AGNI MANDHA

2. AGNI MANDHA

BOTANICAL NAME- Premna serratifolia

FAMILY- Verbenaceae

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

ENGLISH- HEADACHE TREE

HINDI-अरणि , गनियारी

MALAYALAM-മുഞ്ഞ ,കാട്ടപ്പ

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

अग्निमन्ध,  अरणि, गणिकारिका, वैजयन्त

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

RASA - MADHURA, KATU, TIKTA
GUNA - LAGHU
VIRYA - USHNA

DISTRIBUTION

THROUGHOUT INDIA

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A LARGE SHRUB OR SMALL TREE

HEIGHT- GROWS UP TO 10 METERS IN  HEIGHT

BARK- YELLOWISH
           - WITH LENTICELS

LEAVES - SIMPLE
               - OPPOSITE
               - SERRATED

FLOWERS - SMALL
                   - GREENISH WHITE
                   - WITH STRONG ODOUR

FRUITS- GLOBOSE DRUPES

USEFUL PARTS

1.  ROOTS
2.  LEAVES


MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

PACIFIES VATA AND KAPHA

-PACIFIES -NERVINE PAIN

                   - ARTHRITIS

                   - INDIGESTION

                   - CONSTIPATION

                   - FEVER

                   - RHINITIS

                   - HEMORRHOIDS

                   - TUMORS