वरुणः - Crataeva nurvala
“वरुणः पित्तलो भेदी श्लेष्मकृच्छ्राश्ममारुतान्
निहन्ति गुल्मवातास्र क्रिमींश्चोष्णोऽग्निदीपनः
कषायो मधुरस्तिक्तः कटुक्तो रूक्षको लघुः”
( भा प्र )
“वरुणोऽनिलशूलघ्नो भेदी चोष्णोऽश्मरीहरः
पुष्पं वरुणजं ग्राहि पित्तघ्नं आमवातजित् ”
( राजवल्लभः )
वरुणः सेतुः तिक्तशाकः वरणः
श्वेत- वृक्षः श्वेतद्रुमः
साधुवृक्षः तमालः मारुतापहः
गुणाः :-
कटुत्वम् । उष्णत्वम् ।
रक्तदोषशीतवातहरत्वम् ।
स्निग्धत्वम् । दीपनत्वम् ।
विद्रधिरोगजित्त्वञ्च ।
( रा नि )
Crataeva magna
Crataeva nurvala
Family – Capparidaceae
Three leaved caper
holy garlic pear
scared lingam tree,
Malayalam: നീർമാതളം Neermatalam
Hindi: Baruna, bila
Kannada: Bilpatri, Maavilanga
Tamil: Mavilingam, Varanam
Telegu: Bilvaram, Maagalingam
Konkani: Nervol
Marathi: Bhatavarna, hadavarna
Siddha: Maavilingam
Part used: Root bark, stem bark, flower, leaves
Medicinal properties
Rasa – Tikta, Kashaya
Guna – Laghu ,Rooksha
Veerya- Ushna
Vipaka – Katu
Effect on Tridosha – Balances Kapha and Vata Dosha
Classical categorization:-
Charaka :–
Tikta Skandha – Bitter tasting group of herbs
Sushruta:-
Varunadi group of herbs.
Vata Samshamana and Kapha Samshamana group of herbs
Uses:-
Deepana
useful in worm infestation,
infected wounds
useful in goutuseful in dysuria, urinary retention
useful in cardiac disorders
Vataghna
useful in abscess
useful in blood disorders
useful in renal calculi
Gulmahara
useful in headache, migraine
Ayurvedic medicines with
varuna as ingredients :-
Varanadi kashayam
Mahamanjistadi Kashayam
Varanadi ghritham
Nyagrodhadi Churnam
Abhaya Lavanam etc.
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