⢠In manyastambha (Torticollis) decoction of dashmula
or even panchmula, rough sudation and snuffing
should be used. (BP.Ci.24.76)
35. 10. Vatarakta
⢠Milk cooked with dashmula decoction alleviates pain
immediately. (Cs.Ci.29.124; also AH.Ci.22.23;
VM.23.11)
36. 11. Amavata
⢠In amavata, one should take dashmula decoction
added pippal or hritaki with sunthi or guduchi with
sunthi. (VM.25.10; also BP.Ci.26.44)
⢠Castor oil mixed with decoction of dashmula or
sunthi should be taken in case of pain in abdomen,
pelvis and waist. (VM.25.5)
⢠Moreover, enema of dashmula mixed with urine
should be given. (CS.Si.7.20)
37. 13. Loose teeth
⢠Gargle should be used with dasamula decoction added
with ghee. (AH.U.22.14)
38. 14. Defects of vision
⢠In timira caused by vata, ghee cooked with dashmula
decoction and paste of triphala in four times milk
should be used. (AH.U.13.48)
39. 15. Deafness
⢠Oil 640 ml. should be cooked with dashamula
decoction and should be instilled in ears. It is an
excellent remedy for deafness. (VM.59.26)
45. Triphala
⢠This group having 3 drugs
⢠Haritaki
⢠Vibitaki
⢠Amaliaki
⢠Triphala pacifies kapha and pitta, alleviates prameha,
kustha and intermittent fever, promotes digestion and
is wholesome for eyes.
48. Kutki (Picrorhiza kurroa)
⢠Pharmacodynamics of kutki
rasa - tikta, katu
guna - ruksha, laghu, sara
veerya - sheeta
vipaka - katu
⢠Chemical constituents
Picrorhiza kurroa is known to have three important
classes of compounds i.e. iridoid glycosides,
cucurbitacins and phenolic compounds. However,
most of the biological activities are attributed to the
iridoid glycosides and the cucurbitacins.
49. Kutki
⢠Pharmacological actons and uses of kutki
the rhizomes are bitter, tonic, acrid, cooling, laxative,
carminative, digestive, stomachic, anthelmintic, anti-
inflammatory, depurative, cardiotonic, expectorant,
antipyretic, antiperiodic, cholagogue and purgative in
large doses and are useful in burning sensation,
constipation, gastric disorders, dyspepsia, flatulence,
colic, anorexia, hiccough, verminosis, inflammatons,
leucoderma, leprosy, skin diseases, cardiac disorders,
cough, asthama, bronchitis, fever, bilious fever,
intermittent fever, diabetes, diseases of spleen and
liver including jaundice, anaemia, haemorrhoids and
general debility.
50. Experimental/ clinical studies related to
Picrorhiza kurroa
1. Hepatoprotective activity
2. Anti-Hepatititis B activity
3. Choleretic activity
4. Nephroprotective and nephrocurative activity
5. Anti asthmatic/ anti allergic acivity
6. Anti inflammatory activity
7. Anti ulcer activity
8. Immunomodulatory activity
51. 9. Anti oxidant activity
10. Anti hyperlipidemic activity
11. Anti diabetic activity
12. No teratogenic effects found in pregnancy
53. Devdaru (Cedrus deodara)
⢠Pharmacodynamic properties of devdaru
rasa â tikta, katu
guna â snigdha, laghu
veerya- ushna
vipaka â katu
⢠Chemical constituents
stem wood: stem wood consisted of wikstromal,
matairesinol, and benzylbutyrolactol, himachalol,
cedeodarin, dihydromyricetin, cedrin, cedrinoside.
54. ⢠Leaves: the needles of Cedrus deodara of
stigmasterol, oleanolic acid,
parahydroxybenzaldehyde, syringaresinol,
daucosterol, p- hydroxybenzoic acid, gallicin and
gallic acid, ethy6l stearate, ethyl laurate, beta
setosterol, shikimic acid, methyl coniferin, ferulic
acid beta- glucoside.
⢠Oil from leaves: (essential oils) the main component
include Alpha-terpineol, linalool, limonene, anethole,
caryophyllene, and euginol.
55. ⢠Essential oils in wood chips:
Phenolic sesquiterpene, himasecolone, has been
isolated in addition to isopimaric acid from the
chloroform- soluble fracton extract.
