Acrotrema arnottianum Medicinal uses, Morphology, Images,Side effects, Pharmacology


Botanical Name: Acrotrema arnottianum

Family: Dilleniaceae

 

 Introduction:

It is one of the endemic species of medicinal plants, useful in kidney stone

 

Names in different Indian languages

 

English

 

Hindi

 

Kannada

 

Malayalam

Nilampunna

Sanskrit

 

Tamil

 

Telugu

 

Unani

 

Folk

 

 

 

 

 

Synonyms

 

 

Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata

 

Charaka

 

Susrutha

 

Vagbhata

 

 

          
        

  

 

Varieties & adulterants - (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants) 

 

 

 


Morphology

Small herb, leaves are hairy oblong, fleshy.

Flowers are yellow – raceme

 


Distribution & Habitat

                South India

 

Chemical constituents:

 

 

 

Urinary system:

Kidney stones

Reproductive system:

 

 

 Indication:

                              Kidney stone


Part used: panch anga

 

 

 

Therapeutic Uses:

  1. Whole plant paste in milk early morning

 

 

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