Botanical Name: Sebastiana chamaelea Muell.-Arg.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Introduction:
In folk it is using for vertigo.
Names in different Indian languages
| English | |
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| Hindi | |
| Kannada | |
| Malayalam | Kodiyavanakk |
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| Unani | |
| Folk | Bhui-erendi. |
Synonyms
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
| Charaka | |
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| Susrutha | |
| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Morphology
It is under shrub, grows 40-60 cm height
Leaves – simple, opposite, oblong, glabrous
Flower – yellowish
Fruit – globose, berry
Distribution & Habitat
Commonly seen in North India
Karma –
astringent, antidiarrhoeal.
Indication:
Vertigo, fever,
Part used:
Whole plant
Dosage:
Leaf juice 10-15 ml
Powder 2-4 g
Decoction 50-100 ml
Therapeutic Uses:
1. decoction of the plant, mixed with purified butter and camphor is applied to the head in vertigo