⢠Stem bark:
Dihydroflavonol named deodarin has been isolated
from the stem bark.
56. Uses
⢠India Materia medica has specifically mentioned the use of bark as
powerfully astringent and febrifuge. A good remedy for remittent
and intermittent fevers, diarrhoea, dysentry, ulcers. It also
described wood as carminitive. Chopra reported antipyretic
astringent.
⢠The various studies revealed wound healing activity, anti
inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic and anti arthritic activities.
⢠Anti microbial study of aqueous and ethanolic heart wood and stem
bark extracts of cedrus deodara shows zones ofinhibition in
staphylococcus aureus, e.coli and aspergillus niger from extracts of
heart wood but no activity with extracts of stem bark. This
indicates that the xtracts obtained in these solvents for stem bark of
devdaru are not effective on these microbes.
59. Actions and uses
⢠According literature, rhizome of Tagara is useful in
apasmara, unmada, shiroroga, netraroga, vishnasak.
⢠Previous work done
used in management of insomnia
anticonvulsant activity
anxiolytic action
it partially reverses liver cirrhosis
60. ⢠It was concluded that female plant of tagaracan be
taken as Pindtagara.
⢠In the present study the rhizome of male plant was
found to be more effective than female plant rhizome.
The probable reason for this variation may be
concentration of phytochemicals as there was no
change in the microscopic structures of both
rhizomes.
⢠Male plant was found more potent which justifies its
masculine names, mentioned in different Nighantus.
⢠Female plant is less effective which indicates
inferiority of pindtagara described by Bhavprakash.
62. Pashanbheda (Berginia ligulata)
⢠Pharmacodynamic properties
rasa - tikta, kashaya
guna - laghu, snigdha
veerya - sheeta
vipaka - katu
prabhava- Ashmarighana
⢠Chemical constituents
it contains a phenolic compound bergenin, and afzelechin. It
also contains beta setosterol, leucocyanidin, gallic acid,
methyl gallate, catechin. The rhizome contains gallic acid ,
mucilage, wax, glucoside, albumin and starch.
63. Actions and uses
⢠Externally, the paste of roots is beneficial in wounds
associatedwith edema. Its anti- inflammatory property finds
a use in the treatment of abcesses and cutaneous infections.
⢠Internally, in Ayurvedic practice, pashanbheda, as its name
suggests, is used as a litholytic agent for urinary calculi. In
urinary symptoms, associated with calculi, decoction of its
roots by itself is a valuable panacea. The root powder is
used as an adjunct in Diabetes mallitus. It particularly helps
women, in diseases like leucorrhoea, menorrhagia and
dysmenorrhea. It is an effective remedy for haeorrhoids,
diarrhoea, dysentry, heart diseases and splenic disorders.
It is antidote of opium poisioning.
64. Experimental/ clinical studies related to
B.ligulata
⢠Anti bacterial and anti inflammatory activity
⢠Work on kidney stones
⢠Hepatoprotective
⢠Anti viral activity
⢠Anti microbialn activity
67. Medicinal uses with references-
⢠Cough & asthma â
⢠Ghee cooked with juice of nirgundi leaves alleviates
cough caused by kapha. (SS.U.52.30; also AH.Ci 3.57)
⢠Decoction of nirgundi, guduci, haritaki & marica in equal
parts mixed with salt alleviates cough & asthma.
(VD.311)
⢠Gandmala â
⢠In gandamala one should use nirgundi root pounded with
water as snuff. (VM.41-24)
⢠Nirgundi-taila. (VM41.52; also SG.2.9.195)
68. Vata vyadhi-
⢠By taking castor oil & nirgundi juice separately lumbago is
removed & the patient becomes happy. (VD.12.8)
⢠Powder of nirgundi root should be taken with oil. It is useful
in arthritis, lumbago & trembling. (RRS.21.164)
⢠Puerperal disorders-
⢠Intake of warm decoction of nirgundi, lasuna & sunthi
added with pippali powder destroys all disorders caused by
kapha & vata in puerperal stage. (YR,P.425)
73. ⢠Medicinal uses â
⢠Fever â
⢠Ghee cooked with vasa or bala or guduci is useful in chronic fever,
oedema & anaemia. (SS.U.39.243; also AH.Ci.1.93)
⢠Intrinsic haemorrhage
⢠Vasaghrta (CS.CI.4.88; AH.Ci.2.40-42)
⢠Juice of vasa checks intrinsic haemorrhage (AH.Ci.2.24)
⢠Juice of decoction of vasa alone or mixed with sugar & honey
checks haemorrhage immediately as it is excellent remedy for this.
