Traditional Indian Herbs Punarnava and Its Medicinal
Ayurveda considers man as an integral part of Mother Nature. Therefore the laws of nature are very well applicable for him also. Ancient philosophy which ponders the “secret of life and beyond” gives prime importance for health. It has understood the need of longevity and effectiveness to attain the supreme goal. Punarnava helps maintain efficient kidney and urinary functions with its diuretic, laxative, stomachic, diaphoretic, anthelminthic antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory action.
According to Ayurveda, Punarnava is bitter, cooling, astringent to bowels, useful in biliousness, blood impurities, leucorrhoea, anaemia, inflammations, heart diseases, asthma, alternatives etc.
The leaves are useful in dyspepsia, tumours, spleen enlargement and abdominal pains. According to Unani system of medicine, the leaves are appetizer, alexiteric, useful in ophthalmia, in joint pains. Seeds are tonic expectorant, carminative, useful in lumbago, scabies. The seeds are considered as promising blood purifier.
Medicinal Uses:
1. Punarnava, the spiderlings, is a genus of about 40 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae. The common name refers to the appearance of
a spider or spider's web given by the numerous long, slender and interlocking stems of the inflorescences.
2. Punarnava is found in India and is a valuable medicinal plant.
3. Therapeutic use:
4. Punarnava is beneficial in treating obesity.
5. Punarnava is effective in treating a disease called dropsy, a condition wherein excess of watery fluid gets accumulated in the tissues and body cavities. A liquid extract of this plant stimulates urine secretion and discharge.
6. It is also useful in treating Ascites, a condition caused by fluid accumulation in Importance the abdominal lining and is particularly useful in treating specific types of Ascites caused by certain liver diseases.
7. The roots of the plant help in killing intestinal worms.
8. It promotes mucous removal from bronchial tubes and hence beneficial in treating Asthma. When the paste made out of the roots of this plant, is applied externally on the skin, it forms a beneficial dressing for edematous swellings, ulcers and skin diseases.
9. Other benefits include treatment of anemia, nervous weakness, paralysis, constipation and cough.
10. Studies have revealed that punarnava is an excellent diuretic, anti-inflammatory, mild laxative and is a heart tonic.
11. Punarnava is also used in treating obesity, improving appetite, jaundice, and general fever.
Ayurveda considers man as an integral part of Mother Nature. Therefore the laws of nature are very well applicable for him also. Ancient philosophy which ponders the “secret of life and beyond” gives prime importance for health. It has understood the need of longevity and effectiveness to attain the supreme goal. Punarnava helps maintain efficient kidney and urinary functions with its diuretic, laxative, stomachic, diaphoretic, anthelminthic antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory action.
According to Ayurveda, Punarnava is bitter, cooling, astringent to bowels, useful in biliousness, blood impurities, leucorrhoea, anaemia, inflammations, heart diseases, asthma, alternatives etc.
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| Medicinal Uses Of Punarnava Plant Leaves |
The leaves are useful in dyspepsia, tumours, spleen enlargement and abdominal pains. According to Unani system of medicine, the leaves are appetizer, alexiteric, useful in ophthalmia, in joint pains. Seeds are tonic expectorant, carminative, useful in lumbago, scabies. The seeds are considered as promising blood purifier.
Medicinal Uses:
1. Punarnava, the spiderlings, is a genus of about 40 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae. The common name refers to the appearance of
a spider or spider's web given by the numerous long, slender and interlocking stems of the inflorescences.
2. Punarnava is found in India and is a valuable medicinal plant.
3. Therapeutic use:
4. Punarnava is beneficial in treating obesity.
5. Punarnava is effective in treating a disease called dropsy, a condition wherein excess of watery fluid gets accumulated in the tissues and body cavities. A liquid extract of this plant stimulates urine secretion and discharge.
6. It is also useful in treating Ascites, a condition caused by fluid accumulation in Importance the abdominal lining and is particularly useful in treating specific types of Ascites caused by certain liver diseases.
7. The roots of the plant help in killing intestinal worms.
8. It promotes mucous removal from bronchial tubes and hence beneficial in treating Asthma. When the paste made out of the roots of this plant, is applied externally on the skin, it forms a beneficial dressing for edematous swellings, ulcers and skin diseases.
9. Other benefits include treatment of anemia, nervous weakness, paralysis, constipation and cough.
10. Studies have revealed that punarnava is an excellent diuretic, anti-inflammatory, mild laxative and is a heart tonic.
11. Punarnava is also used in treating obesity, improving appetite, jaundice, and general fever.