BOTANICAL NAME

SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS

FAMILY

COMPOSITAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Agragrahi, Akallaka, Akarakalabha, Akarakarabha, Akarakarabhah, Akarakarava

HINDI : Mundi, Gorkhmundi, Akarkara, Akorkaro

DISTRIBUTION

UPTO A HEIGHT OF 5000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL

DOSE

Swaras 10 - 20 ml, Kwath 50 - 100 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Isoflavone glycoside-5, Citral, Eugenol, Geraniol, Geranylacetate, Indicusene, Sphaerene, Sphaeranthol, Sphaeranthine, Eudesmanolides, Stigmasterol, 3-keto-beta eudesmol, Ilicic acids

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha

Tikt, Katu

Katu

Ushan

Rakta-prasadan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Tridosh-shamak

Abdominal disorders

Perm disorders

Micturitive

Anti-pyretic

Analgesic

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not available