- Botanical Name : Desmodium gangeticum
- Family : Fabaceae
- Tamil : Pulladi
- Hindi : Sarivan
- Malayalam : Orila
- English : Hog Weed
- Habit : A small, erect, branched under shrub with a short woody stem.
- Distribution : Primarily found in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia
- Useful part : Root
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Madhura, Tikta
- Guna : Guru, Snigdha
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Madhura
- Karma : Tridoshahara, Hrdya
- Indications : Jwara, Swasa, Sotha , Vrshya , Chardi
- Dose : Powder – 3-6 gm
Decoction – 50-100 ml
- Formulations : Mahanarayana Taila, Dashmoola Arista, Dashamoolakatutrayam Kwath, Shalparnyadi Kwath
WHOLE PLANT
FLOWER
