Mashaparni

BOTANICAL NAME: Teramnus labialis

FAMILY: Papilionaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka: Jivaniya, Shukrajanana,Madhura skandha

Sushruta: Kakolyadi gana, Vidarigandhadi gana

Bhavaprakash: Guduchyadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Vogel-tephrosis

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: Mashvan, Banvdad, Mashoni

Punjabi: Jangali Urad

Kannada: Kadu Uddu

Bengali: Mashance, Bankalaai, Mashani

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

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

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HABITAT: Punjab, eastwards to Bengal, extending southwards into Peninsular India.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: It is a very variable, climbing or wide spreading hairy herb.

Stem is Slender, hairy. Leaves are 3 foliate 6-12 cm long. Leaflets is Membranous, ovate-oblong.

Flowers are Red, pink, purple or white in lax axillary raceme. Fruits are Pods, narrowly linear straight or recurved. Seeds are Oblong, smooth and dark brown.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Seeds contain potassium, magnesium, calcium, and, phosphorus Crude protein, crude fat, ash, and nitrogen free extracts constituted 22.86%, 6.10%, 4.62%, and,58.15%, respectively, of the seed weight. Caloric value of 100 g dry matter of seed material was 378.94 kcal. The essential amino acids lysine, leucine +isoleucine, arginine, valine and histidine were present in relatively large quantities.

INDICATIONS:

Atisara Diarrhea, Pravahika Dysentery, Jvara Fever, Raktapitta Bleeding disorders, Daha Burning sensation, shotha Inflammation.

USEFUL PART: Panchang, moola

DOSAGE: 3-6 gm of the powder.

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Amritprash Ghrita
2. Ashoka Ghrita
3. Vidaryadi Ghrita
4. Dhanvantara Ghrita
5. Narayana Taila
6. Brihat Masha Taila
7. Bala Taila
8. Maha Narayani Taila