ASVATTHA

1. Botanical Name : Ficus religiosa
2. Family : Moraceae
3. Tamil : Arasu maram
4. Hindi : Pipal
5. Malayalam : Arayal
6. English :Peepal Tree
7. Habit : A deciduous tree with reported lifespan upto 2000 years.
8. Distribution : native to the Indian subcontinent and Indochina
9. Useful part : Stem-Bark
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Kashaya
    • Guna : Guru, Ruksha
    • Veerya : Sheeta
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma : Kaphahara, Pittakara
11. Indications : Prameha, Raktapitta, Vrana, Yonidosha, Chardi.
12. Dose- Powder 2-3g,

               50-100 ml

13. Formulations : Nyagrodhi Churna, Nyagrodhi Kwatha Churna

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