HERBAL GARDEN
अग्निमंथ
Classification
चरक- अनुवासनोपग, शीतप्रशमन , शिरोविरेचन , शोथहर
सुश्रुत- वरुणादि गण, वीरतारवादी, बृहद पंचमूल, वात संशमन
भावप्रकाश-
Synoyms
तनुत्वक - it has thin bark.
श्रीपर्णी - leaves give full of wealth & health.
गंधपत्र - leaves emit a very strong offensive or unpleasant odour when bruised.
गंधमूला- Roots have characteristic odour.
नादेई – It occurs near the river banks.
गणिका –It grows in a group.
वातघ्नी -It cures vataja diseases due to ushna veerya.
Habit
Evergreen tree, 20-35m high.
Habitat
The plant found in allover India, Grown abundantly in dried part of Maharashtra and Karnataka.
Morphology
- Bark (त्वक्) -Paper thin
- Stem - Straight.
- Leaves- simple, alternate, shortly petiolate, Lamina ovate-lanceolate up to 10cm long and 5 cm broad.
- Flowers- Greenish white, in clusters/umbellate cymes.
- Fruits (फल) -Capsule,1-2 cm in length, clothed by pale yellow soft hairs.
- Seeds-
Chemical Composition
Guna-Karma
Rasa- कषाय,तिक्त,कटु
Guna- लघु,रुक्ष
Virya- उष्ण
Vipaka- कटु
Karma-
Doshakarma- कफ़वात हर
Medicinal uses
शोथ
पाण्डु
अग्निमांद्य
विबंध
स्थौल्य
शीतपित्त
Useful Part
Root
Bark
Leaf
Doses
Powder: 1-3 gm
Juice: 10-20ml
Decoction: 50-100 ml
Important Formulation
बृहत पंचमूल क्वाथ
दशमूल क्वाथ
च्यवनप्राशावलेह
दशमूलारिष्ठ
चित्रकहरीतकी
कंसहरीतकी
Hindi Name
अगेथा
English Name
Headache tree
Botanical Name
Premna integrifolia Willd.
Family
Verbenaceae