Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.
Family: Fabaceae
Common Tephrosia, Fish Poison, Wild Indigo, Purple Tephrosia
Sanskrit: शरपुंखा sarapunkha
Malayalam: Kozhinjil കൊഴിഞ്ഞിൽ .
Bengali: Bannilgach
Gujarati: ghodakan
Rajasthani: Masa
Hindi: Sarphonk सरफोंक, शरपुंखा
Oriya: soropunkha
Tamil: kavali,Kolinchi
Kannada :kaggi
Important plant in treatment of hepatic ailments. The name Sarapunkha denotes the leaf , which can be easily teared to similar pieces like sara(bow).
Part used:
Root, leaves
Kshara of whole plant.
Medicinal Properties:
Guna :Laghu , Rooksha , Teekshna
Rasa :Thiktha,Kashaya
Vipaka : Katu
Veerya : ushna
Karma
Balances Kapha and Vata.
Yakrut Pleeha roga hara – useful in liver diseases,splenomegaly,hepatitis, cirrhosis
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