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EMBELIA RIBS

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EMBELIA RIBS Plant Introduction Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs and small trees, natives of Australlia and normal tropics. There are about 60 species. The plant ascends on the tree by means of its thin branches which are long and spread. Sub-branches are inclined, long an round. The bark is...

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EMBELIA RIBS Plant Introduction Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs and small trees, natives of Australlia and normal tropics. There are about 60 species. The plant ascends on the tree by means of its thin branches which are long and spread. Sub-branches are inclined, long an round. The bark is 1/2 inch thick, horny, pale-grayish and perforated. Colour of new branches is white and bright. Leaves are characterised by 5" size with small petioles, mucronate and hairy (both dorsal and ventral surfaces) feel. Flowers are small white and yello-wish dioecious (coverd with soft hairs). Fruits are 1/4 inch in size, round; shrink when they ripe. Florescence and fruc-tification take place in spring and winter respectively. Name: In Sanskrit-Biranga, Crimiha, Chaitra, Tandula; Bengali-Biranga; Hi...

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EMBELIA RIBS

Plant Introduction

Embelia is a genus of climbing shrubs and small trees, natives of Australlia and normal tropics. There are about 60 species.
The plant ascends on the tree by means of its thin branches which are long and spread. Sub-branches are inclined, long an round. The bark is 1/2 inch thick, horny, pale-grayish and perforated. Colour of new branches is white and bright. Leaves are characterised by 5" size with small petioles, mucronate and hairy (both dorsal and ventral surfaces) feel.
Flowers are small white and yello-wish dioecious (coverd with soft hairs). Fruits are 1/4 inch in size, round; shrink when they ripe. Florescence and fruc-tification take place in spring and winter respectively.

Name:

In Sanskrit-Biranga, Crimiha, Chaitra, Tandula;
Bengali-Biranga;
Hindi-Bay-Birang, Babirang;
Gujarati & Marathi-Babring; 
Telegu-Bayubirhandmu; 
Tamil-Bay-Bilang; Arabian-Baranj Kabri; 
English & Latin-Embelia Ribs.
 
Family: Myrsinaceae.
Time of Pharmaceutical collection: End of rainy season.
Chemical Composition: A volatile matter, fixed oil, tannin, resin and alkaloid called "Christembine".
Medical use: fruits and seeds.
 
Therapeutic actions: Dry fruit is febrifuge and strengthening tonic; useful in scorpion-sting or snake-bite, fever, diarrhoea, cough, skin diseases and worms. 
 
Part of the body on which the drug acts intestines.

Opinions of different physicians:

  1. Charak: Best medicine for intestinal worms.
  2. Shushrut: The bitter principle to be taken with liquorice and water for effective relief. It is vermifuge and developes merit.
  3. Bangasen: Snuff of ground mixture of sesumum and Embelia Rib. is effective in hemicrania.
  4. Dymock: Hakims consider this drug as a remedy for tape-worms. Also it removes flatulence (without any adverse contrasting effect) and checks vomiting. Taking in castor oil followed by intake of Emb. Rib. (1 tola) powder in butter-milk, expels tape-worms within 24 hours.
 
Allopathic use:
Seeds of this plant are used as an anthelmintic. Pow-dered seeds in doses of one or two drachms are administered with sugar or honey in an empty stomach to expel tape worms, (Dr. R. N. Chopra, Indegenous Drugs of India p 577).
 
Clinical use:
It is very useful in the diseases of children associated with or proceeding from worms. It is a grand medicine in diarrhoea, dyspepsia, flatulence and fever.

Symptoms

Mind: Moody and whining child. Reluctant to be in the arms. Does not like embrace or touch; very obstinate.
 
Head: Headache marked by heaviness.
 
Eyes: Frequent twinkling of the eyes; squint-eyed patient.
 
Nose: Tendency to prick the nose. owing to itching of the nose. Some times bleeds
 
Face: Pale and wanly face and tongue. The patient gnashes his teeth in sleep.
 
Stomach: Indomitable appetite. The patient seeks food immediatety after eating food.
 
Abdomen: Pain surrounding the navel; nausea; vomit after taking food; fond of eating sweets. The patient is pot-bellied,
 
Stool: Palely stool contains small worms; itching. Diarr-hoeic stool.
 
Urine: Turbid and staining (on standig for some times); urination in bed.
 
Sleep: The patient screams in fear and gnashes teeth in sleep.
 
Fever: Aggravation in the afternoon, particularly after 12 noon. Fever owing to existence of intestinal worms.

Dose:

Tine. 5-15 minims 3/4 times a day with a cup of water.

Remedy Profile

  • Type Plant
  • Common Name N/A
  • Origin Source Natural
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