BOTANICAL NAME: Desmodium gangeticum
FAMILY: Paplionaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka: Angamardaprasamana, Sothahara, Balya, Snehopaga, Madhura skanda
Sushruta: Vidarigandhadi, Laghu Panchamoola
ENGLISH NAME: shal leaf bushed
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: sarivaan
Kannada: murelchonne
Bengali: salparni
Punjabi: shalpurni
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
शालिपर्णी स्थिरा सौम्या त्रिपर्णी पीवरी गुहा |
विदारिगन्धा दीर्घाङ्गी दीर्घपत्रांशुमत्यपि ||२७||
शालिपर्णी गुरुश्छर्दिज्वरश्वासातिसारजित् |
शोषदोषत्रयहरी बृंहण्युक्ता रसायनी |
तिक्ता विषहरी स्वादुः क्षतकासकृमिप्रणुत् ||२८||
HABITAT: outer himalayas upto 5000ft and throughout India.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Shrub with woody stem 2-4 ft in height, branches are covered with soft hairs. The leaves are unifoliate, oblong, ovate. Lower surface is light green in color. The flowers are white to purple in color. The Pods are thin and flat
Flowering during rainy season.
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Madhur, tikta | Guru, snigdha | Ushna | Madhur | Angmardprashm | Tridoshshamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Sweet, Bitter | Heavy, oily | Heating | Sweet | Relieve in dhatukshayajanya pain | Tridosha pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: alkaloid, phenols, glycoside
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Ardhavabhedaka: Shalparni juice should be used for Nasya or applied locally.
- Hridhyashoola: Shalparni and Prishanparni are pounded with milk is useful.
- Vatarakta: Shalparni and Prishanparni are pounded with milk and given orally.
INDICATIONS: Shotha Swelling, Jwara Pyrexia, Chardi Vomiting
USEFUL PART: whole plant
DOSAGE:
kwath: 5-10gm of drug in powder form, 10-20gm for decoction
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
1. Dasamularisht
2. Indukranta ghrta
3. Amartaprash gharta
4. Dasamulasatpalak ghrta
5. Dhanvantra tiala
6. Narayan taila
7. Mahavishgarbha taila
8. Mahanaraiyan taila