(AH.Ci2.24-25; also VM.9.8)
⢠Decoction of vasa, draksha, haritaki mixed with sugar & honey
checks cough, asthma & intrinsic haemorrhage. (VM.9.13; also
SG2.2.80)
76. ⢠Medicinal uses â
⢠Diarrhea â
One suffering from diarrhea should take water boiled with
vaca & prativisa or musta & parpat or haridra & sunthi. (
CS.Ci.19.22; AH.Ci.9.8; AS.Ci.11.5)
⢠Oedema & scrotal enlargement-
Paste of vaca & sarsapa removes oedema. ( VM.40.19;
CD.40.22)
⢠Wound â
Vaca comes in group of wound cleansing drugs.
(SS.SU.37.19) .
77. ⢠As rasayana-
Regular intake of ghee 10.24kg(total quantity in gradual doses)
cooked hundred times with vaca makes one long-lived & free
from disease.(SS.Ci.28.8)
By using for a month vaca with milk or ghee or oil one become
invincible for pathogenic agents & endowed with sharp intellect
& sweet voice. (AH.U.39.164)
⢠Colic-
Vaca, sauvaracala, hingu, kustha, ativisa, haritaki & indrayava
these alleviate colic immediately. (SS.U.42.125)
Vacadi churna. (GN.2.23.90-91)
80. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Fever-
⢠Decoction of the cold infusion of guduci should be taken.
(SS.U.39.170)
⢠Juice of guduci & satavari in equal quantity mixed with jaggery
alleviates fever caused by vata.(SS.U.39.174)
⢠Guduci juice alone checks fever caused by vata. (AS.Ci.1.70)
⢠The juice of guduci mixed with pippali powder removes fever.
(AS.Ci.1.87; also AH.Ci.1.60)
⢠Irregular fever-
⢠Decoction of triphala or juice of guduci is useful. (CS.Ci3.299)
⢠One should take decoction of guduci, nimba & amalaki mixed with
honey. (SS.U.39.213)
⢠Guduci-modak. (BP.Ci.1.757-60)
81. ⢠Decoction of guduci added with pippali powder destroys chronic
fever & kapha. Similarly does that of panchamula. (brihat).
⢠Jaundice & halimaka-
⢠the patient of jaundice should take cooled decoction of triphala or
guduci or daruharidra or nimbi mixed with honey in morning.
(CS.Ci.16.63)
⢠Thirst-
⢠syrup of guduchi removes thirst. (CS.Ci.22.45)
⢠Vomiting-
⢠it is checked by cooled decoction of guduchi or bilva(bark) mixed
with honey or durva with rice water. (RM.20.1)
82. ⢠Amlapitta (acid gastritis)-
⢠decoction of guduchi, nimba & patola leaves mixed with honey
alleviates varied form of severe amlapitta. (BP.Ci.10.16)
⢠Vatarakta-
⢠Oil cooked with guduchi decoction & milk or draksha decoction or
decoction of madhuka & kasmarya alleviates vatarakta.
(CS.Ci.29.121)
⢠Amrtadya taila I(CS.Ci.29.103-9)
⢠Decoction of guduchi (SS.Ci.5.8)
⢠For vatarakta, guduchi is the best remedy. (AH.U.40.59)
⢠One should take ghrta or milk cooked with guduchi decoction.
(AH.Ci.22.7)
⢠Guduchi-ghrta. (VM.23.23-24)
⢠Decoction of guduchi, eranda & vasa mixed with Castrol oil controls
generalized vatarakta. (SG.2.2135)
83. ⢠Amavata -
⢠Guduchi-ghrta. (VM.25.43-44)
⢠As rasayana -
⢠juice of mandukparni, powder of yastimadhu, juice of guduchi (with
root & flowers) & paste of sankhapuspi should be used with milk.
They provide longevity, destroy disease & promote strength,
digestive power, lusture, voice & intellect. Sankhpuspi is the
specific intellect-promoting rasayana. (CS.Ci.1.3.30-31)
⢠Prameha -
⢠Juice of guduchi or amalaka mixed with honey is useful.
