BOTANICAL NAME: Kalanchoe pinnata Pers.
FAMILY: Crassulaceae
SANSKRIT NAME: Parnabija, Pattharchuur, Pattharchat, Hemsaagar.
ENGLISH NAME: Air plant, Cathedral bells
COMMON NAME:
Hindi Name– Airavati, Pathacharuti
HABITAT: Parnabeeja is a small shrub growing up to a height of 1-4 feet and found abundantly in the warm and moist parts of central and eastern India. This plant is a native of Madagascar country.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Parnabeeja is a small plant growing to a height of 1-4 feet. The leaves are thick, fleshy, round to oval in shape.The flowers are 1-1.5 inch long, greenish purple in color.The seeds are small, round, slimy with small ridges
| RASA | GUNA | VIRYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Kashaya, Amla | Laghu, Rooksha | Sheeta | Madhura | Mutral,
Vednasthapan |
Kaphaghna,
Vataanuloman |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Astringent, Sour | Light for digestion, Dry in nature | Cold | Undergoes Sweet taste after digestion | Diuretic & Analgesic | Pacifies vitiated kapha and vata dosha. |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Glycosides of quercetin and kaempferol and fumaric acid.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
1. Its juice is given in case of dysentery, diarrhea with blood, Haemmerhoids.
2. Effective in DUB also.
3. Local Application of its leaf paste is equally effective in Inflammation & Wound.
INDICATIONS: One of the best homeostatic action it possesses.
USEFUL PART: Leaf
DOSAGE: Swarasa 10-20 ml