Health benefits of Aaragvadha (Amaltas/ Purging Cassia)
Aaragvadha is mentioned in all Ayurvedic texts as many useful remedies, especially for constipation, fever, itching, and skin diseases.
It has Sugar, mucilage, pectin, anthraquinone, glycosides, Sennosides, Fistuacacidin, Lupeol, and Sterols like Beta-Sitosterol, glucosides, barbaloin, Rhein Glucoside, Emodin, Chrysophanic Acid, Phlobaphenes, and Hexacosanol.
It has anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, antipyretic, anti-rheumatic, anti-oxidant, and many other properties.
Fever: Amaltas root and leaves are useful to treat high-grade and chronic fever.
Itching and skin diseases: It is beneficial for many skin diseases and pruritus in two ways: 1. Oil and paste externally, and 2. Laxative and bio-purification by the pulp of the fruit.
Constipation: Children's pulp of the aragvadha is beneficial for constipation in children, as it is a mild laxative and carminative.
Stomachache: It is very much useful for stomach-related problems like flatulence, belching, and heaviness.
Burning sensations: It also brings relief from all body-burning sensations.
Joint stiffness and pain: It helps to reduce inflammation and relieves pain and stiffness by lowering excessive extracellular fluid.
Various infections: Many bacterial and fungal infections of the skin are treated by the amaltas.
Worms: It eradicates the worm's infestation and helps to high absorption in the intestine.
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