Kumari

BOTANICAL NAME: Aloe barbadensis

FAMILY: Liliaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Bhavaprakash: Guduchyadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Curacao Aloe, indian Aloe

COMMON NAME:

Hindi name: Gheekuvar

Kannada name: Lolisara, lolesara

Bengali name: Ghritakumari

 

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

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

कुमारी गृहकन्या च कन्या घृतकुमारिका |

कुमारी भेदनी शीता तिक्ता नेत्र्या रसायनी |

मधुरा बृंहणी बल्या वृष्या वातविषप्रणुत् ||१९६||

गुल्मप्लीहयकृद्वृद्धिकफज्वरहरी हरेत् |

ग्रन्थ्यग्निदग्धविस्फोटपित्तरक्तत्वगामयान् ||१९७||(गुडूच्यादिवर्ग)

HABITAT: Cultivated throughout India, wild on coasts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and South India.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

It is a perennial herb with fleshy, succulent green densely crowded leaves. It grows upto the height of 30-60 cm. Edges of the leaves are sessile and serrated. Flowers are tubular and yellow in color. Fruits are triangular capsules which contains numerous seeds.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Anthraquinone, glycoside

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Yakrit-pleeha Roga: Juice of Kumari is given orally along with Saindhav lavana and haridra. It is also found effective in anaemia, indigestion etc.
• Vibandha: Powder of kumara should be mixed with Jeera or Elaichi powder and is used in constipation.
• Burns: Leaf pulp is mixed with Haldi and is used for local application.
• Rashes: Oil prepared with Aloe in sesame oil is very effective against rashes.

INDICATIONS

Granthi Cysts, Gulma Abdominal tumour, Pleeharoga Spleen disorders, Kaphaj jwara Fever, Yakrit vriddhi Hepatomegaly, Twakaroga Skin disorders, vrnaropan Wound healing, Shwasa Asthma, Kasa Cough, Artavkshaya Menstrual disorders

USEFUL PART: leaves

DOSAGE: 125-500 mg of the drug in powder form.

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Rajahpravartini vati
2. Cukkumtippalyadi Gutika