Amlavetas

Botanical name

Premna mucronata.

Family:

Verbenaceae

Sanskrit:

Agnimath, jay, and sriparna.

English

Headache tree.

Hindi

Arni, ganiyar, bharkhar.

Kannada

Agnimantha.

Malayalam

Mujna, kattappa.

Telugu

Kondamanga, takli, nelli, pedda nelli kura, konda manga.

Tamil

Minni, pachumallai, munnai, erumaimunnai, and celumalaron.

Marathi

Eran, takli.

Distribution:

Available in northern india widely.

Parts used:

Leaf, root.

Dose:

Churna 1 to 3 gm, juice 10 to 20 ml, kwath 50 to 100 ml.

Chemical constituents

Agnimnatha extracts do contain ceryl alcohol, clerodin, clerosterol, cerotic acids,
clerodendrin, d-mannitol, hispidulin, palmitic, luteolin, apigenin, pectolinarigenin.

Ayurvedic properties:

Quality (guna)

Ruksha, laghu.

Taste (rasa)

Tiktha, katu, kashy, madhura..

Metabolism (vipaka)

Katu.

Potency (virya)

Ushna

Impact (prabhava)

Raktabhar shamaka.

Pharmacological action:

Hypoglycaemic property of agnimantha extracts is helpful for controlling diabetes. Anthelmintic property of agnimnatha is helpful to prevent worm infestation. It is found effective in reducing edema.

Therapeutic uses

  • Agnimantha is effective in hypertension.
  • Abdominal disorders.
  • Skin diseases.
  • Pacifies vitiated vata and kapha.

Quality (Guna)

Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshan.

Taste (Rasa)

Amla

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Amla

Potency (Virya)

Ushna

Impact (Prabhava)

Rochana

Pharmacological Action

  • Antioxidant Property Of Amlavetasa Helps To Treat Many Immune Related Propelems.
  • Anti-Inflammatory Property Of Amlavetasa Helps In Treatment Various Inflammations.
  • Anti-Carcinogenic Activity Helps To Give Symptomatic Relief In Few Cancerous Conditions.
  • Antehelmenthic Property Of Amlavetasa Is Helpful To Treat Worm Infestation.
  • Cardiotonic Properties Of Amlavetasa Is Helpful To Maintain Proper Cardiac Function.

Therapeutic Uses

  • Helps In Relieving Skin Diseases.
  • Anti-Pyretic Property Helps To Relieve Fevers.
  • Amlavetasa Is Helpful In Managing Abdominal Disorders.
  • Due To Its Hot Potency Of Herbal Extract, It Helps To Relieve Respiratory Disorders Such As Cough.

Some Of The Common Formulations

  • Astangulavana Churna.
  • Bhaskar Lavan Churna.
  • Dadhika Ghrita.
  • Kankayan Gutika.
  • Laghvananda Rasa.
  • Lasunadi Ghrita.
  • Shwashar Kashay Churna.