AVARTANI

AVARTANI (आवर्तनी )

♦ Botanical name :Helictres isora

♦ Family : sterculiaceae

♦ English : screw tree

♦ Hindi : marodphali

♦ Malayalam : idampiri

♦ Properties :

▫ Rasa : Kashaya 

▫ Guna : laghu, ruksha 

▫ Vipaka : katu

▫ Virya : sita

♦ Parts used : ▫ fruit,root,bark

♦ Effects on dosha : ▫ pittakaphahara 

♦ Therapeutic action :

▫ Demulcent 

▫ Expectorant 

▫ Haemostatic 

♦ Indications :

▫ atisara 

▫ vrana 

▫ prameha

♦ Dosage :

▫ churna : 3-6 gm

♦ Application :

▫ atisara : decoction