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Botanical Name:
Clerodendrum phlomidis
Agnimantha consists of dried mature roots of Clerodendrum
phlomidis Linn, Family Verbenaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Ganikarika; Jaya, Jayanti
Bengali: Ganiyari, Arani, Goniari
English: Glory Bower
Guajarati: Arani, Aranimula, Arni
Hindi: Urni
Kannada: Taggi, Taggi Beru
Malayalam: Munja
Marathi: Takalimula
Oriya: Ganiary
Tamil: Tazhutazhai
Telugu: Taluki
Botanical description:
It is a large shrub or small tree reaching up
to 9 m in height, with more or less pubescent branches. Drug
pieces of Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn are 7-15 cm long,
0.2-0.3 cm thick, occasionally branched, cylindrical, tough,
yellowish-brown externally, bark thin, occasionally easily
peeled, outer surface rough due to exfoliation, wood light
yellow, fracture hard; taste, slightly astringent.
Parts used:
Dried roots
Major chemical constituents:
Sterols
Therapeutic uses:
• Inflammation (Sotha)
• Anaemia (Pandu)
• Haemorrhoids (Arsa)
• Disorder due to Vata Dosa (Vatavikara)
• Impaction due to Hard stools (Vibandha)
• Digestive impairment (Agnimandya)
• Flatulence with gurgling sound (Adhmana)
• Abdominal lump (Gulma)
• Dysuria (Mutrakrcchra)
• Urinary obstruction (Mutraghat) |
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