Herbal Drugs vol 8

Pushkaramoola

• Parts used for: Roots
  
  It is used for: Cough and bronchial asthma.
  Local skin infection and inflammation

Punarnava

Dropsy:
Punarnava increases the secretion and discharge of urine. Its effective treatment of dropsy, a disease marked by an excessive collection of a water fluid in the tissues and cavities or natural hollows of the body. The fresh boiled herb should be given in the treatment of this disease.

Ascities:
The herb is useful in the treatment of ascites, a disease charecterised by
accumulation of fluid inside the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen.

Stomach Disorders:
Its useful to streathening the stomach particularly intestinal colic. A powder of the root is given in the doses of 5 grms thrice a day.

Asthma:
It promotes the removal of catarrhal matter & phlegm from the bronchial tubes. A powder of root can be taken in small dose 3 times a day.

Pankaj / Lotus

Parts used for: Almost all the parts of the plant.

It is used for: Intrauterine growth retardation Menorrhagia. Diarrhoea/Dysentery Skin darkening.

Peepal

Effective for heart diseases, constipation, Mumps
The leaves are infused in water at night, distilled the next morning and stored in bottles for heart diseases. The dried dust power of the leaves is useful for constipation and for mumps the leaves should be smeared with ghee, warmed over a fire and bandaged over the inflamed part to get relief.

Piyaz

Stimulants and a mild counter-irritant, promote the removal of catarrhal matter.
Onion juice with honey is useful for colds, coughs, bronchitis and influenza. It contain iron, therefore, beneficial in treating anaemia and effective in preventing edible against heart-attack. About 30 gms of onion and seven black peppers can be finely pounded and given to the Cholera patients.

Rasna

Parts used for: Roots.
It is used for: Rheumatic disorders. Local swelling Indigestion.

Raktachandana

Parts used for: Bark, exudates.
It is used for: Local inflammation ,skin, eye. Skin infections - furuncles.

Reetha

• Excellent hair tonic

Dandruff: Mix soap nut with water and apply once a week.