Nagabala

BOTANICAL NAME: Sida veronicaefolia

FAMILY: Malvaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Bhavaprakash: Guduchyadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Snake mellow

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: Kakarundah, Phrongli

Bengali: Kukurbicha

Kannada: Gandaudipe, Chikkudipe, Dadachelu, Udipe

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

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

गाङ्गेरुकी नागबला झषा ह्रस्वगवेधुका ॥१४३॥

HABITAT: Found in all over India like in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and also in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

Nagbala is a perennial shrub that reaches upto 1 m tall, leaves are simple, densely covered with short hairs and arranged alternately, margins are toothed. Flowers are white in color, borne in axillary chymes. Fruits are globose in shape and are 4 lobed, hairy and red in color when ripe.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: B- phenenthylamines, quinazoline, gossypol, sterculic acid, linoleic acid etc.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Burning micturition-Fruits and flowers decoction are used.
• Cuts and bruises- Poultice prepared with nagabala leaves is applied externally
• Genito urinary infections-Nagabala root bark decoction is used.
• Kshatakshina -Powder of nagabala is mixed with ghee and honey. This mixture is taken in the morning.
• Heart diseases– Nagabala root powder along with Arjuna bark is consumed with milk.

INDICATIONS:

Raktapitta Bleeding disorders, Kshaaye Weakness, Vrushya Aphrodisiac, Rasayani Rejuvenative

USEFUL PART: Roots

DOSAGE: 3 to 5 grams

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Lakshadi Guggulu
2. Manasamitra Vatakam
3. Maha Vishagarbha Taila