Bharangi medicinal plant, regional names, family, synonyms

Bharangi medicinal plant, regional names, family, synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Bharangi

Main Synonym

Bhargi, bhrugubhava, padma, fanji, brahmanyastika, brahmani, angarvalli, kharshaka, hanjika

Regional Name

Bengali : bamunhati
Gujarati : bharangi
Hindi : babhanaiti
Kannada : gontubarangi
Tamil : kavali
Telugu : gantumbhara

Botanical Name

Clerodendrum serratum

Family

Verbenaceae

Classification (Gana)

Aacharya charaka inludes in purishsamgrahaniya mahakshaya

Acharya sushruta and vagbhatta includes in pippalyadi gana

External Morphology

2 to 3-meter high shrub

Useful Parts

Root

Important Phytoconstituent

Hispidulin, scutellarein, uncinatone

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : Tikta, katu
Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : Katu

Action

Kaphavatahara

Therapeutic Indication

Jwarahara (anti-pyretic), kasahara(anti-cough), krimighna (antihelmintic)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Swasa - bharangi root with snuhi and hot water are given in breathlessness in asthma.
2. Gandamala - bharangi powder with kanji is applied to the affected area.
3. Kasa - root powder with ginger and honey is useful in cough.

Dose

Powder - 3-6 gm

Formulations

Bharangyadi kwath, bharangi guda

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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Bharangi (Clerodendrum Serratum) Medicinal Plants Details and their Uses



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