BOTANICAL NAME

CORDIA DICHOTOMA

FAMILY

BORAGINACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Shleshmatak, Bahubar, Shelu

HINDI : Lasoda

DISTRIBUTION

WHOLE OF INDIA AT A HEIGHT OF 5000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL

DOSE

Leaf kwath 50 - 100 ml, Fruit juice 10 - 20 ml

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Glucose, Tartaric

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Snigdh, Guru, Pichil

Madhur

Madhur

Sheet

Snehopag

THERAPEUTIC USES

Cures leprosy

Rakta-pitta shamak

Soothes respiratory bronchioles

Micturitive

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Not available