(AH.Ci.12.6; also SG.2.1.7)
⢠Meno-metorrhagia -
⢠In this disease caused by vata juice of vasa or guduchi is useful.
(GN.6.1.10)
86. ⢠Medicinal uses â
⢠Fever (chronic & malarial)-
⢠In malarial fever, use of pippali, triphala, curd, buttermilk,
pacagavya ghrta & milk is efficacious. (CS.Ci.3.303)
⢠Decoction of pippali made in four times of water should be
taken.
⢠Pippali mixed with honey alleviates cough, dyspnoea, fever,
splenomegaly
& hiccough. It is particularly recommended for children.
(VM.1.113; also SG.2.6.37; BS.jvara,277; BP.Ci.1.377,820)
⢠Pippali mixed with jiggery is prescribed in cough, indigestion,
anorexia, asthma, anaemia, worm, chronic fever & deficient
digestive power. (VM.1.206)
⢠In fever, pippali should be given with equal quantity of triphala
while in cough & asthma. It should be given with honey &
ghee. (BP.Ci.1.378)
87. ⢠Diaarhoea-
⢠By using fine powder of pippali or marica dysentery, even if chronic
is destroyed. (AH.Ci.9.40; VM.3.67)
⢠Cough-
⢠Pippalyadya ghrta. (CS.Ci.18.36-38)
⢠Pippalyadi leha. (CS.Ci.18.135-37)
⢠Intake of pippali with honey is useful in cough. (BP.Ci.12.34
⢠Hiccough & asthma-
⢠Ghee cooked with purgatives checks hiccough immediately.
Similarly act the juices of amalaki & kapittha mixed with pippali &
honey. (CS.Ci.17.135)
⢠Pippali taken with honey in morning alleviates cough, asthma,
anorexia & wasting. (VD.3.24)
⢠Hoarseness of voice-
⢠Pippali & haritaki or sharp wine should be taken. (CS.Ci.26.281)
⢠Colic-
⢠Combination of pippali & sunthi is the remedy for colic caused by
kapha. (SS.U.42.110)
90. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Anaemia â
⢠One should take haridra mixed with triphala, ghee & honey.
⢠Cough-
⢠Powder of haridra impregnated with vasa juice & taken with fatty
layer of milk checks dry cough.
⢠Prameha-
⢠Haridra powder mixed with honey should be taken with the juice of
amalaka.
(CS.Ci.6.26; also SS.Ci.11.8; AS.Ci.14.5)
⢠Decoction of haridra & daruharidra is specific remedy for
pistameha. (SS.Ci.11.9)
⢠Freckles-
⢠The paste of haridra & rakta candana pounded with buffaloâs milk
should be applied on face. It removes the dark shade. (RRS.24.45)
93. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Los of appetite, indigestion etc-
⢠Haritaki, pippali, & sunthi this known a âtrisamaâ(three equal)
quantity, which promote digestive power & prevent thirt etc.
(BS.ajirna.19)
⢠Haritaki taken with nimbi improves digestion & removes skin
diseases such as ringworms, boils etc.(BS.ajirna.15)
⢠Haritaki taken after meals checks excessive salivation. (VD.4.5)
⢠Piles-
⢠Haritaki mixed with jiggery should be taken before meals.
(CS.Ci.14.65; SS.Ci.6.13; SG.2.72.5)
⢠Haritaki mixed with jiggery should be taken followed by intake of
buttermilk. (AS.Ci.10.12; AH.Ci.8.33)
⢠Vomiting-
⢠One should take haritaki with honey. (CS.Ci.20.29; AS.Ci.8.17;
AH.Ci.6.17,VM.15.8)
94. ⢠Hiccough & asthma-
⢠In hiccough, one should take haritaki with warm water. (SS.U.50.24)
⢠Enlargement of liver & spleen-
⢠Decoction of haritaki & rohitaka mixed with yavaksara & pippali should be
taken in morning for alleviation of the enlargement of liver & spleen, gulma
& udara. (SG.2.2.121)
⢠Edema-
⢠Haritaki or sunthi mixed with jiggery should be taken in case of
constipation & passing normal stool with mucus. (CS.Ci.12.27)
⢠Prameha-
⢠Haritaki powder should be taken with honey. (AS.Ci.14.5)
⢠Amlapitta (acid gastritis)-
⢠Haritaki should be taken with draksha or honey & jiggery.
