| BOTANICAL NAME |
Aconitum ferox |
| FAMILY |
Ranunculaceae |
| SANSKRIT |
Vatsanabha,visa,vajranaga,amrutha |
| ENGLISH |
Aconite |
| HINDI |
Bisa, Metabisa |
| KANNADA |
Basanalli, Vatsanabha |
| MALAYALAM |
Vatsanabhi |
| TELUGU |
Vaasanabhi |
| TAMIL |
Vasanaavi, Nabhi |
| MARATHI |
Bachnaga |
DISTRIBUTION
It is distributed in alpine zones of western Himalayas.
| PARTS USED |
Root |
| DOSE |
Purified Choorna-60-125mg |
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Aconitine,Bikhaconitine,Chasmaconitine,Indaconitine.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
| QUALITY (GUNA) |
Usna,Tikashna |
| TASTE (RASA) |
Katu,Tikta,Kashaya |
| METABOLISM (VIPAKA) |
Katu |
| POTENCY (VIRYA) |
Usna |
| IMPACT (PRABHAVA) |
Yogavahi |
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- It is Rejuvenative, balances tridoshas.
- It improves digestion.
- It is nutritive and improves Immunity.
- It is used in vision disorders.
THERAPEUTIC USES
Paste of vatsanabha is used in rhemaism and neuralgia.
It is used as sedative.
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
- Mrithyunjaya Rasa
- Mahashankha vati
- Tamra parpati
- Shankha vati