Vatsanabha
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Vatsanabha
Vatsanabha
BOTANICAL NAME
Aconitum ferox
FAMILY
Ranunculaceae
SANSKRIT NAME
Vatsanabha,visa,vajranaga,amrutha
ENGLISH
Aconite
HINDI
Bisa, Metabisa
KANNADA
Basanalli, Vatsanabha
MALAYALAM
Vatsanabhi
TAMIL
Vasanaavi, Nabhi
TELUGU
Vaasanabhi
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)
Ushna
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