Clerodendrum phlomidis
Other Names : Clerodendrum Phlomidis, Agnimantha, Tekar, Arni, Agathu, Ganiyari,urni, Munja, Ganiyari, Ganira, Arani, Aranel, Airanamula, Ganiary, Nelli, Gabbunulli, Taluki, Arbe a la migraine, Tazhutazhai, Munnay
Agnimantha is a flowering plant in Lamiaceae / vibernaeceae family. It resembles like large shrub or small trees growing up to 9 meters in height. It is found with yellow bark and brown colored woody aromatic root. It is small herb commonly distributed in India and Sri Lanka. It grows along with other plants in a group. It has simple, ovate, opposite, membranous and irregularly toothed leaves. Flowers of this herb are small white colored with unpleasant smell. Fruits are saucer shaped calyx that surround the base, black when ripened. Root bark, bark, panchang and leaves are used
Special Precautions of Agnimantha
Agnimantha is also used for Premna mucronata/Premna corymbosa.
Health Benefits and Uses of Agnimantha
- anemia.
- It pacifies kapha (kaphaghna).
- Used to reduce swelling and inflammation (Shothahara).
- Warm leaves of Agnimantha are used to relieve severe pain.
- useful for low digestive fire (Agnimandya) and improves digestive fire (deepana).
- Used to expel out extra waste from body (anulomana).
- Helpful in treating diabetes (premhaghna). Decoction of roots has anti-diabetic properties.
- to treat haemorrhoids (arsha), cough (kasa) and asthma (swasa).
- urinary tract infection.
- Boost the immune system and purify blood (rakta shodhaka).
- Known for its analgesic properties and anti-pyretic properties (jawarghna).
- It is analgesic (Vednasthapan).
- Decoction of root is used in painful micturition.
- Pulp of roots are given orally to treat Urticaria and other skin disorders.
Used in Patent medicine
- Dashamula
- Stholyantak churna
- Agnimantha kasaya
- Dashamoola rasayan
- Dashamoola kashya
- Dashamoola ghrita
- Narayan tailam
