Pluchea, Rasana
Rasana, Rasna, Rasnika, Rasa (Ayurveda)
Rasna, Rasan, Zanjbeel-Shaami (Unani)
Rasna, Rasan, Zanjbeel-Shaami (Unani)
Pluchea indica
Wight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany, or figures illustrative of each of the natural orders of Indian plants (1850)
Wight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany, or figures illustrative of each of the natural orders of Indian plants (1850)
Botanical name:
Pluchea lanceolata, P. indica (syn. P. foliosa), P. arguta
Parts used:
Herb; Root
Temperature & Taste:
Mildly Warm, dry.
Pluchea lanceolata, P. indica (syn. P. foliosa), P. arguta
Parts used:
Herb; Root
Temperature & Taste:
Mildly Warm, dry.
ADVERTISEMENT:
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Damp, Eases Pain:
-Arthritis, Rheumatic conditions, Sciatica, Muscular pain (Charaka)
-promotes Urine, clears Gravel and Stones (Unani)
2. Clears Heat:
-Fever
-skin diseases including Eczema and Psoriasis (Sushruta)
3. Kills Worms and Parasites:
-used for Worms (Sushruta)
4. Externally:
-in oils for arthritic pain
-poultice for Hemorrhoids
-swellings, skin diseases, venereal sores
Dose:
Herb in Decoction: 10–30 grams;
Root in Decoction: 3–6 grams
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Herb in Decoction: 10–30 grams;
Root in Decoction: 3–6 grams
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Psoriasis, applied topically with ... available in PRO version.
2. Swellings, with ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas
Yogaraja Guggulu
ADVERTISEMENT:
Cautions:
It is very drying, so only suitable for Damp conditions
Main Preparations used:
It is very drying, so only suitable for Damp conditions
Main Preparations used: