Jyothishmati

Botanical Name

Celastrus Paniculatus

Family

Celastraceae

Sanskrit

Tejasvini, Supingala, Katabhi

English

Staff Tree

Hindi

Malkangani

Kannada

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Malayalam

Polulavam

Telugu

Teegapalleru

Tamil

Valulavai

Marathi

Kangani

Distribution

Tropical ans subtropical himalayas, bihar and south india

Parts Used

Root Bark, Stem, Seeds

Dose

Choorna 1-2 G, Oil: 5-15 Drops

Chemical Constituents

Celapagine, pristimerin, celastrol chemical constituents ayurvedic

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna

Taste (Rasa)

Tikta, Madhura, Katu

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Ushna

Impact (Prabhava)

Chedana

Pharmacological Action

  • It is a powerful brain tonic.
  • Respiratory problems, expectorant: reduces productive cough and respiratory disorders.
  • It helps in digestive disorders and is an anti tubercular.

Therapeutic Uses

  • The decoction of jyothismathi along with brahmi helps in boosting up the memory and acts as a brain tonic.
  • The oil of jyothishmati is applied over joints in order to relieve pain and swelling.
  • The poultice of the seed is applied topically to cure certain sores, ulcers and skin problems like scabies.
  • Nasya is done with jyothishmati oil in order to improve brain functions.
  • Jyothishmati kashaya is consumed to increase the renal circulation.
  • Insomnia: 5-8 drops of its oil is mixed with a glass of milk in order to improve the quality of sleep.

Some of the common formulations

  • Sitopaladi churna
  • Eladi rasayana
  • Anu taila
  • Bala taila
  • Bhaskara lavana churna
  • Chandraprabha vati
  • Brahma rasayana