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ACTIONS AND USES
Leaves are antileprotic, anthelmintic, astringent, emmengogue, beneficial in
dysmenorrhoea and haemoptysis. Infusion of leaves used internally in
bronchitis, fever, gonorrhoea and as an eyedrop, externally in leucoderma and
ulcers. Root is beneficial in ringworm, bleeding gums and joints pain.
Banslochan is antidiarrhoeal, antiparalytic, carminative, expectorant,
febrifuge, pectoral, stimulant, tonic and anti-hepatitis B virus (Chatterjee and
Pakrashi, 2001). The stem and leaves are useful in diseases of blood and
inflammatory conditions. The sprout and seeds are acrid, laxative, said to be
beneficial in strangury and urinary discharges (Chopra et al., 1958). Tabashir
or bamboo manna is considered to be sweet, aphrodisiac, cooling and used
against the diseases of the blood, tuberculosis, asthma, fever, leprosy,
anaemia and burning sensations (Kirtikar and Basu, 1989). The juice of the
flowers is used as a drop in the earache and deafness. The young shoots have
lethal action on mosquito larvae. The plant extract is used as a remedy in
snake and scropion bite (Chopra et al., 1958). The buds are tonic, its paste is
restorative, cooling and stomachic (Agarwal, 1997).
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa – Madhura, Kashaya.
Guna – Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna.
Vipaka – Madhura.
Veerya – Sheeta.
Seed – Rukshma, Ushana (A.H.Su.6.15).
Vanshalochana –Madhura and sheeta.
Doshaghnata – Vanshamoola-kaphapitta shamaka; Patrankur and fruit
Pittavardhaka; Vanshoalochana, Vatapittashamaka;
Vanshakarir – Vatapitavardhaka (A.H.Su.6.99) (Sharma, 1978; B.N., 1982).
Karma –
External –Root Varnya and Kushthaghna, Patrankur Shothhara.
Internal – Patrankur Deepana, Pachana, Krimighna and Vidhahi; Fruit-
Krimighna; Vanshalochana Shamaka, Trishnanigrahana, Grahi, Hridya,
Raktasthambhaka, Raktashodhaka, Shwasahara, Mootrala, Jwarghna, Balya,
Brimhan; Leaf-Artavajanana; Phala – Lekhana and Vishaghna, Roots are
also Vishaghna (Sharma, 1978; B.N., 1982).
Rogaghnata –
External – Paste of root used in Varnavikar, Bhasma used in Dadru, Kushtha
and Khalitya.
Internal– Agnimandya, Ajeerna, Krimi, Vamana, Atisara and Trishna roga,
Hridroga, Kasa, Shwasa, (C.S.Ci.18.72; S.S.Su.46.290), Mootrakrichchhara,
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