(VM.53.14)
95. ⢠Parinamsula-
⢠One should take haritaki with jaggery & ghee. (BP.Ci.30.51)
⢠Eye diseases-
⢠In paksmakopa, haritaki or ghee processed with tuvraka should
be applied. (SS.U.16.8)
⢠One suffering from defects of vision should take haritaki in
morning or before meals or he should take draksa with sugar &
honey.
⢠Haritaki fried with ghee should be applied on lids. (CD.59.11)
⢠Defects of semen-
⢠In defects of semen caused by pitta abhayamlakiya rasayana
(CS.Ci.1.1.41-77) should be given. (CS.Ci.30.149)
96. ⢠As rasayana-
⢠Two haritaki fruits taken with jiggery, honey, sunthi, pippali & salt
(according to season) provides happiness & longevity.
(AH.U.39.147; also VM.69.3)
⢠Haritaki fried in ghee should be taken followed by intake of ghee. It
provides firm strength in the body. (AH.U.39.148)
⢠Minor diseases-
⢠In whitlow, haritaki is rubbed with juice the juice of haridra in an
iron vessel & applied frequently. (BS.ksudra.97)
⢠In dandruff powder of amra seeds & haritaki in equal quantity are
pounded with milk & applied. It removes severe dandruff.
(SG.3.11.19)
99. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Jaundice-
⢠Aragvadha, in the dose of 40gm, should be taken with juice the juice
of sugarcane, vidari, or amalaka added with trikatu. It alleviates
jsundice. (AH.Ci.16.41)
⢠Prameha-
⢠Decoction of aragvadha is efficacious in haridrameha. (SS.Ci.11.9)
⢠Kustha-
⢠Leaves of aragvadha, kakamachi & karanja are pounded with
buttermilk & applied as ointment after smearing with oil the part
affected with leprosy (or skin disease) (CS.SU.3.17)
⢠Ghee is cooked with root (bark) of aragvadha & taken with
decoction of khadira. It destroys leprosy. (AH.Ci.19.13)
⢠Leaves of aragvadha are pounded with sour gruel & applied on the
part in case of ring worm, kitibha kustha & sidhma. (VM49.9; also
BS kustha.63)
100. ⢠Amavata-
⢠Leaves of aragvadha are fried with mustard oil & taken in evening
followed by meal. It alleviates ama. (BP.Ci.26.52)
⢠Accidental wound & kikkisa-
⢠The paste of the leaves of aragvadha pounded with breast milk
should be applied on the wound & kikkisa for healing. (VD.16.121)
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103. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Diarrhoea-
⢠Milk cooked with eranda root or tender fruits of bilva is
efficacious. (CS.Ci.19.48)
⢠Piles-
⢠Haemorrhoids should be sprinkled with the decoction of the
leaves of vasa, arka, eranda & bilva. (CS.Ci.14.44)
⢠Chest-pain-
⢠Eranda root 80gm should be boiled in water eight times &
made into decoction. This decoction added with yavaksara
alleviates pain in chest, heart & stomach. (SG.2.2.101)
104. ⢠Constipation-
⢠Castor oil mixed with double quantity of triphala decoction or milk
act as a quick purgative. (SG.34.20)
⢠Obesity-
⢠In order to remove obesity one should take alkali of eranda leaves
mixed with hingu. The diet should be rice with scum. (BP.Ci.39.21)
⢠The root of eranda smeared with honey is kept overnight in water.
By taking this extract the enlarged abdomen is reduced.
(BP.Ci.39.25)
⢠Amavata-
⢠The patient suffering from amavata, sciatica & scrotal enlargement
should take haritaki regularly mixed with castor oil. (VM.25.11)
⢠The part affected should also be sprinkled with decoction of eranda.
(BP.Ci.26.28)
⢠For conception-
⢠For conception one should take seeds of eranda & matulunga
pounded with ghee. (GN.6.5.4)
107. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Intrinsic haemorrhage-
⢠Karanja seed should be taken with sugar & honey. (SS.U.45.25)
⢠Water mixed with the ash of blue lotus & honey, karanja seed with
honey & ghee, decoction of jambu, arjuna, & amra these
formulations check intrinsic haemorrhage. (SS.U.45.35)
⢠Anorexia-
⢠In anorexia, the patient should use tooth-brush of karanja.
