BOTANICAL NAME: Citrus medica
FAMILY: Rutaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION
Charak– Hrudya, Chardinigrahana
Sushrut– Phalavarga
Bhavprakash– Amradiphalavarga, Panchamla
ENGLISH NAME: Wildlemon, Citron
COMMON NAME: Galgal
PLANT IMAGE with Unique Identification Feature:
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
बीजपूरो मातुलुङ्गो रुचकः फलपूरकः |
बीजपूरफलं स्वादु रसेऽम्लं दीपनं लघु |
रक्तपित्तहरं कण्ठजिह्वाहृदयशोधनम् |
श्वासकासारुचिहरं हृद्यं तृष्णाहरं स्मृतम् ||१०८||
HABITAT: All over india
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Bark smooth, yellowish, brown. Flowers are white scented, unisexual. Fruits are long obovoid, yellow when riped.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHAGHNTA |
| Amla, madhur | Laghu,snigdha | Usna | Amla | Vaathara,pittahara,kaphahara,Dipana,kanthasodhaka,medhaya. |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST
DIGESTIVE EFFECT |
EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA
ACTION |
| Sweet | Light, Hot | Hot | sour | Analgesic , antibacterial | Balances vata and kaphadosha |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Volatile oil
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- FEVER– Hot infusion of leaves in fever.
- HEADACHE- 10-15 leaves are taken and fine paste is made and cooked with 100 ml of coconut oil and is applied over the scalp.
INDICATIONS: Kasa Cough, Aruchi Anorexia, Ajeerna Indigestion, Mandagni Low digestion strength
USEFUL PART: Fruit, rootbark, flower stamens, seeds, fruit, oil, leaves.
DOSAGE:10-20 ml of juice, Seed powder– 1-2 gms
AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONS
1. Bijapurakadyatail
2. Matulungadilepa