NIRGUNDI

1. Botanical name : Vitex negundo
2. Family : Lamiaceae
3. Tamil : Nochi
4. Hindi : Nirgundi
5. Malayalam : Karinochi
6. English : Five leaved chaste
7. Habit :A shrub or a small tree of about 3m height and underside of leaves pubescent
8. Distribution : Southern Part of Asia and Africa
9. Useful part : Leaves, Roots and Seeds
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Tikta, Kasaya
    • Guna : Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna
    • Veerya : Ushna
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma : Vata kapha hara, Jwaraghna
11. Indications :Kasa, Swasa, Vata roga, Pratishyaya, Kushtha, Shula
12. Dosage : Decoction 50-100 ml

                Root Bark Powder 3-6 gms

13. Formulations :Nirgundi Kwatha, Nirgundi Churna, Mahasudarshan Churna,

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