Shalparni

BOTANICAL NAME: Desmodium gangeticum

FAMILY: Paplionaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka: Angamardaprasamana, Sothahara, Balya, Snehopaga, Madhura skanda

Sushruta: Vidarigandhadi, Laghu Panchamoola

ENGLISH NAME: shal leaf bushed

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: sarivaan

Kannada: murelchonne

Bengali: salparni

Punjabi: shalpurni


REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

शालिपर्णी स्थिरा सौम्या त्रिपर्णी पीवरी गुहा | 

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शालिपर्णी गुरुश्छर्दिज्वरश्वासातिसारजित् |

शोषदोषत्रयहरी बृंहण्युक्ता रसायनी |

तिक्ता विषहरी स्वादुः क्षतकासकृमिप्रणुत् ||२८||

HABITAT: outer himalayas upto 5000ft and throughout India.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Shrub with woody stem 2-4 ft in height, branches are covered with soft hairs. The leaves are unifoliate, oblong, ovate. Lower surface is light green in color. The flowers are white to purple in color. The Pods are thin and flat

Flowering during rainy season.

AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:

RASA GUNA VEERYA VIPAKA PRABHAVA DOSHGHNTA
Madhur, tikta Guru, snigdha Ushna Madhur Angmardprashm Tridoshshamak

AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:

TASTE PROPERTY POTENCY POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT EFFECT ACTION DOSHA ACTION
Sweet, Bitter Heavy, oily Heating Sweet Relieve in dhatukshayajanya pain Tridosha pacifying

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: alkaloid, phenols, glycoside

THERAPEUTIC USES:

  • Ardhavabhedaka: Shalparni juice should be used for Nasya or applied locally.
  • Hridhyashoola: Shalparni and Prishanparni are pounded with milk is useful.
  • Vatarakta: Shalparni and Prishanparni are pounded with milk and given orally.

INDICATIONS: Shotha Swelling, Jwara Pyrexia, Chardi Vomiting

USEFUL PART: whole plant

DOSAGE:

kwath: 5-10gm of drug in powder form, 10-20gm for decoction

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Dasamularisht

2. Indukranta ghrta

3. Amartaprash gharta

4. Dasamulasatpalak ghrta

5. Dhanvantra tiala

6. Narayan taila

7. Mahavishgarbha taila

8. Mahanaraiyan taila

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