MASHAPARNI

1. Botanical name :Teramnus labialis
2. Family :Fabaceae
3. Tamil : Kattu Alandu, Kambukollu, Karu Minaru
4. Hindi : Vana udad
5. Malayalam : Kattu Uzhundhu
6. English :Green gram
7. Habit : Perennial herb, climbing, trailing or prostrate, much branched from a woody rootstock, roughly appressed-hairy throughout
8. Distribution : widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of Asia.
9. Useful part : Root, Whole plant
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Madhura, Tikta
    • Guna : Laghu, Snigdha
    • Veerya :Sheeta
    • Vipaka : Madhura
    • Karma :Vatapitta hara, Shukrala, Vrushya, Sangrahi, Pushtivardini.
11. Indications : Daha, Jwara, Raktapitta, Shosha.
12. Dose :Churna – 3 to 6gm, Kasaya – 50 to 100ml
13. Formulations : Narayana taila, Dhanwantharam taila, Vidaryadi Kasayam, Ajamamsam Rasayanam