VARUNA

1. Botanical name : Crataeva religiosa
2. Family : Capparaceae
3. Tamil : Maralingam
4. Hindi : Varuna, Varna
5. Malayalam : Varuna
6. English : Three- leaved caper
7. Habit : Varuna is a small tree, bark with horizontal scales or wrinkles, with a much-branched head with globose fruits and deciduous, tri-foliate leaves.
8. Distribution : Found primarily in South Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and parts of Southeast Asia, often growing in wetlands and along river banks.
9. Useful part : Root, Stem, Bark
10. Rasa Panchaka
    1. Rasa : Tikta, Ka??ya
    1. Guna : Laghu, Rük?a
    1. Veerya : U?na
    1. Vipaka : Katu
    1. Karma : Kaphav?tahara, D?pana, Krmighna
11. Indications : A?mari, Mütrak?cchra, Vidradhi, Gulma, Gandamala
12. Dose : Decoction – 50 to 100 ml
13. Formulations : Varun?di Kvatha; Varu??di gh?ta, Varu??di Taila

LEAF AND FLOWER

FRUIT