(G.N.2.13.31)
⢠Wounds-
⢠Karanjadya ghrta. (SS.Ci.16.16-21)
⢠Decoction of karanja, nimbi & nirgundi kills the organisms in
wounds. (VM.44.43)
108. ⢠Loss of hairs-
⢠Kasisa & tender leaves of karanja are taken & pounded with the
juice of kapittha. It is an excellent repilatory agent. (SS.Ci.7.48)
⢠Kustha & worms-
⢠Kustha, karanja seed & cakramarda- these make a good paste for
leprosy. (CS.Ci.7.48)
⢠In leprotic wounds, oil of karanja or mustard should be applied.
(SS.Ci.9.53)
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111. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Haemorrhage-
⢠External application of lodhra powder act as haemostatic. (SS.SU.14.36)
⢠Acne & pimples-
⢠In acne, paste of lodhra & sphatika should be applied. (AS.S.37.5)
⢠Leucorrhoea-
⢠Paste of lodhra should be taken with decoction of nygrodha bark.
(CS.Ci.30.118)
⢠Wound-
⢠Powder of dhataki & lodhra promotes wound healing. (CS.CI.4.73-
77)
⢠Intrinsic haemorrhage-
⢠Lodhra is one of the drugs efficacious for checking haemorrhage.
(CS.Ci.4.73-77)
112. ⢠Dysentery-
⢠Lodhra with curd is useful in dysentery. (BP.Ci.2.120)
⢠Diseases of women-
⢠In eighth month, by taking lodhra, pippali, & honey mixed together
with milk foetal movement becomes normal. (HS.3.50.5)
115. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Cough & asthma-
⢠Only bibhitak is sufficient in all type of cough & asthma. (AH.Ci.3.173)
⢠Bibhitaka powder 10gm with honey taken after meals alleviates cough &
dyspnoea. (RM.11.5; also CD12.18)
⢠Diarrhea-
⢠Burnt fruit of bibhitaka mixed with salt checks diarrhea even if severe.
(BS.atisara.173)
⢠Vitiligo-
⢠Ash of black snake mixed with bibhitaka oil is applied locally. It
destroys all types of vitiligo. (SS.Ci.9.18; also AH.Ci.20.12)
116. ⢠Oedema-
⢠In all types of oedema, the paste of bibhitaka fruit-pulp allays
burning sensation & pain. (CS.CI.12.71)
⢠Paste of bibhitaka should be taken with rice water.
(AS.CI.19.3)
⢠Calculus-
⢠Seeds of bibhitaka are pounded & taken with wine. It removes
defects of urine & removes calculus. (SS.U. 58.45)
⢠Heart disease-
⢠Bibhitaka & ashvagandha pounded together & mixed with
jiggery is taken with hot water. It alleviates vata located in
heart. (BS.vatavyadhi.60)
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119. ⢠Medicinal uses-
⢠Loss of appetite-
⢠The amalaka fruits are roasted on charcoal fire, adeed with ghee,
jiraka & salt& fumigated with asafetida. They stimulate digestive
fire. (KT.8.64, 11.27)
⢠Piles-
⢠Phalarista. (CS.Ci.14.148-52)
⢠Kankarista. ( CS.Ci.14.158-68)
⢠A regimen of buttermilk with amalaka, guduci etc. is prescribed in
piles. (SS.Ci.6.13)
120. â Worms-
â The juice of amalaka or decoction of bibhitaka or haritaki mixed
with honey is useful as anupana. (SS.U.54.31)
â Anaemia-
â One should take powder of amalaka with honey. (SS.U.44.8)
â The juice of amalaka & sugarcane in the form of mantha is
beneficial in case of anaemia. (SS.U.44.8)
â Cough-
â The powder of amalaka cooked with milk & added with ghee
should be taken in cough. (SS.U.52.36)
121. â Hiccough-
â Juice of amalaka & kapittha mixed with pippali (powder) &
honey checks hiccough.
