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==Therapeutic uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2 :10</ref>==
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Sotha(oedema),Svasa(dyspnea),kasa(cough),pandu(anemia),yakrutaroga(liver disease),krumiroga(worms),shirahashoola(headache), hrudaroga(heart disease)
 
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
 
== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
 
Bhrungaraja
 
Bhrungaraja

Latest revision as of 17:02, 31 March 2025

Eclipta prostrata Linn

Bhrungaraja
Section/Chapter Herb database/Bhrungaraja
Botanical name(s) Eclipta prostrata Linn
Family Asteraceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

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Therapeutic uses[1]

Sotha(oedema),Svasa(dyspnea),kasa(cough),pandu(anemia),yakrutaroga(liver disease),krumiroga(worms),shirahashoola(headache), hrudaroga(heart disease)

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Bhrungaraja

Synonyms in Bhavprakash nighantu[2]

Bhrungarajo, markava(prevent premature greying of hair), bhrunga, Angaraka, kesharaja(good effect on hair), kesharanjana,bhrungara

Varieties

Raja nighantu[3]

  1. Sweta
  2. Pita
  3. Nila


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Katu(pungent), tikta(bitter)
2 Potency (veerya) Ushna(hot)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Katu (pungent)
4 Qualities (guna) Ruksha(dry) , Tikshna(sharp)
5 Actions (karma) Balya , kaphahara,vatahara, amahara, rasayana,kesya,chaksushya,vishahara

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/25 Vamanartha(for emesis)

Dose[4]

  • 3-6 ml of the drug in juice form

Important formulation[5]

  • Bhrungamalakadi taila
  • Bhrungaraja taila
  • Bhrungarajasava


Current availability

Available India – karnataka, kerala, andhrapradesha, tamilnadu, gujarat, maharashtra.

Current researches

https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Eclipta%20prostrata

This article is under development ..
  1. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2 :10
  2. Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, guduchyadi varga, verse no- 239
  3. Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2006, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi, shatahvadi varga verse no-
  4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2 :10
  5. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 2 :10