Varuna

BOTANICAL NAME: Crataeva nurvala

FAMILY: Capparidaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka: Tikta skanda

Sushruta: Varunadi gana

Bhavaprakasha: Vatadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Three leaved caper

COMMON NAME: Hindi: Varuna

Bengali: Varuna, baruna

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

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

HABITAT: Found along streams, river banks, also in dry deep boulder formation in Sub-Himalayan tracts. Myanmar, south -Asia and in India (Bihar).

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: A moderate sized deciduous plant whose bark is yellowish white. Leaves are digitally trifoliate, upper surface deep green. Flowers are white, yellow or pink. Fruits are globose, lemon sized, becomes red when ripped.

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES: Ref. By P.V.Sharma Dravyguna Vigyan

RASA	GUNA	VEERYA	VIPAKA	PRABHAVA	DOSHGHNTA
Tikta, kashya	Laghu, ruksha	Ushna	Katu	–	kaphashamak, Pittavardhaka

AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:

TASTE	PROPERTY	POTENCY	POST DIGESTION EFEFCT	ACTION	DOSHA ACTION
Bitter, Astringent	Light, Dry	Hot	Pungent	–	Kapha pacifying, Increases pitta

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Varunol, Rutin, 3-Epilupenol

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Anxiety: External application of its powder is to be used
• Dysuria: Fresh juice is to be administered

INDICATIONS:

Ardhavbhedak Migraine, Mutrakriccha Dysuria, Vrikka ashamri renal calculi, Krimi roga intestinal worms

USEFUL PART: Bark, leaves and flowers

DOSAGE: Decoction: 12 – 50 ml per day

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

Varunadi kashaya