Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Glycyrrhiza glabra

Common Name :- Mulethi

Family :- Leguminosae (Simbi kul)

Habit :- A tall perennial under shrub about 2-4 ft. in height.

Properties:-

Property – Heavyness, oilyness

Taste – Sweet

Potency – Cooling

Metabolic Property – Sweet

Specific Property – Vata-pitta-samak

*Ophthalmic *Health promoter *Complexion Promoter *Spermopoietic

Part Used :- Root

Dosage :- Powder – 3-5 gms.

Uses :-

1. Madhuyasti is useful is useful in hyperacidity and peptic ulcer.

2. In Retension of Urine – Mulethi should be taken with rice – water.

3. In Heart diseases – Mulethi should be taken with milk or ghee and honey.

4. In wounds – Paste of Mulethi mixed with ghee is wound healer.

5. In Anaemia – One should take decoction of Mulethi or powder of the same with honey.

6. A decoction of the Mulethi root is a good wash for falling and greying of hair.