Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name:- Berberis aristata. DC.

English Name :- Indian berberry

Hindi Name :- Daruhaldi

Family Namr :- Berberidaceae

Synonyms –

1. Darvi

2. Daruharidra

3. Parjanya

4. Parjani

5. Katankateri

6. Pita

7. Pacampaca

8. Kaliyaka

9. Kaleyaka

10.Pitadru

11.Haridru

12.Pitadaru

13.Pitaka

Properties & Uses:-

Darvi has properties similar to nisa and especially cures diseases of eyes, ears and mouth.

Decoction of darvi added with equal quantity of milk is boiled and reduced to one-fourth of the total quantity and allowed to cool. After it becomes thick jelly it is called as Rasanjana (Darvirasanjana) and is highly beneficial to the eyes (when used as collyrium).

Rasanjana (Rasot in Hindi) is pungent, mitigates slesma (kapha), poison, diseases of the eyes, hot in potency, rejuvenator, bitter, punctures hard covering of doshas and clears the doshas from the wounds.