HERBAL GARDEN

Vivek college of Ayurvedic Sciences & Hospital Bijnor UP

वरुण

Classification

चरक-
सुश्रुत- वरुणादि गण, वात अश्मरी नाशक,
भावप्रकाश- तिक्त स्कन्द

Synoyms

तिक्त शाक, बिल्व पत्री, बहुपुष्पा

Habit

Medium size tree up to 40 ft high

Habitat

Morphology

Crataeva nurvala is a moderate sized deciduous tree. It grows up to 20 meters in height. Leaves are compound, lanceolate. Inflorescence is terminal crybomb. Fruits are berries, spherical or oval in shape, containing fleshy yellow pulp consisting of multiple reniform seeds. Bark is rough, gray to grayish brown outside and pale inner side.

Chemical Composition

Rutin, Varunol, quercetin etc.

Guna-Karma

Rasa- तिक्त, कषाय
Guna- लघु, रूक्ष
Virya- उष्ण
Vipaka- कटु
Karma- अश्मरी नाशक
Doshakarma- कफ वात शामक

Medicinal uses

अश्मरी
मूत्राघात
मूत्र विकार

Useful Part

छाल, पुष्प

Doses

Decoction 50-100ml/day
Juice 10-20ml.

Important Formulation

वरुणादि कषाय
महामंजिष्ठादि कषाय
न्यग्रोधादि चूर्ण

Hindi Name​

बरुना

English Name

Three leaved caper, holy garglic pear

Botanical Name

Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham

Family

Capparidaceae