Family : Zygophyllaceae
Description
A small spiny undershrub with stiff, more or less prostrate,branches. Leaves opposite, 1-3 foliolate: leaflets entire, linear-elliptic; flowers small, pink.
Habitat
Ravines and rocky areas; western and peninsular India and the upper Gangetic plains.
Parts Used : Plant and its aerial part
Herb Effects
Alleviates spasms, antiviral, stimulates the cardiovascular system and antagonistic to the effect of amphetamine (aerial part); bitter astringent, tonic, antiseptic and febrifuge (plant)
Active Ingredients
Betulin, beta-sitosterol, diosgenin, fagogenin, harmine, kryptogenin, lanosterol, and oleanolic acid (plant).
Medicinal Use
Fever, thirst, vomiting, dysentery, asthma, urinary discharges, liver trouble, dropsy, delirium, typhoid, toothache, stomach troubles, skin diseases and protects against acquiring smallpox(plant).
Reference
Habitat
Ravines and rocky areas; western and peninsular India and the upper Gangetic plains.
Parts Used : Plant and its aerial part
Herb Effects
Alleviates spasms, antiviral, stimulates the cardiovascular system and antagonistic to the effect of amphetamine (aerial part); bitter astringent, tonic, antiseptic and febrifuge (plant)
Active Ingredients
Betulin, beta-sitosterol, diosgenin, fagogenin, harmine, kryptogenin, lanosterol, and oleanolic acid (plant).
Medicinal Use
Fever, thirst, vomiting, dysentery, asthma, urinary discharges, liver trouble, dropsy, delirium, typhoid, toothache, stomach troubles, skin diseases and protects against acquiring smallpox(plant).
Reference
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