Pluchea, Rasana
Rasana, Rasnika, Rasa (Ayurveda); 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.
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:
-Worms (Sushruta)
4. Externally:
-in oils for arthritic pain
-poultice for Hemorrhoids
-swellings, skin diseases, venereal sores
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DOSE:
In Decoction of the Herb: 10–30 grams; Decoction of the Root: 3–6 grams
CORRECTIVE:
1. Tragacanth, Gum Arabic;
2. Oils such as Almond or Sesame
SUBSTITUTES:
1. Vanda roxburghii
2. Alpinia galanga is used as Rasna in Southern India
3. Dodonaea viscosa in Andhra Pradesh.
4. Pluchea has been used as a substitute for Sarsaparilla
In Decoction of the Herb: 10–30 grams; Decoction of the Root: 3–6 grams
CORRECTIVE:
1. Tragacanth, Gum Arabic;
2. Oils such as Almond or Sesame
SUBSTITUTES:
1. Vanda roxburghii
2. Alpinia galanga is used as Rasna in Southern India
3. Dodonaea viscosa in Andhra Pradesh.
4. Pluchea has been used as a substitute for Sarsaparilla
Main Combinations:
1. Psoriasis, applied topically with Rauwolfia.
2. Swellings, with Capers root-bark (Charaka)
Major Formulas
Yogaraja Guggulu
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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: