Acanthaceae week: Eranthemum roseum

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 7, 2011, 1:18:10 PM6/7/11

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Eranthemum roseum

commonly known as: blue eranthemum, rosy eranthemum • Gujarati: દસમૂળી dasmuli • Hindi: गुलशाम gulsham, नील वासक nil vasak • Konkani: रान अबोली ran aboli • Marathi: दशमूली dashamuli, दसमूळी dasmuli, रान आबोली ran aboli •Tamil: நீலமுள்ளி nila-mulli

botanical names: current - Eranthemum roseum • synonyms: Daedalacanthus roseus, Justicia rosea

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Dinesh

Ushadi micromini

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Jun 7, 2011, 10:38:32 PM6/7/11

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Dear Dinesh ji: one name intrigued me... neel basak...or neel
vasak...
my question .... did you get to photograph the leaves....?
and why do local people call it neel vasak?

secondly, i thought dashmuli was the ayurvedic asparagus....
confusing?

usha di
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Dinesh Valke

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Jun 20, 2011, 3:21:05 PM6/20/11

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Usha di,

About neel vasak. ... not sure of the actual reasoning.
... neel (blue) and vasaka (Justicia adhatoda) alludes to blue version of some aspect of Justicia adhatoda ... makes me think of some loose similarity in inflorescence structure of Justicia adhatoda and Eranthemum roseum ... but that is just my imagination ... it is best that Hindi-knowing friends give us the correct reasoning.

About dashmuli and Asparagus:
dashmuli ... dash (ten) and muli (root) ... best implies a plant's root bearing 10 branched root
shatmuli ... shat (hundred) and muli (root) ... 100 branched root

Asparagus racemosus, is popularly known as shatmuli ... found a good picture at http://www.tradeindia.com/fp372480/Asparagus-Racemosus-Wild.html
It is possible that it could be known as dash-shat-muli (from Sanskrit : sahasra muli) meaning root with 1000 branches.

Please do let me know if you get to recollect the reference which has dashmuli for Asparagus.

Regards.
Dinesh

Madhuri Pejaver

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Jun 20, 2011, 4:38:39 PM6/20/11

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What is Dashmularishta?

madhuri

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ushadi Micromini

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Jun 20, 2011, 10:35:23 PM6/20/11

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Dear Madhuri: Dasmularishta: is fermented/ alcohol containing extract (medicated wine / sort of ) made from a month's fermentation of Guda/jaggery and extracts of Dahmuls...ten roots... plus 40+ other (some say 53) herbs...main are the Dashmula ...roots of

1. 1 Aswenna - Alysicarpus vaginalis, a one leaf clover, a weed per PIER group
2. Polpala - Aerva lanata, ... of amarantha family Mr garg photo in Wiki
3. Ela batu - Solanum melongena, ... this is Bengun ... roots are used, not the veggie
4. Katuwel batu - Solanum xanthocarpum...this is Kantakari...famous in India
5. Hin Nerenchi - Tribulus terristris, this is Gokshuru.... another famous plant/see..root
6. Thotila - Oroxylum indicum... this is Shyonak...spectacular tree and fruitpod
7. Beli fruit - Aegle marmelos...BEL patta and fruits are famous.. its root is taken
8. Et demata - Gmelina arborea......called Gambhari in sanskrit...
9. Palol - Stereospermum suaveolens.... called Patala in sanskrit
10. Hin medi - Premna integrifoli... gnimantha, अग्निमंथ

T The first names in this list came from an ayurvedic list from Kerala... I have given the sanskrit or vernacular name/s I know readily....

Dashshmularishta is a wonderful remedy for its anti-inflammaotry/ pittashamak properties... used often for nervine tonic and as hepatic support..there is evidence based medicine use for help in tylenol induced liver damage, it supports pancreas, adrenals, etc..

Dose is usually 1 teaspoonful 3 times a day, after meals... for at least a month on,

(( and I do it this way , a month on , a week off, then another month on , a week off and a month on... for a total of three months )) to affect a cure...of symptoms... and detox..

I hope this helps... Usha di

POST- SCRIPT.... and this is an important postscript Now a days... not all the ten roots are available for home use... they/suppliers mix in the stalks and leaves instead of things not available... result of un-educated tribals and money-grabbing unscrupulous middlemen who encourage the native tribals to gather everything/(as much as possible) of a given herb/ herbal component, in some instances whole stands of trees are gone from the wild for their roots are collected...

usha di

Dr. Shiddamallayya Mathapati

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Jun 21, 2011, 2:07:17 AM6/21/11

