Health Benefits of Indrayava/ Kutaja (Kurchi Bark)
Kutaja is mentioned in Ayurveda for diarrhea, dysentery, fever, wounds, piles, bleeding disorders, and many more.
The kutaja plant has holarehenine, holarrhimine, connessidine, connessimine, saponins, carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, tannin, steroids, alkaloids, and many more.
It has antidysenteric, antidiarrheal, anti-amoebic, anti-inflammatory, anti-hemorrhoidal, astringent, and many other properties.
Diarrhea and dysentery: Kutaja is a renowned remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.
IBS: With its digestive, astringent, and antimicrobial properties, it also aids in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome.
Hemorrhoids: It stops the bleeding from both external and internal hemorrhoids.
Bleeding diseases: An astringent quality of indrayava aids in hemostasis in bleeding disorders.
Fever: Its bitter properties aid in lowering body temperature, which helps treat fever, particularly intermittent and malarial fever.
Wounds and cuts: For treating emergency cuts and wounds during surgical operations, the plant latex is quite helpful.
Stomach and intestinal infections: Kutaja is particularly helpful in treating intestinal infections such as Helicobacter pylori and amebiasis.
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