BOTANICAL NAME

ONOSMA BRACTEATUM

FAMILY

BORAGINACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Darvipatra, Goji, Gojihva, Kharapatra

HINDI : Gaozaban, Shankhahuli, Ratta, Rarra (rattanjot), Ratta (ratanjot)

DISTRIBUTION

This species has a restricted global distribution occuring only in India and Nepal between an altitude range of 3300-5000 metres Within India, it sparsely distributed in north-westrern Himalayas in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

DOSE

Leaf 3 - 6 gm, Flower 3 - 6 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Sodium, Pottassium, Calcium, Magnesium

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Snigdh

Madhur, Tikt

Madhur

Sheet

Chedan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Mental disorders

Coolant

Abdomen disorders

Heart disorders

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Manasamitra gutika