BOTANICAL NAME

ENICOSTEMMA LITTORALE

FAMILY

GENTIANACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Mamajjakah, Nagajihva, Nahi

HINDI : Chota cirayita, Katvinayi, Naame, Nahli, Nawari, Chhota-chirayata

DISTRIBUTION

WHOLE OF INDIA AT A AHEIGHT OF 1500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL

DOSE

Churna 1 - 3 gm, Kwath 50 - 100 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Swrtiamarin, Gentiocrucine, Enicoflavine, Apigenin, Genkwanin, Isovitexin, Swertisin, Saponarin, Myrsitic acid, Stearic acid, Oleic acid, Gentianine, Betulin, Alkaloids

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha

Tikt

Katu

Ushan

Vishamjvar-ghan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Blood purifier

Leprosy

Abdominal disorders

Skin diseases

Obesity

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not available