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Embelia, Vidanga

Vidanga, Viranga (Ayurveda)
Vayvidankam (Siddha)
Birang-e-Kabuli, Bao Birang (Unani)
Byi tang ga  བྱི་ཏང་ག  (Tibetan)
Xian Suan Qiang (TCM)
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Embelia ribes
Kirtikar & Basu, Indian medicinal plants, 1918

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Embelia ribes
(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia)

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Embelia fruit
(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019)

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Botanical name:
Embelia ribes, E. robusta

Parts used:
Dried Fruit; Seed; sometimes the root

Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent

Uses:
1. Kills Worms:
(Seed; Ayurveda, Unani)
-used for Worms

2. Warms the Stomach, Clears Damp, Benefits Qi: (TCM, Tibet, Ayurveda)
-Colic

3. Clears Wind-Phlegm and Damp:
-Traditionally as a purgative of Phlegm and Damp

4. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Edema

5. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:
-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea

6. Rasayana:
-strengthens the Body

7. Externally:
-applied to Ringworm and fungal infections


Comment:
The Urine may become red with its use.

Dose:
... available in PRO version

Correctives:
... available in PRO version

Substitutes:
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Main Combinations:
1. As a tonic, and to delay old age:
i. Embelia with ... available in PRO version
ii. Embelia, ... available in PRO version
iii. strengthen the Stomach, clear Phlegm and promote longevity, ... available in PRO version
2. Worms 
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iv. with Indigestion, Embelia with ... available in PRO version
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vi. Myrrh with Fern, Embelia ribes, ... available in PRO version
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3. Indigestion, Hepatitis, Embelia with ... available in PRO version
4. Hyperacidity, Embelia with ... available in PRO version
5. Skin diseases:
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6. Urinary disorders:
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7. Diabetes from Phlegm:
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ii. Embelia, ... available in PRO version
8. Obesity:
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9. Hemiplegia, Facial Paralysis, Tremors, Nerve disorders, Embelia with ... available in PRO version
10. As an oral contraceptive, ... available in PRO version

Major Formula:
Nutmeg Powder (Jatiphaladi Churna) (Ayurveda)
Powder of China root (Chobchini Churna) (Ayurveda)
Rolled Turquoise 13 (Gyu dril 13) (Ribetan Medicine)
Mahasudarsana Churna
Amrutadi Guggulu

Cautions:
1. Generally not used long-term in full doses.
2. Not used during pregnancy
3. Avoid in excess Heat (Pitta-Bile) conditions.
4. Research has shown it to reduce testosterone levels and can reduce male fertility.
5. It has been banned in some countries including U.K.

Main Preparations used:

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