नाकुली - Aristolochia indica

नाकुली - Aristolochia indica

नाकुली सुरसा नागसुगन्धा गन्धनाकुली

नकुलेष्टा भुजङ्गाक्षी सर्पाङ्गी विषनाशिनी 

नाकुली तुवरा तिक्ता कटुकोष्णा विनाशयेत्

भोगिलूतावृश्चिकाखुविषज्वरकृमिव्रणान्

 ( भा प्र )

नाकुलीयुगलं तिक्तं कटूष्णं च त्रिदोषजित् |

अनेकविषविध्वंसि किञ्चिच्छ्रेष्ठं द्वितीयकम् | 

( रा.नि )

नाकुली ,सुरसा ,नागसुगन्धा , गन्धनाकुली

नकुलेष्टा , भुजङ्गाक्षी , सर्पाङ्गी , विषनाशिनी 

Aristolochia indica

Family: Aristolochiaceae

Indian birthwort

Snake root

Malayalam: ഗരുഡക്കൊടി Garudakkodi 

ഈശ്വരമൂലി Eswaramooli

ഉറിതൂക്കി Uritookki

Hindi: ईशरमूल 

Kannada: ಕೀಟಮಾರಿ Keetamaari 

Tamil: ஈச்சுரமூலி ishvara-muli

Telugu: ఈశ్వరవేరు ishvara-veru

Konkani: ಸಾಪ್ಸಿಕಡ್ಡೂಲ sapsikaddula

Part used- Root, Leaf

Properties:

Rasa – Katu , Tikta , Kashaya 

Guna – Laghu , Ruksha 

Veerya – Ushna

Vipaka – Katu 

Karma – Kaphavata shamna

Aristolochia indica (native language: Garudakkodi / Eswaramooli) is a creeper plant found in Southern India and also Sri Lanka.

Uses:

Snake Bites, Abdominal Disorder, Anaemia, Arthritis, Ascaris, Asthma, Colic, Constipation, Cough, Debility, Diarrhoea, Difficult Menses, Digestive Disorder, Dysphasia, Edema, Fever, Flatuence, Headache, High Blood Pressure, Indigestion, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Intestinal Disorder, Jaundice, Joint Pain, Leprosy, Leucoderma, Leucorrhea, Menstrual Disorder, Phlegm, Piles, Rheumatism, Scorpion Sting, Skin Diseases, Tonsillitis, Ulcers, Urine Retention, Vomiting, Wounds

Formulations: -

Neeli tailam

Parantyadi tailam

Mahavisha garbha tailam

Matalarasayanam etc.