â Heart disease-
â Chyavanaprasa, agastyaleha & brahma-rasayana (made of
amalaki) is useful in diseases of heart. (CS.Ci.26.99)
â Thirst-
â In abnormal taste of mouth, gargles should be used of sours &
powder of amalaka. (SS.U.48.17)
â As rasayana-
â Amalaka-rasayana. (CS.Ci1.2.8 also 1.1.58-74)
â For maintaining youthfulness amalaka is the best one.
(AH.U.40.56)
124. ⢠Medicinal use
⢠Diarrhoea
⢠One gets rid of abdominal disorder (Diarrhea) after taking pippali with
honey or buttermilk with citraka or tender fruits of bilva.(CS.Ci.19.113)
⢠In case of diarrhea with blood, tender fruits of bilva mixed with liquid
jaggery, honey and oil should be taken.it checks the disease Immediately.
(SS.U.40.119)
⢠Grahaniroga
⢠Paste of the tender fruit of bilva mixed with sunthi powder and jaggery
alleviates severe grahaniroga if the patient is kept on the diet of butter-
milk.(VM.4.10)
⢠Piles
⢠The patient should be well massaged and then dipped into the warm
decoction of bilva or buttermilk or sour curd or gruel or cowâs urine (CS.Ci.
14.47)
⢠One who eats tender fruits of bilva regularly become able to control
bleeding piles. (Rm. 19.6)
125. ⢠Jaundice
⢠Intake of bilva leaves mixed with marica is useful in oedema caused
by three dosas, constipation, piles and jaundice
⢠Obesity
⢠Decoction of brhat pancamula (bilva, agnimantha, syonaka, kasmari
and patala) mixed with honey alleviates obesity.(SG.2.2.117)
⢠Deafness
⢠Bilvataila. (SS.Ut.21.35, also VM.59.27, SG.2.9.171)
127. Gmbhari
⢠This herb is capable to suppress pain and inflammation.
⢠Helpful herb to improve digestion and absorption in body.
⢠Good supporter for normal functioning of heart.
⢠Useful in maintaining the normal blood pressure level.
⢠It is used in improving brain functioning and it has feature to
improve intelligence.
⢠Natural anti-aging agent.
⢠Itâs a natural herb to prevent haemorrhages.
⢠A natural strength enhancer of the body.
⢠It has properties of good aphrodisiac agent.
⢠It is diuretic in nature.
⢠One of the useful herb which has features to increase milk secretion
in the lactating mother.
128. ⢠Fruits of Gambhari are having uses in haemorrhoids.
⢠Its properties improve the quantity and quality of semen.
⢠Fruit of Gambhari is also efficient in nourishing hair and promotes growth
of hair.
⢠It can provide relief from burning sensation.
⢠The fruit of this herbaceous plant is found to be useful natural agent in
bleeding disorders like nasal bleeding, heavy periods etc.
⢠It treats thirst, vata disorders wound and emaciation.
⢠Gambhari roots are also suitable remedy in ascites due to vata.
⢠It helps in normalizing the abnormally raised temperature.
⢠The fruits have advantageous anabolic effects in tuberculosis to accelerate
thehealing of cavitation in the lungs.
⢠External application of the paste of the leaves on the forehesd lessens the
headache, especially in fever.
⢠It treats vata and pitta diseases.
129. ⢠Flowers have its use in Leprosy.
⢠Root and bark are beneficial herbal agent in hallucination,
piles, abdominal pain, burning sensations, fever, tridoshas
diseases and urinary infection.
⢠The roots, fruits and the leaves of Gambhari have great medicinal
value therefore traditionally it was wide in use as anthelmintic,
antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-aging, analgesic, diuretic,
hepatoprotective and antiepileptic agent.
⢠Fruiting of this tree happens in may and June.
⢠Flowers have its use in Leprosy.
⢠Root and bark are beneficial herbal agent in hallucination, piles,
abdominal pain, burning sensations, fever, tridoshas diseases and
urinary infection.
⢠It treats vata and pitta diseases.
⢠The roots, fruits and the leaves of Gambhari have great medicinal
value therefore traditionally it was wide in use as anthelmintic,
antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-aging, analgesic, diuretic,
hepatoprotective and antiepileptic agent.
130. ⢠Roots comprise yellow thick, oil, resin, an alkaloid
and little benzoic acid.
⢠Fruits consist of butyric acid and tartar acid, sugar
and little tannin.
⢠Leaves contain luteolin, which is an antioxidant
classified as a flavonoid.
Chemical constituents :
