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Botanical Name:
Crateva nurvala
Varuna consists of dried stem bark of Crataeva nurvala Buch-Ham,
Family Capparidaceae
Common Name(s) in English & Indian Languages
Sanskrit: Varana
Assamese: Barun
Bengali: Varuna, Barun, Tiktashak
English: Three Leaved Caper
Gujarati: Vayvarno, Varano
Hindi: Baruna, Barna
Kannada: Bipatri, Mattamavu, Neervalamara
Kashmiri: Kath
Malayalam: Neermatalam
Marathi: Vayavarna, Haravarna, Varon
Oriya: Baryno
Punjabi: Barna, Barnahi
Tamil: Maralingam
Telugu: Bilvarani
Urdu: Barna
Botanical description:
AVaruna is a small evergreen medium sized branched deciduous
tree
occurring both wild or cultivated. Leaves are trifoliate &
glabrous. Flowers are whitish to milky white; 5-8 cm in
diameter; polygamous and fragrant. Inflorescences appears as
dense terminal corymbs; bracts minute. Fruit is berry,
globes with woody rind with embedding seeds in the yellow
pulp. The outer surface of bark is wrinkled and grey-white
in colour, covered with large number of lenticels.
Parts used:
Stem bark
Major chemical constituent:
Saponins and tannins
Therapeutic uses:
• Calculus (Asmari)
• Abdominal lump (Gulma)
• Dysuria (Mutrakrcchra)
• Abscess (Vidradhi) |
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