Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Clerodendrum serratum

Common Name :- Vabhnaiti

Family :- Verbenaceae (Nirgundi Kul)

Habit :- A perennials herb, 2-8 ft. in height.

Properties:-

Property – Lightness, dryness

Taste – Bitter, pungent

Potency – Heating

Metabolic Property – Pungent

Specific Property – Kaph-vata-samak

*Appetiser *Digestive *Stomachic

Part Used :- Root, leaf, bark

Dosage :- Powder – 3-5gms.

Uses :-

1. Ripenning of wound – The paste of bharangi leaves is applied externally.

2. In Cough & Asthma – Expressed juice of bharangi root & ginger should be given.

3. In Bronchial Asthma – Bharangi should be taken with ghee & honey.

4. In Oedema – Powder of bharangi seeds fried in ghee is used.

5. One suffering from Hiccough and Asthma – Bharangi should be taken with hot water.