Punarnava - The Renewer Herb
Plants
are the companion of human and there is no possibility of life without
plants. In ancient era, diseases were
treated by plants.
Punarnava
(Hogweed) literally means ‘bring back to life’ or ‘renewer’. It is a creeper
that grows wild in India and Brazil throughout year but dries during the
summer. It bears small fleshy leaves, small reddish pink flowers and fruits in
winter. It is bitter in taste and has cooling effect. It has very high
medicinal value.
Similar to its name it rejuvenates
the whole body i.e. with routine use of Punarnava a fellow become young again –
full of vigor and vitality. Punarnava corrects the digestive system, alleviates
fluid retention and very useful in managing heart diseases. Punarnava also
benefits in anemia, hernia and respiratory distress.
It been classified as “rasayana” herb which is said to possess
properties like antiaging, reestablishing youth, strengthening life and brain
power, and disease prevention, all of which imply that they increase the
resistance of the body against any imbalance.
According
to Ayurveda, Punarnava is bitter, cooling, astringent to bowels, useful in
biliousness, blood impurities, leucorrhoea, anaemia, inflammations, heart
diseases, asthma, alternatives etc. The leaves are useful in dyspepsia,
tumours, spleen enlargement and abdominal pains.
Punarnava works as a very good tonic
as well in general debilities cases. It works as rasayana for the body as it
rejuvenates the body by cleansing it with its unique property of flushing out
the mala(toxins) from the dhatus (body tissues), balances the
doshas and opening and nourishing the various body channels so that each and
every tissue and cell of the body gets proper nutrition and keeps the body fit
and fine. Punarnava is a very good nerve rejuvenator and it is given in cases
of sciatica or nervous weakness or even paralysis condition.
Punarnava helps maintain efficient
kidney and urinary functions with its diuretic, laxative, stomachic,
diaphoretic, anthelminthic anti-spasmodic and anti-inflammatory actionPunarnava;Boerhavia diffusa is
one of the most famous an ancient medicinal plant in traditional Indian
medicine. Most of its parts especially roots have been used for
gastrointestinal, hepato-protective, and gynecological indications.
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Diabetic Nephropathy
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Punarnava speeds up the filtration process of kidneys
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and flushes out the
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Obesity
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Due to Ushna
virya & Laghu, Ruksha Guna
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Asthama, Dyspnoea
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Removes mucus plug from the bronchial tubes.
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Congestive cardiac problems
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Decreases general anasarca so decreases over
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Anemia
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Increase the Hb levels in the body.
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General debility
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Works as Rasayana.
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Sciatica
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Good nerve rejuvenator.
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Constipation
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Mild laxative.
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Jaundice
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Hepatoprotective.
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