Yashtimadhu

Yashtimadhu

BOTANICAL NAME: Glycrrhiza glabra Linn.

FAMILY:Fabaceae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charak:

Jeevaeeya, sandhanreeya, Varnya, Kanthya, Kandughna, Chardinigraha ,Shonitasthapana, Mutravirajaneeya , Snehopaga, Vamanopaga,Asthapanopaga

Sushruta: Kakolyadi , sarivadi and anjanadi

Bhavaprakash: Haritakyadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Licorice

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: Mulethi

Sanskrit name :Yashtimadhu ,Madhuka, Klitaka

Marathi name: Jeshtimadh

Gujarati name: Jethimadh

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

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

यष्टीमधु तथा यष्टीमधुकं क्लीतकं तथा |

अन्यत्क्लीतनकं तत्तु भवेत्तोये मधूलिका ||१२८||

यष्टी हिमा गुरुः स्वाद्वी चक्षुष्या बलवर्णकृत् |

सुस्निग्धा शुकला केश्या स्वर्या पित्तानिलास्रजित् |

घ्राणशोथविषच्छर्दितृष्णाग्लानिक्षयापहा ||१२९||

HABITAT:

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:

AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:

RASA GUNA VEERYA VIPAKA PRABHAVA DOSHGHNTA
Madhura Guru,Snigdha Sita Madhura Medhya vatpittahar

AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:

TASTE PROPERTY POTENCY POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT EFFECT ACTION DOSHA ACTION
Sweet Heavy , Unctous Cold Sweet Brain tonic Vatpitta

Pacifying

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

Licorice root contains compounds such, as triterpene saponins, flavonoids, polysaccharides, pectins, simple sugars, amino acids and mineral salts.Glycyrrhizin and some specific compounds found in licorice like glabridin and hispaglabridins A and B have antioxidant activity.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

  • Cough: Decoction of yashtimadhu is consumed daily along with milk.
  • Brain tonic: Powder of Yastimadhu mixed with milk consumed daily as Medhya Rasayana(Brain tonic).
  • Anemia: The root is used as a decoction to treat anemia.
  • Anti- epileptic:- The root of Yastimadhu is cooked in ghee with a fruit juice combination of Dhatri given to epileptic patients.

INDICATIONS:

Kasa( cough), Trishna (thirst), Medhya Rasayan(Brain tonic), Kanthaya ( voice improvement ) ,Balya( strength promoting)

USEFUL PART: Root , Stolen

DOSAGE:

Licorice powder – 1 – 3 grams

Licorice decoction – 15 -30 ml

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

  1. Yashtimadhu Tail
  2. Yashtimadhu Churna

 

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