SAPTA CHAKRA

1. Botanical Name : Salacia reticulata
2. Family : Celastraceae
3. Tamil : Ekanayakam, Ponkoranti
4. Hindi : Saptarangi
5. Malayalam : Ekanayakam
6. English : Salacia
7. Habit : A climbing perennial woody shrub.
8. Distribution : Southern Orissa, Kerala, Malabar, Mumbai, Coorg Coastal Regions
9. Useful part : Root, Bark
10. Rasa Panchaka
    Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta
    Guna : Laghu, Ruksha, TiksnaVeerya : UsnaVipaka : Katu
    Karma : Kaphapitta hara
11. Indications : Madhumeha
12. Dose : Powder 1- 3 g
    Decoction 50 – 100 ml

13. Formulations : Kathakakhadiradi kashayam, Paranthyadi Thailam, Himsagara Tailam, Niruryadi Gulika

LEAF

FRUIT