Rasona / Garlic

Botanical Name

Allium Sativum

Family

Liliaceae

Sanskrit

Ugragandha, Yavanesta, Lasuna, Mahaushadha

English

Garlic

Hindi

Lahasun

Kannada

Bellulli

Malayalam

Veluthulli

Telugu

Vellulli

Tamil

Pundu

Marathi

Lasuna

Distribution

Cultivated throughout india mainly in ludhiana, karnataka, tamilnadu, andhra pradesh, u.P and gujrat.

Parts Used

Bulb, Oil

Dose

Paste: 3-6gm, Oil: 1-2 Drops

Chemical Constituents

Alliin, carbohydrates, vitamins( vit c, folic acid, thiamine, riboflavin etc), amino acids(arginine, asparagic acid, methionine etc), allinase, allylalcohol, allylpropyl disulphide etc

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Snighda, Guru, Tikshna, Sara

Taste (Rasa)

Madhura, Lavana, Katu, Tikta, Kashaya

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Ushnam

Impact (Prabhava)

Vedanasthapana

Pharmacological Action

  • Its balya and brmhana property helps in emaciated conditions and in general weakness and improving bone density.
  • Netrya: helps in curing eye disorders.
  • Vrsya: improves functions of the reproductive system.
  • Anti oxidant property helps in preventing body against infections.
  • Its property helps in reducing high cholesterol levels.

Therapeutic Uses

  • Amavata: rasona, shunti and nirgundi decoction is given.
  • Yoni roga: juice of garlic is given early in the morning with milk and meat soup as the diet.
  • Plihavrddhi: lasuna, pippali mula,haritaki are given with cow’s urine.
  • Paste of rasona is applied on joints in certain pains and in arthritis conditions.
  • Milk boiled with rasona helps in cough,asthma and in nourishment of the joints.
  • Garlic juice given internally helps in improving vision.
  • Insect bite swelling disappears if garlic juice is applied.

Some of the common formulations

  • Lasunadi vati
  • Rasona pinda
  • Hingutriguna tailam
  • Rasona rasayana
  • Lasunadi ghrita
  • Rasonashtaka etc