കൊഴിഞ്ഞിൽ

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