BOTANICAL NAME

PAEDERIA FOETIDA

FAMILY

RUBIACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Gandhprasarini, Bala, Balya, Bhadrabala, Bhadraparni, Candravalli, Caruparni, Chandraparni, Chandravalli, Charuparni, Gandhputigandha, Gandhabhadra, Gandhali, Gandhapatra, Gandholi, Gandhya, Katambhara, Prabala, Prabhadra, Prasara, Prasarani, Prasarini, Prasarinijati, Pratanika, Pratanini, Rajabala, Rajaparni, Sara, Sarana, Sarani, Saruparni, Sharana, Sharani, Somraji, Suprarasa, Suprasara, Aprasarini

HINDI : Bakuchi, Gandha-prasarini, Gandhali, Gundali, Gundhabhaduli, Khip, Prasaran, Prasarani, Somaraji, Somraj, So-maraji

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed in Indo-Malesia. Within India, it is found in the Himalayas from Dehra Dun eastwards up to an altitude of 1800 metres, and also in Bihar, Orissa, Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura.

DOSE

Swaras 10 - 20 ml, Kwath 50 - 100 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Asperuloside, Deacetylasperuloside, Paedesosidic, Paedesoside, Scandoside, Ceryl alcohol, Hentriacontane, Hentriacontanol, Palmitic acid, Campestreol, Carotene, Arginine, Cystine, Hitidine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Tryosine

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Guru

Tikt

Katu

Ushan

Vednasthapan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Joint disorders

Sexual problems

Urinary tract infection infections

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Narayana taila