Botanical name : Abroma augusta Linn.
Family : Sterculiaccae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Pishaacha Kaarpaasa, Pivari
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Devil's cotton
Hindi : Olat Kambal
Malayalam : Sivapparutti
Distribution – Throughout hotter parts of India, up to 1500 m.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A large shrub or small tree grows up to 4 m. in high. Leaves simple, alternate, acuminate, cordate, coarsely pubescent, entire, glabrescent above and tomentose below, petiolate, petioles 1.25-2.5 cm long, stipules linear, as long as the petiole, deciduous; Flowers violet, flowers axillary, pedunculate, peduncle 3.5 cm long; Fruits pentagonal with five compartments containing albuminous, numerous seeds. Plant blossoms during August and September.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, dysmenorrhoea, irregular menstruation, urinary infection, kidney disease, diabetes, bronchitis, carbuncle, mental disease, back pain, skin disease, fever and indigestion.
Useful part : Bark, Leaves.
CHEMICAL CONTENTS
The root contains abromine (betaine), friedelin, abromasterol, abromasterol A, choline, beta-sitosterol, stigmasterol and octacosanol. Leaves, reported to be useful in treating uterine disorders, contain taraxerol, its acetate and lupeol.
Dosage _ Leaf juice—10–20 ml.
Rootbark powder—3–6 g. (CCRAS.)
Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD
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