BOTANICAL NAME: Nyctanthes arbortristis Linn.
FAMILY: Oleaceae
SANSKRIT NAME- Parijata, Prijatak, Shephalika, Harshringarapushpak, Kharpatrak, Ragapushpi, NalaKmkuma.
ENGLISH NAME: Coral Jasmine,Night Jaismine.
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Harshingar
HABITAT: It is native to southern Asia, stretching across northern Pakistan and Nepal through Northern India to Southeast Thailand.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
A shrub or a small tree growing to 10 m (33 ft) tall, with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, long and broad with an entire margin. The flowers are fragrant, with a five- to eight-lobed white corolla with an orange-red centre; they are produced in clusters of two to seven together. The fruit is a bilobed, flat brown heart-shaped to round capsule diameter, each lobe containing a single seed.
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Tikta | Laghu,Ruksh | Ushna | Katu | Raktavikar,
Kasa, swas |
Kaphavatahar,
Pittasanshodhan |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTANCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Bitter | Light for digestion, Dry in nature | Hot | Undergoes Pungent taste after digestion | Blood Disorders,
Respiratory Disorder |
Pacifies vitiated kaph &Purifies Pitta Dosha. |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Nyctanthine,tannic acid, methylsalicylate, glycoside, mannitol.
INDICATIONS-:
Gridhrasi Sciatica, Khalitya Alopecia, Sandhivaat Osteoarthritis, Vibandha Constipation, Yakridvikara Liver disorders, Arsha Haemmorhoids, Twak Dosha Skin Disorders, Mootrakrichra Dysuria, Pleehodara Spleenomegaly.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Seed Paste is applied in Alopecia.
- Leaf Juice is helpful in Sciatica.
- Leaf Bark Powder is effective in Respiratory Disorder.
- Leaf Juice in Piles, Constipation, Liver Disorders.
- Useful in Chronic Fevers.
- Intestinal worm, Ringworm, Udakameha
USEFUL PART: Leaves, Bark
DOSAGE: Swaras 10-20 ml; Churna 1-3 gm
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Shankhpushpi Taila
2. NashtPushpantak Rasa.
3. Manasamrita Vatakam.
4. Bala Taila
5. Ashwagandharista