Varuna Medicinal Plant
BN: Crataeva religiosa Forst F.
Family: Capparaceae
2. Trifoliate compound leaf, alternate phyllotaxy.
3. Light yellow coloured flowers.
4. Corymb inflorescence.
5. Fruit- berry.
Guna- Laghu, Ruksha;
Virya- Ushna and
Vipaka - Katu.
Mutra kricchra, Vatarakta.
Parts Used: Bark.
Preparations & Dosage: Decoction 50-100 ml.
Ayurvedic Medicinal Plant
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Medicinal Herb
Family: Capparaceae
Chief Characters :
1. Deciduous tree grows upto 15mts. height.2. Trifoliate compound leaf, alternate phyllotaxy.
3. Light yellow coloured flowers.
4. Corymb inflorescence.
5. Fruit- berry.
Synonyms:
Varana, Setu, Kumaraka, Tiktasaka.Gana :
Sushruta: Tiktavarga, Varunadi, Vata samshamana.Ayurvedic Properties:
Rasa -Tikta, Kashaya, Madhura, Katu;Guna- Laghu, Ruksha;
Virya- Ushna and
Vipaka - Katu.
Pharmacological Actions:
Kaphavatahara, Deepana, Pittala, Bhedana.Indications:
Ashmari, Vidradi, Gulma, Krimi, Gandamala,Mutra kricchra, Vatarakta.
Therapeutic Uses:
- Calculus: Intake of decoction of varuna (root-bark) added with its paste, dissolves calculus. (V.M.)
- Gandamala: Decoction of varuna root taken with honey destroys gandamala of chronic origin. (V.M.)
- Abscess: Decoction of root of Varuna should be taken. It controls the unripe abscess. (Y.R.)
Parts Used: Bark.
Preparations & Dosage: Decoction 50-100 ml.
Specific Formulations:
Varunadi taila, Varunadi ghrita, Kanchanara guggulu.Research Studies:
Some of the fraction of C. nurvala showed promising -anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities. -It. has been found to produce prolonged hypotension of gradual onset.
