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Sahadevi

  • Botanical name : Vernonia cinerea Less.
  • Family : Asteraceae
  • Malayalam : Puvankurunnila
  • Tamil : Puvamkuruntal
  • English : Purple fleabane
  • Habit : Annual herb grows 15 -30 cms. in hight.
  • Parts Used : Whole plant
  • Rasa Panchaka
  • Rasa : Tikta
  • Guna : Ruksha, Laghu
  • Veerya : Ushna
  • Vipaka : Katu
  • Karma : Kaphavatashamana, Anulomana, Agnideepana, Raktapithaprasadana
  • Indications : VishamaJwara, , Chethovikara, Swasa, kasa
  • Dose : Swarasa- 10-20ml ,Kashaya- 50-100ml
  • Therapeutic use : Decoction and Tailam useful in fever