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In gradients of DASAMOOLA

1. Bilva (Rt./St. Bk) 240 g

2. áyon¡ka (Rt./St. Bk) 240 g

3. Gambh¡r¢ (Rt./St. Bk) 240 g

4. P¡¶al¡ (Rt./St. Bk) 240 g

5. Agnimantha (Rt./St. Bk) 240 g

6. á¡lapar¸¢ (Pl.) 240 g

7. P¤¿nipar¸¢ (Pl.) 240 g

8. B¤hat¢ (Pl.) 240 g

9. Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ (Pl.) 240 g

10. GokÀura (Pl.) 240 g

11. Citraka (Rt.) 1.200 kg

12. PauÀkara (PuÀkara) (Rt.) 1.200 kg

13. Lodhra (St. Bk.) 960 g

14. Gu·£c¢ (St.) 960 g

15. Dh¡tr¢ (Ëmalak¢) (P.) 768 g

16. Dur¡labh¡ (Dhanvay¡sa) (Pl.) 576 g

17. Khadira (Ht. Wd.) 384 g

18. B¢jas¡ra (Asana) (Ht. Wd.) 384 g

19. Pathy¡ (Har¢tak¢) (P.) 384 g

20. KuÀ¶ha (Rt.) 96 g

21. MaµjiÀ¶h¡ (Rt.) 96 g

22. Devad¡ru (Ht. Wd.) 96 g

23. Vi·a´ga (Fr.) 96 g

24. Madhuka (YaÀ¶¢) (Rt.) 96 g

25. Bh¡r´g¢ (Rt.) 96 g

26. Kapittha (Fr. P.) 96 g

27. AkÀa (Bibh¢taka) (P.) 96 g

28. Punarnav¡ (Raktapunarnav¡) (Rt.) 96 g

29. Cavya (St.) 96 g

30. M¡Æs¢ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢) (Rt./ Rz.) 96 g

31. Priya´gu (Fl.) 96 g

32. S¡riva (áveta S¡riv¡) (Rt.) 96 g

33. K¤À¸aj¢raka (Fr.) 96 g

34. Triv¤t (Rt.) 96 g

35. Re¸uka (Hare¸£k¡) (Sd.) 96 g

36. R¡sn¡ (Rt./lf.) 96 g

37. Pippal¢ (Fr.) 96 g

38. Kramuka (P£ga) (Sd.) 96 g

39. áa¶h¢ (áa¶¢) (Rz.) 96 g

40. Haridr¡ (Rz.) 96 g

41. áatapuÀp¡ (áat¡hv¡) (Fr.) 96 g

42. Padmaka (St.) 96 g

43. N¡ga (N¡gake¿ara) (Stmn.) 96 g

44. Must¡ (Rz.) 96 g

45. IndraYava (Ku¶aja) (Sd.) 96 g

46. á¤´g¢ (Karka¶a¿¤´g¢) (Gl.) 96 g

47. J¢vaka (Rt.Tr.) 96 g

48. ÎÀabhaka (Rt.Tr.) 96 g

49. Med¡ (Rt.Tr.) 96 g

50. Mah¡meda (Rt.Tr.) 96 g

51. K¡kol¢ (Sub.Rt.) 96 g

52. KÀ¢rak¡kol¢ (Sub.Rt.) 96 g

53. Îddhi (Sub.Rt.Tr.) 96 g

54. V¤ddhika (V¤ddhi) (Sub.Rt.Tr.) 96 g

55. Water for decoction 100.608 l

reduced to 25.152 l

56. Dr¡kÀ¡ (Dr.Fr.) 3.072 kg

57. Water for decoction 12.288 l

reduced to 9.216 l

58. KÀaudra (Madhu) 1.536 kg

59. Gu·a 19.200 kg

PrakÀepa Dravyas

60. Dh¡tak¢ (Fl.) 1.440 kg

61. Ka´kola (Fr.) 96 g

62. Jala (Hr¢v®ra) (Rt.) 96 g

63. Candana (áveta candana) (Ht.Wd.) 96 g

64. J¡t¢phala (Sd.) 96 g

65. Lava´ga (Fl.Bd.) 96 g

66. Tvak (St.Bk.) 96 g

67. El¡ (S£kÀmail¡) (Sd.) 96 g

68. Patra (Tejapatra) (Lf.) 96 g

69. Ke¿ara (N¡gake¿ara) (Stmn.) 96 g

70. Pippal¢ (Fr.) 96 g

71. Kast£r¢ (M¤gamada) 3 g

72. Katakaphala (Kataka) (Sd.) Q.S.for cleaning

Decoction of drugs 1 to 54 is prepared first. Decoction of Dr¡kÀ¡ is prepared separately and mixed with the first decoction. There after, PrakÀepa Dravyas (drugs 60 to 70) are powdered and added.

Kast£r¢ is made into a paste with a small quantity of Ar

Dose

12 to 24 ml

--
Dr. Shiddamallayya N,
Survey of Medicinal Plant Unit
National Ayurveda Dietetics Research Institute,
(A unit of C C R A S,
Dept. of AYUSH, Mini. of H & F W,
Govt. of India, New Delhi),
G C P Annexe, Ashoka Pillar
Jayanagar I block,
Bangalore - 560 011
0 - 9449644341

ushadi Micromini

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Jun 21, 2011, 3:54:06 AM6/21/11

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Dear Dr. Mahapati
wonderful... list is complete...
but gmail does not allow all those pronounciation marks... so it looks garbled ...
most of the words cant be deciphered by me.....
also can you or you office provide the botanical names of these?
thank you.

I know I am asking a lot, in acase its not all typed up...some one will have to type it...
but it would help... for those of us who are nbot botanists... so donot have extensive sources of references...
Thank you, Usha di.

Dr. Shiddamallayya Mathapati

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Jun 21, 2011, 4:20:26 AM6/21/11

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I takes maximum time to search the Botanical names.I can do, but it need time I will send one scanned copy of the said

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Dasamoola2.jpg

Dasamoola3.jpg

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Jun 21, 2011, 12:42:22 PM6/21/11

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Dear Ushadi ji
Great! Such detail and exostive answer.
Thanks for your time.
Madhuri

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Jun 21, 2011, 1:12:00 PM6/21/11

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Dear Ushadi ji
Great! Such detail and exostive answer.
Thanks for your time.
Madhuri

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Madhuri Pejaver

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Jun 22, 2011, 11:18:41 AM6/22/11

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Thank you Siddamallayaji

we should call it as 72 moolarishta hence forth

Thak you for everone to take so much interest in a frick question

Gargji, Gurucharanji we should be proud to have such great knowledgebale people joining this group.

I have always experienced this, that a small question gets such a great responce and add so much to our knowledge database!!!!!!!!

Long live eflora

Madhuri

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