Botanical name : Breynia rhamnoides Muell.
Family : Euphorbiaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Aruni
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Indian snow berry
Hindi : Kamuni, Surasaruni
Malayalam : Chuvanna niruri, Kattu niruri
Distribution – Throughout south India growing wild in planes.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A large shrub grows up to 4 meters in height. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate lanceolate and acute. Flowers very small, axillary and unisexual. Fruits small globose grayish green, become red when ripe, contain single globose seed.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, kapha, tonsillitis, hemorrhage, menorrhagia, leucorrhea, edema, diabetes, and dental caries.
Useful part : Whole plant.
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