HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTRICA: A REMEDY FOR DYSENTERY
HOLARRHENA
ANTIDYSENTERICA
BOTANICAL NAME: Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall.
FAMILY: Apocynaceae
COMMON NAMES: English: Kurchi, Conessi tree, Conessi bark; Hindi:
Kuda, Kudaiya; Malayalam: Kodagappala;
Tamil: Veppalai; Telegu: Kodisepal.
DESCRIPTION: A small tree with brown bark exfoliating in
irregular flakes. Leaves sessile or nearly so, rather than glabrous or more or
less lomentose, especially beneath, broadly ovate or elliptic, rounded or
tapering at base. Flowers white, arranged in terminal cymes.
DISTRIBUTION: Common throughout India.
PART USED: Bark.
HOMOEOPATHIC
USES
DYSENTERY: Both acute and chronic dysentery. Dysentery
associated with weakness, emaciation and loss of appetite. Colicky pain around
the navel. Stool contains more mucous but blood is less.
POTENCY: Mother tincture,
3x, 6x.
Comments
Post a Comment