Botanical Name : Citrus medica
Family : Rutaceae
English Name : Lemon
Properties
Rasa : Amla, kaṭu
Guṇa : Laghu, Tīkṣṇa
Vīrya : Uṣṇa
Vīpaka : Amla
Karma : Vāta – kapha hara, Dīpana-pācana, Cakṣuṣya
Indications
Agnimāndya, Gulma, Śula, amla pitta, viś ūc̄ī, vāta roga.
Part used
Fruit
Dosage
Fresh juice 10-20 ml.
Important formulations:
Jambīrādī pānakam.
ŚIGRU (Drum stick plant)
Botanical Name : Moringa petrygosperma
Family : Moringaceae
English Name : Horse – radish tree (Drum stick plant)
Properties
Rasa : kaṭu, tikta
Guṇa : Laghu, Rūkṣa, Tīkṣṇa
Vīrya : Uṣṇa
Vipāka : Kaṭu
Karma : Kapha-vāta hara, Śukrala, grāhi, dīpana,
hṛdya, kṛmighna, cakṣuṣya
Indication
Kṛmi, plīha roga, galagaṇḍa, śirahsūla, kaṇḍū, śotha, apacī, vraṇa, medo roga, vidradhi, gulma.
Part used
Root bark, stem bark, leaves, fruits, seeds.
Dosage
Root bark juice 10-20 ml, seed powder 1-3 gm, stem bark decoction 50-100 ml.
Important formulations:
Śigru puṣpa rasāyana, śigrutvagādi lepana.
DĀḌIMA (POMEGRANTE)
Botanical Name : Punica granatum
Family : Punicaceae
English Name : Pomegrante
Properties
Rasa : Kaṣāya, madhura, amla
Guṇa : Laghu, Snigdha
Vīrya : Uṣṇa
Vipāka : Madura/Amla
Karma : Tridoṣahara, hṛdya,
Śukrala, grāhi
Indications
Raktapitta, Raktātisāra, Raktārśas, Jvara,
Dāha, Tṛṣṇa
Part used
Fruit, Fruit rind, Root bark, Floral bud
Dosage
Fruit juice 20-50 ml, Decoction 40-80ml,
Rind or bark powder 3-5 gm.
Important formulations:
Dāḍimāṣṭaka Chūrna, Bhāskaralavaṇa cūrṇa, Dāḍimādi gṛita, Dāḍimādi Taila, Dāḍimādi catuhsama, Gañgādhara cūrṇa.