Nirgundi

Botanical Name

Vitex Negundo Linn

Family

Verbinaceae

Sanskrit

Indrani, Renuka, Shephali, Bana

English

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Hindi

Surasa, Suvara, Ninguri

Kannada

Bile-Nekki, Lakkigida, Lakili

Malayalam

Nachi, Idrani

Telugu

Nalli-Vavilli, Sinduvaram

Tamil

Nirkundi, Sinduvaram

Marathi

Bem-Noli

Distribution

It is globally distributed in indo-malaysia,cultivated in america,europe,asia, and throught india

Parts Used

Leaf, Root, Seed

Dose

Swarasa-10-20ml, Choorna-3-6gm

Chemical Constituents

Lateolin, Dulcitol, Camphene, Hentiacontane

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Laghu, Ruksa

Taste (Rasa)

Katu, Tikta

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Ushnam

Impact (Prabhava)

Vedanasthapana

Pharmacological Action

  • Vata-pittahara chakusya
  • Keshya krimighna
  • Vranaropana- it is used for cleaning and healing of wounds.
  • Analgesic- it is used in headache,rheumatoid arthritis.
  • It contains vit-c so it increases immunity.

Therapeutic Uses

Skin disorders, sula, sotha, amavata, visaroga, grdhrasi, anti bacterial,

Some of the common formulations

  • Mahavishagarbha taila
  • Manikya rasa
  • Nirgundi kalpa