BOTANICAL NAME: Eclipta alba
FAMILY: Asteracae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Bhavprakash– Gduchyadivarga
ENGLISH NAME: false daisy
COMMON NAME:
Kannad – GaragadaSoppu, Garga
Punjabi– Bhangra
Hindi– Bhangra
Bengali– Kesuriya
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
HABITAT: This herb is found throughout India, especially in marshy places.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: This plant has cylindrical, grayish roots. The solitary flower heads are 6–8 mm (0.24–0.31 in) in diameter, with white florets. The achenes are compressed and narrowly winged.
AYURVEDIC CHACTERISTICS
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHAGHNTA |
| Katu
Tikta |
Rooksha
Laghu |
Ushna | Katu | Keshya | Vatahar
Kaphahar |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT
ACTION |
DOSHA ACTION |
| Pungent
Bitter |
Dryness, light | Hot | Pungent | Hair growth | Vatakapha
Pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Ecliptic, Wedelolactone, Des-me thyl wedelolactone, stigmasterol, Heptacosanol, Hentriacontanol, sixteen polyacetylenic thiophenes etc.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Headache-It is used for nasya (nasal drops), after mixing with goat milk.
- Abscess-The seeds are used for aphrodisiac therapy, its paste is applied over wounds.
INDICATIONS
Vishaghana Anti poisonous, Shwasahara Asthma, Kushtahara skin disease, Chakshushya Eye disorder
USEFUL PART: Whole Plant
DOSAGE: Fresh Juice 5-10 ml, Powder – 250 mg – 2 grams in divided dose per day, or as advised by Ayurveda doctor
AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONS
1. Bhringarajasavam
2. Bhringamalakaditailam