Dhanvantari Vatika धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Cyperus rotundus

Common Name :- Nagarmotha

Family :- Cyperaceae (Mustak kul)

Habit :- A perennial glabrous herb, 1-3 ft. in height.

Properties:-

Property – Lightness, dryness

Taste – Bitter, acrid, fragrant

Potency – Cooling

Metabolic Property – Pungent

Specific Property – Kaph-vata-samak

* Astringent * Stomachic * Digestive * Anti-thirst * Anti-pyretic

Part Used :- Tuber

Dosage :- Decoction – 50-100 ml.

Powder – 1-3 Masha

Uses :-

1. In Amoebiasis – Fresh tubers mixed with ginger is used with honey.

2. In Diarrhoea – Decoction of Mustaka with honey is useful .

3. Useful in fever, blood dysentery and fever caused by pitta.

4. In Corneal ulcers – Mustak fried in ghee should be powdered & applied locally.

5. In wounds – Fresh root mixed with cow's ghee applied locally.

6. As Galactogague – Local application of the paste of mustak.