Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Tephrosia purpurea

Common Name :- Sarapunkha

Family :- Papilionatae (Aparajita Kul)

Habit :- Herb 2-2.5ft. in height.

Properties:-

Property – Lightness, dryness, sharpness

Taste – Bitter, fragrant

Potency – Heating

Metabolic Property – Pungent

Specific Property – Plihaghna

*Antidote *Bronchial sedative *Anti-pyretic *Blood purifier

Part Used :- Root, Alkali of the whole plant.

Dosage :- Powder – 3-6 gms

Alkali – 1-3 gms.

Expressed juice – 10-20 ml.

Uses :-

1. In Hepato-spleenomegally – Root of Sarapunkha with Haritaki is useful.

2. In Haemorrhoids – Sarapunkha root is used with watermilk (Takra).

3. In Haemorrhagic disorders – Sarapunkha root is used with rice-water.

4. In Cough – Inhalation of the smoke of Sarapunkha root is an excellent remedy for cough.

5. In Abdominal pain – Its fresh root bark mixed with piper should be taken.

6. In Scrofula, Filariasis, Oedema – Locally application of this root.