PERGULARIA DAEMIA
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OTHER NAMESTamil: Uttamani, Veliparuthi
English: Dog’s bane whitelow plant Telugu: Juttu-paku ; Dushtupu-chettu Malayalam: Velip-parithi Kannada: Hala Koratige Marathi: Utran Hindi: Utran Sanskrit: Phala antaka |
description & usage
This common twiner is found throughout India.
Uses:
Asthma and snake-bite, rheumatism.
How to Use:
Decoction of the leaves is given to children as an anthelmintic, in doses not exceeding three table-spoonfuls ; " in one to two ounce doses it is a good expectorant" (chopra) ; decoction or juice of leaves is useful also in asthma and snake-bite. Externally the juice combined with lime is applied to rheumatic swellings. Juice of the leaves is employed in the preparation of a medicinal oil used in rheumatism, amenorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea and the root-bark is used as a purgative in rheumatic cases in doses of 1 to 2 drachms mixed with cow's milk.
Parts Used:
Aerial part
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Irritant, emetic, expectorant and anthelmintic
Uses:
Asthma and snake-bite, rheumatism.
How to Use:
Decoction of the leaves is given to children as an anthelmintic, in doses not exceeding three table-spoonfuls ; " in one to two ounce doses it is a good expectorant" (chopra) ; decoction or juice of leaves is useful also in asthma and snake-bite. Externally the juice combined with lime is applied to rheumatic swellings. Juice of the leaves is employed in the preparation of a medicinal oil used in rheumatism, amenorrhoea and dysmenorrhoea and the root-bark is used as a purgative in rheumatic cases in doses of 1 to 2 drachms mixed with cow's milk.
Parts Used:
Aerial part
Taste:
Bitterness
Action:
Irritant, emetic, expectorant and anthelmintic
