Bringa raja

[sheji ramkumar]

Region - nilambur, malappuram dt, kerala state

 

Habitat - wild

 

Habit - annual herb ,prostrate ,coarsely haired

 

Regional name

 

Malayalam- kanhunni

 

Sanskrit - bringa raja/markava/ kesaranjana

 

Hindi - bhangaara

 

Bengali- kesuriya

 

Telagu - galagara

 

Common name - false daisy/ trailing eclipta

 

Botanical name- Eclipta prostrata / eclipta alba

 

 

Leaves - simple, opposit,lanceolate, toothed margine

 

Stem - reddish, slightly hairy in young

 

Flowers - round,flat,solitary,6-8 mm in diameter,white in colour.

 

Root - well developed

 

 

Useful part - whole plant

 

rasadi:

 

rasa[taste]- katu [ pungent]

                  tiktha[ bitter]

 

guna[ properties]- rooksha [dry]

                          laghu [light]

 

veerya [ potency] - ushna [hot]

 

vipaka - katu

 

dosha karma - passifies vatha-kapha, increases pitha

 

uses -

 

reduces joint pain,anti inflomatory,heals wounds,stimilates bile secreation, promotes hair growth& colour,alopecia.night blindness.cough,asthma.

 

in hepato-spleeno megaly, jaundice,piles,head ache,skin diseases,vertigo.

 

in scorpion sting

 

seeds - aphrodesiac.good rejuvenator.

 

phyto chemicals- resin,ecliptine,nicotine,alkaloides.

 

wedelotactone & demethyl wedlolactone have potent trypsin inhibitory effect.

 

http://www.chinese-herbs.org/eclipta/

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipta_alba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[VIDHYA PRIYADHARSHINI]

hi sheji,

 

Traditional Uses:

Bhringaraj is commonly used as a deobstruent to promote bile flow and to protect the liver parenchymal tissue in viral hepatitis and other conditions involving hepatic enlargement.

The fresh juice of the leaves is given in the treatment of edema, fevers, liver disorders, and rheumatic joint pains; it is also used to improve the appetite and to stimulate digestion.

The juice is given with honey to treat upper respiratory congestion in children.

 A hair oil prepared from boiling the fresh leaves with either coconut or sesame oil renders the hair black and lustrous.

It is popularly used to enhance the memory and has a reputation as an antiaging agent.

An herbal poultice is made with sesame oil and used over glandular swellings and various skin conditions.

The leaf juice is also effective when applied externally to treat minor cuts, abrasions, and burns.

Dr. Vidhya Priya Dharshini.K.Rajaraman,

Mumbai.

[sheji]

Thank you Vidhya ji for additional information.

sheji

On Jun 29, 10:26 am, VIDHYA PRIYADHARSHINI <drvidhyab...@gmail.com>
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[Dr. Hari Venkatesh K Rajaraman]

Thank You Sheji ji for posting Brungaraja...nice set of information..
Thank you Vidya ji for the additional medicinal details...