SAIREYAKA

1. Botanical Name: Barleria prionitis
2. Family: Acanthaceae
3. Tamil: Sulli malar
4. Hindi: Vajradanti
5. Malayalam: Chemmuli
6. English: Porcupine Flower
7. Habit: A small shrub with spiny leaves and yellow flowers.
8. Distribution: Found in India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, and Africa.
9. Useful Parts: Root, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds.
10. Rasa Panchaka
    Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
    Guna: Laghu, Ruksha
    Veerya: Ushna
    Vipaka: Katu
    Karma: Shothahara,  Krimighna, Raktaprasadana,  Kandughna Vranaropaka, Deepana, Dantya
11. Indications : Vrana, Shotha, Kustha, Jwara
12. Dose: Powder(2-5gm)

      Decoction(10-20ml)

      Juice(5-10ml)
13. Formulations: Sairayaka Kashaya, Krimighna Churna, Sairayaka Taila

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