स्वर्णक्षीरी - Argemone mexicana

स्वर्णक्षीरी - Argemone mexicana

कटुपर्णी हैमवती हेमक्षीरी हिमावती |

हेमाह्वा पीतदुग्धा च तन्मूलं चोकमुच्यते 

हेमाह्वा रेचनी तिक्ता भेदिन्युत्क्लेशकारिणी 

कृमि कण्डूविषानाह कफपित्तास्र कुष्ठनुत् |

(भा प्र )

तिक्ता तु काञ्चनक्षीरी पित्तकृमिविषापहा |

शोधनी दोषसङ्घात शमनी रक्तपित्तजित् |

( ध.नि.)

स्वर्णक्षीरी हिमा तिक्ता कृमिपित्तकफापहा |

मूत्रकृच्छ्राश्मरी शोफ दाह ज्वरहरा परा ||

( रा.नि )

स्वर्णक्षीरी सरा तिक्ता मादन्युक्लेदनी जयेत् |

कण्डू कृमि विषानाह कफपित्तास्र कामलाः |

( कै.नि )

स्वर्णक्षीरी ,काञ्चनक्षीरी ,कटुपर्णी ,

हैमवती ,हेमक्षीरी , हिमावती ,

हेमाह्वा , पीतदुग्धा ।

Argemone mexicana Linn.

Family : Papaveraceae

English : Mexican poppy

Prickly poppy

Malayalam : എരുമക്കള്ളി

Erumakkalli

Hindi: सत्यानाशी 

Kannada:ದತ್ತೂರಿ ಗಿಡ 

Datturigidda

Tamil: குடியோட்டி 

kudiyotti 

Telugu: బ్రహ్మదండి 

brahmadandi

Konkani: फिरंगी धुतरो

phirangi dhutro

Useful part : Whole plant.

रसादि गुणाः :-

Rasa :Tikta , Katu 

Guna: Laghu Rooksha

Veerya :Sheeta 

Vipaka :katu 

Karma :Pitta Kapha shamana .

Plant description :-

A strong branched prickly annual, 60-90 cm in height with yellow latex; leaves simple, sessile and spiny. Flowers large, bright yellow, terminal on the short leafy branches; fruits prickly capsules, oblong-ovoid, opening by 4-6 valves; seeds numerous.

Argemone mexicana – is used in Ayurveda to treat non healing wounds, constipation, Malaria, chronic fever etc. It is also used in Virechana(purgation) Panchakarma treatment

Indications:-

कृमि 

कण्डू

विष

आनाह 

कफ

रक्तपित्त

कुष्ठ

मूत्रकृच्छ्रा

अश्मरी 

शोफ 

दाह 

ज्वर

कामला ।

External application:-

Its latex, leaf juice extract and seed oil are applied externally to heal wounds faster, and in skin diseases.

Its juice extract, latex, seed oil is applied externally on wounds and skin diseases.

Its root paste is anti inflammatory on external application. 

It is applied on scorpion and insect bites.

Seed is analgesic – 

relieves pain. 

Seed paste and seed oil is applied over joints to relieve arthritis pain.

Formulations:

Narayana Choornam             

Kasisadi Tailam                       

Mishraka sneham etc.