Botanical Name: Polygonum glabrum Willd
Family: Polygonaceae
Introduction:
In folk this plant using for ‘jaundice’. Some people believes it can use for urinary calculi, but action not proven.
Names in different Indian languages
| English | Rakta-rohidaa |
|---|---|
| Hindi | |
| Kannada | |
| Malayalam | Attuvanji |
| Sanskrit | |
| Tamil | Attalaree |
| Telugu | |
| Unani | |
| Folk |
Synonyms
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
| Charaka | |
|---|---|
| Susrutha | |
| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Homonoia riparia Lour – jala vetash or attuvanni (malyalam)
Morphology
Medium sized shrub grows 203 height
Leaves – simple, alternate, linear, lanceolate
Flower –purple
Fruit – globose
Distribution & Habitat
All over india , river sides.
Chemical constituents:
quercetin, rhamnetin, quercitrin, avicularin, rutin, delphinidin, diglucoside , cyanidin-diglucoside, quercetin.
Karma –
Antispasmodic, blood purifier
Indication:
pneumonia, consumption, jaundice, fevers,colic
Part used:
Whole plant
Dosage:
Leaf juice 10-15 ml
Powder 2-4 g
Decoction 50-100 ml
Therapeutic Uses:
- Plant juice useful in jaundice.
