BOTANICAL NAME: Hemidesmus indicus
FAMILY: Apocynaceae
CLASSICAL CATEGORIZATION:
CHARAKA- Jwarhara, Dahaprashmana, Pureeshasamgrehniya, Stanya Mahakashyay, Madhur Skandha
SUSHRUTA- Sarivadi, Vidarigandhadi, Valli Panchmoola Gana
BHAVPRAKASH NIGHANTU- Guduchyadi varga
SANSKRIT NAME: Ananta, Anantmoola, Asphota, Utpala Sariva, Krosdari, Gopi, Gopvalli, Gopkanya, Gopangai, Candana
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Anantamul
Punjabi: Anantmool, Ushbah
English: Indian Sarsaparilla
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
इन्द्रजम्बूकवत्पत्रा सुगन्धा कलघण्टिका |
कृष्णा तु शारिवा श्यामा गोपी गोपवधूश्च सा ||२०३||
श्वेतसारिवा-
धवला शारिवा गोपी गोपा कन्या कृशोदरी |
स्फोटा श्यामा गोपवल्ली लतास्फोता च चन्दना ||२०४||
सारिवायुगलं स्वादु स्निग्धं शुक्रकरं गुरु |
अग्निमान्द्यारुचिश्वासकासामविषनाशनम् |
दोषत्रयास्रप्रदरज्वरातीसारनाशनम् ||२०५||
HABITAT: Plant occur throughout the India. It is found in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujrat, Jammu Kashmir.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Slender twining and prostrate perennial. Leaves are oblong, elliptic or linear lanceolate. Flowers are small greenish purple in cymes. Follicles are glabrous often purple slender. Seeds are obovate- oblong, flattened and black. It flowers in cold months or post – autumn season and subsequently fruiting begins on plants.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Madhur, tikta | Guru, snigdha | Sita | Madhur | Raktaprasadan | Tridosha shamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Sweet, Bitter | Heavy for digestion, Unuctous in nature | Cold | Undergoes Sweet taste after digestion | Blood Purifier/
Rejuvenator |
Pacifies vitiated Tridoshas. |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Essential oil, lupeol, tetracyclic, saponin, glycoside, ketone
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- It improves sperm quality & quantity.
- Useful in Respiratory disorders.
- Useful in Aam Pachana.
- Given in menorrhagia.
INDICATIONS:
Vatarakta Gout, Jirna-Amavata Chronic Rheumatism, Daha-shoth Tenderness, Pravahika Dysentry, Dourbalya Debility.
USEFUL PART: Root
DOSAGE:
Infusion: 50-100 ml
Paste: 5-10 gm
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Sarivadyasav
2. Sarivadi kvath
3. Sarivadi vati
4. Mathala Rasayanam
5. Mahamanjisthadya Kashyam
6. MahaVishGarbha Taila
7. Manasamrita Vatakam