Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Crataeva nurvala

Common Name :- Baruna

Family :- Capparaceae (Varun kul)

Habit :- A moderate sized deciduous, much branched tree. (25-30 ft. in height)

Properties:-

Property :- Lightness, Dryness

Taste :- Bitter, fragrant

Potency :- Heating

Metabolic Property – Acrid

Specific Property – Urinary Lithontriptics

*Carminative *Bactericidal *Blood purifier

Part Used :- Bark, leaf

Dosage :- Decoction – 50 - 100 ml.

Powder – 3 - 5 gms.

Uses :-

1. In Abscess – Decoction of the root of white Punarnava & Varun should be taken to controls the unripe abscess.

2. In Gandamala (Cervical adenitis) – Decoction of varun root taken with honey destroys gandamala even if chronic.

3. In Calculus, Dysuria, Renal colic, and U.T.I – one should take decotion of varun (root-bark) with honey.

4. In loss of appetite, colics, liver disorders – Hot infusion of varuna leaves should be taken.

5. In Kikkisa (stria gravidarum) – At first the spot is rubbed with dried Cow-dung and then anointed with the paste of Varun leaves.