मूर्वा - Chonemorpha fragrans

मूर्वा - Chonemorpha fragrans 

मूर्वा मधुरसा देवी मोरटा तेजनी स्रुवा
मधुलिका मधुश्रेणी गोकर्णी पीलुपर्ण्यपि 
मूर्वा सरा गुरुः स्वादुस्तिक्ता पित्तास्रमेहनुत
त्रिदोषतृष्णाहृद्रोगकण्डूकुष्ठज्वरापहाः 
(भा प्र )

मूर्वा स्वादुः स्वादुपाका गुरूष्णा तिक्तका सरा।
जयेत् त्रिदोषकुष्ठास्रमेदोमेहवमिज्वरान् ||
मुखशोषं कृमिकण्डूतृष्णापित्तासहृद्दान् |
मूर्वाकन्दस्तु कृमिहत् विषघ्नो गुदकीलहा || 
( कै.नि )

मूर्वा स्वादुरसा चोष्णा
चोष्णा हृद्रोगकफवातजित् |
कुष्ठकण्डूवमीमेहविषमज्वरनाशिनी |
 ( ध.नि )

मूर्वा तिक्त कषायोष्णा हृद्रोगकफवातहत् |
वमिप्रमेहकुष्ठारिर्विषमज्वरहारिणी ||रा.नि.

मूर्वा पितास्रतृट्दाहशोषघ्नी कफपित्तनुत् |
( सो.नि. )

समानार्थक: :-
मूर्वा, देवी, मधुरसा, मोरटा, तेजनी,
स्रवा, मधूलिका, मधुश्रेणी, गोकर्णी,
पीलुपर्णी ।

Chonemorpha fragrans 
Chonemorpha macrophylla
Family: Apocynaceae 

Frangipani Vine
Wood vine
Funnel-Flower Vine

Malayalam: പെരുങ്കുരുമ്പ
Perumkurumba .

Hindi: मूर्वा
Tamil: பெரும்குரும்ப
 Perumkurumpa
Kannada: ಮಂಜಿನರು Manjinaru
Telugu: చాగా Chaga

Part used – leaves, roots, rhizome , bark-stem .

properties:-
Rasa – Tikta , Kashaya .
Guna – Guru , Ruksha 
Veerya – Ushna 
Vipaka – Katu 
Karma – Tridoshahara 

plant description:- 
Frangipani Vine is a stunning climbing plant, flowering profusely from May - July. The flowers deceptively resemble the Frangipani. It is one of the powerful climbers of the Indian and Malayan forests, climbing to the tops of the tallest trees. Flowers are pure white with a yellow center, and have a delicious rich fragrance. Even without the flowers, the vine is eye-catching with large shiny leaves with prominent veins. It is found in dense mountain forests, often clinging to trees, in the Himalayas, from Kumaun to NE India, Andaman isles and SE Asia, and also Western Ghats, at altitudes of 400-1800 m. Flowering May-July

Uses :-
Murva is used in diseases like anaemia, fever, diabetes, stomach disorders, typhoid, urinary infections and cough. It is also used in the treatment of diarrhea, polyuria, boils, leprosy, eye diseases, vomiting and poisoning.

Indications of Moorva :-
सरा 
गुरुः 
स्वादु
रक्त पित्त
मेहनुत
त्रिदोष
तृष्णा
हृद्रोग
कण्डू
कुष्ठ
ज्वरापहाः
अस्र
मेद
वमि
मुखशोषं 
कृमि

मूर्वाकन्द: :-
कृमिहत् 
विषघ्न:
गुदकील हरा ।

Ayurvedic medicines 
containing Murva:-
Maha manjishtadi kashayam
Ayaskriti
Kumaryasava
Lodhrasavam
Vasishta rasayanam
Mahayogaraja guggulu
Mahatiktaka lepam etc

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