Botanical Name: Securinega leucopyrus (Wild) Muell-Arg
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Introduction:
Tribes using the plant to extract ‘salya’ from body.
Names in different Indian languages
| English | Spinous fluggea |
|---|---|
| Hindi | Hartto, ainta |
| Kannada | Bilculi, gudahale, huli |
| Malayalam | Ampuripaccila, mulpulanni |
| Sanskrit | Panduraphali, bhuriphali |
| Tamil | Mulluppulatti, vellaippulanci |
| Telugu | Tellapulisa, pulugudu, puli, callamunta |
| Unani | |
| Folk |
Synonyms
Fluggea leucopyrus Wild
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
| Charaka | |
|---|---|
| Susrutha | |
| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Morphology
A throny shrub, grows 1-2 m height
Leaves – simple, alternate, obovate – ovate
Flower – male – yellowish, female – reddish
Fruit globose, berry
Distribution & Habitat
Dry places in India
Chemical constituents:
Securinine, virosecurinine , viroallosecurinine, coumarin, bergenin.
Properties:
RASA-kashaya, madur
GUNA–guru
VIRYA-sita
VIPAKA-madhur
Karma –vrisya, balya,
Diuretic
Srotogamitva:
Dosha : pittaghna
Dhatu :rasa
Mala :mutrala
Organ : intestine
Indication:
Mutragatha, mutrakrichram, pittaroga
Seminal weakness, general debility, fever, syphilis
Part used:
Whole plant
Dosage:
Leaf juice 10-15 ml
Powder 2-4 g
Decoction 50-100 ml
Therapeutic Uses:
- Seed powder in milk using for seminal weakness.
Descriptions on Ayurveda books / Nighandu:
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