Talmakhana

 

Talmakhana

BOTANICAL NAME: Asteracantha longifolia Nees.

FAMILY: Acanthaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka samhita : Shukrashodhana

Bhavaprakash Nighantu: Guduchyadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Hygrophila

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: Talmakhana, Kokilaskha

Bengali: Kulimakada,Kaatakalia

HYGROPHILA, Asteracantha longifolia (Hygrophila auriculata) | Kumarpati's Blog

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

कोकिलाक्षस्तु काकेक्षुरिक्षुरः क्षुरकः क्षुरः ।

भिक्षुः काण्डेक्षुरप्युक्त इक्षुगन्धेक्षुबालिका ॥२२४॥

क्षुरकः शीतलो वृष्यः स्वाद्वम्लः पिच्छिलस्तथा ।

तिक्तो वातामशोथाश्मतृष्णादृष्ट्यनिलास्त्रजित् ॥२२५॥

HABITAT: Found all over India near water source, fields and marshy land

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

It is a small plant of 3 to 5 feet height with small thorns or hairy parts all over the plant, flowers are of purple colour, seeds are black in colour and swells and becomes slimy when comes in contact with water or saliva, fruits and flowers are seen in the month of September to November.

AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:

RASA GUNA VEERYA VIPAKA PRABHAVA DOSHGHNTA
Madhura Guru, Snigdha Shita Madhura Vaat pitta shamak

AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:

TASTE PROPERTY POTENCY POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT EFFECT ACTION DOSHA ACTION
Sweet Heaviness,

Slimy

Cold Sweet Vata pitta

Pacifying

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Lupeol, stigmasterol, sterols

THERAPEUTIC USES:

  • Joint pain: Decoction prepared from the coarse powder of Kokilaksha(talmakhana) is to be taken with suitable medicines like Kaishore guggul.
  • Stones: Preparation of Kokilaksha(talmakhana) (it’s kshara) is found to be effective in dissolving gall stones.
  • General debility: Its powder is administered with luke warm milk

INDICATIONS: Vatajroga Vata disorders , Amavata Rheumatoid arthritis , Ashmari renal calculi, Trishna Excessive thirst , Shotha Inflammation , Vatarakta Gout.

USEFUL PART: Root, Seeds

DOSAGE: 5-10ml (Kwath), 3 to 6 gm (Churna)

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

Panaviraladi Bhasma (Kshara)

 

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