Amlavetasa
♦ Botanical name : Garcinia pedunculata
♦ Family : Clusiaceae
♦ English : Common sorel
♦ Malayalam : Njerinjampuli
♦Properties :
▪Rasa : Amla , kashaya
▪Guna : Laghu , ruksha
▪Vipaka : Amla
▪Virya : Ushna
♦Agrya karma : भेदनिय दीपनीय अनुलोमिक
♦Parts used :
▫Fruit
▫leaves
♦Effect on dosha :
▫Kaphavatahara
♦Therapeutic actions :
▪Antioxidant
▪Carminative
▪Cardiotonic
▪Digestant
▪Anthelmintic
♦Indications :
▫Dyspepsia
▫Anorexia
▫Krimi
▫Piles
▫Adhmana
♦Clinical formulations :
▪Lavana bhaskara churna
▪Vyoshadi vati
♦Dosage :
▫Juice : 5-10ml
▫Churna : 3-6gm
♦Application :
▪Aadhmana : mixed with food, matulunga , hingu,peelu and Bida lavana
▪Piles : hot water mixed with tripatu,hingu,trikatu and amlavetasa
