Difference between revisions of "Rubia Cordifolia"
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| + | Other Names : Indian Madder, Marathi, Majith, Tamaralli, Manditti, btsod, qiàn cǎo gēn (茜草根)<br>The roots of Rubia cordifolia are also the source of a medicine used in Ayurveda. | ||
==Special Precautions of Rubia Cordifolia== | ==Special Precautions of Rubia Cordifolia== | ||
| + | High Vāta; Can aggravate vata in long term. | ||
==Benefits and uses of Rubia Cordifolia are== | ==Benefits and uses of Rubia Cordifolia are== | ||
| − | + | The roots of Rubia cordifolia are also the source of a medicine used in Ayurveda, this is commonly known in Ayurvedic Sanskrit as Manjistha (or Manjista or Manjishta) and the commercial product in Hindi as Manjith. It is one of Ayurveda's most popular blood purifiers that has been used for lymphatic support. | |
| + | * used to treat blood disorders; spread heat, excess heat in the lungs, kidneys, and intestines; reduce swelling; and is a component of the three reds, a subcompound included in many Tibetan preparations in order to remove excess heat in the blood. | ||
| + | * as an immune regulator. Scientific studies have shown that it regulates blood pressure, blood vessel constriction, and helps prohibit blood clot formation. | ||
| + | * to treat raised uric acid, arthritis associated with gout, glandular swellings, reoccurring skin infections and other skin diseases such as pigmentation anomalies and leucoderma. | ||
| + | * It works in conjunction with other products in treating uterine and urinary infections, diarrhea, dysentery, and chronic fevers. | ||
| + | * Manjistha can be used to treat irregular menstruation. | ||
| + | * This herb works very well both internally and externally to promote skin glow and lustre. It also helps remove pimples, freckles, other discolorations, and promotes the healing of skin tissues damaged by injury or infection. | ||
*It is known as btsod (Tibetan: བཙོད་) in Traditional Tibetan Medicine where it is used to treat blood disorders; spread heat (Tibetan: འགྲམས་ཚད་), excess heat in the lungs, kidneys, and intestines; reduce swelling; and is a component of the three reds (Tibetan: དམར་གསུམ་), a subcompound included in many Tibetan preparations in order to remove excess heat in the blood. | *It is known as btsod (Tibetan: བཙོད་) in Traditional Tibetan Medicine where it is used to treat blood disorders; spread heat (Tibetan: འགྲམས་ཚད་), excess heat in the lungs, kidneys, and intestines; reduce swelling; and is a component of the three reds (Tibetan: དམར་གསུམ་), a subcompound included in many Tibetan preparations in order to remove excess heat in the blood. | ||
*In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is known as qiàn cǎo gēn (茜草根). | *In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is known as qiàn cǎo gēn (茜草根). | ||
Revision as of 12:32, 8 December 2013
Other Names : Indian Madder, Marathi, Majith, Tamaralli, Manditti, btsod, qiàn cǎo gēn (茜草根)
The roots of Rubia cordifolia are also the source of a medicine used in Ayurveda.
Special Precautions of Rubia Cordifolia
High Vāta; Can aggravate vata in long term.
Benefits and uses of Rubia Cordifolia are
The roots of Rubia cordifolia are also the source of a medicine used in Ayurveda, this is commonly known in Ayurvedic Sanskrit as Manjistha (or Manjista or Manjishta) and the commercial product in Hindi as Manjith. It is one of Ayurveda's most popular blood purifiers that has been used for lymphatic support.
- used to treat blood disorders; spread heat, excess heat in the lungs, kidneys, and intestines; reduce swelling; and is a component of the three reds, a subcompound included in many Tibetan preparations in order to remove excess heat in the blood.
- as an immune regulator. Scientific studies have shown that it regulates blood pressure, blood vessel constriction, and helps prohibit blood clot formation.
- to treat raised uric acid, arthritis associated with gout, glandular swellings, reoccurring skin infections and other skin diseases such as pigmentation anomalies and leucoderma.
- It works in conjunction with other products in treating uterine and urinary infections, diarrhea, dysentery, and chronic fevers.
- Manjistha can be used to treat irregular menstruation.
- This herb works very well both internally and externally to promote skin glow and lustre. It also helps remove pimples, freckles, other discolorations, and promotes the healing of skin tissues damaged by injury or infection.
- It is known as btsod (Tibetan: བཙོད་) in Traditional Tibetan Medicine where it is used to treat blood disorders; spread heat (Tibetan: འགྲམས་ཚད་), excess heat in the lungs, kidneys, and intestines; reduce swelling; and is a component of the three reds (Tibetan: དམར་གསུམ་), a subcompound included in many Tibetan preparations in order to remove excess heat in the blood.
- In Traditional Chinese Medicine it is known as qiàn cǎo gēn (茜草根).
References
- R. Daman, S. Bhandari, B. Singh and Brij Lal; S. Pathania (2006). "Comparative Studies of Rubia cordifolia L. and its Commercial Samples". Ethnobotanical Leaflets (11): 179–188.
- Gyatso, Thinley; Hakim, Chris (2010). Essentials of Tibetan traditional medicine. Berkeley, Calif.: North Atlantic Books. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-55643-867-7.
- Joshan Rani S., Nagarauk R., Anuradha P. "Antibacterial properties of extracts of Indian medicinal plants: Syzygium alternifolium, phyllanthus niruri and rubia cordifolia" Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 2010 3:1 (123-128)
- Divakar K., Pawar A.T., Chandrasekhar S.B., Dighe S.B., Divakar G."Protective effect of the hydro-alcoholic extract of Rubia cordifolia roots against ethylene glycol induced urolithiasis in rats" Food and Chemical Toxicology 2010 48:4 (1013-1018)
