Jyotishmati

BOTANICAL NAME: Celastrus panniculatis

FAMILY: Celastraceae

 

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka- Shirovirechanopaga

Sushruta- Arkadi Gana, Adhobhagahara, Shirovirechana

Bhavprakash- Haritkyadi Varga

 

ENGLISH NAME: Balch oil plant

COMMON NAME:

Hindi- Malakanguni, Malkauni

Kannada- Bhavanga beeja, Maalakanguni

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

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

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HABITAT: Tropical area, semi evergreen forest

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

Habit is climber. Leaves are simple, alternate, broadly ovate. Flowers are bisexual, terminal, Yellowish white, Fruit-Capsule, yellow in colour.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Celastrin, Panniculatine

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Skin diseases: Seed oil is used externally.
• Rheumatoid arthritis: Seed decoction 20-30ml is used internally.
• Chronic ulcer: Fine paste of seeds for non healing chronic ulcer.
• Muscular pain: Leaf paste for muscular pain.
• Memory: 3-5 drops of jyotismati oil is added to milk and taken during night.

INDICATIONS:

Aamvaat arthritis ,Vaat vikara balances vata,

USEFUL PART: Seed and oil

DOSAGE: seed -1-2 gm,Oil 5-10 drops

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Jyotishmati tail
2. Samriti Sagar Rasa