Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Krishna Sariva

Botanical Name :- Cryptolepis buchanani Roem & Schult.

English Name :- Sarsaparilla

Hindi Name :- Kali – anantmul, Anantamul

Family Name :- Asclepiadaceae

Shveta Sariva

Botanical Name :- Hemidesmus indicus. R. Br.

English Name :- Indian Sarasaparilla

Hindi Name :- Anantamul, salasa

Synonyms –

• Krishna sariva (black variety) is also called as -

Shyama

Gopi

Gopavadhu

• Shveta Sariva (white variety) is also called as -

Gopa

Gopakanya

Krsodari

Sphota

Syama

Gopavalli

Latasphota

Candana

Properties & Uses -

• Both Sariva are sweet, unctuous

• produces semen

• hard to digest

• cures dyspepsia

• loss of taste

• dyspnoea

• cough

• amavisa (endotoxin)

• mitigates all three dosas

• bleeding diseases

• menorrhagia

• fever and diarrhoea