EMBELICA OFFICINALIS
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Clinical Applications
EMBELICA OFFICINALIS (Emblic myrobalan) Plant introduction It is a medium sized and 20-25 ft high tree having 1/4 inch thick grayish bark with reddish cortex. Stalks of leaves are long. Flowers are small and greenish-yellow in colour having elongated peduncle. Fruits are astringent, not-ched and ...
General Description
EMBELICA OFFICINALIS (Emblic myrobalan) Plant introduction It is a medium sized and 20-25 ft high tree having 1/4 inch thick grayish bark with reddish cortex. Stalks of leaves are long. Flowers are small and greenish-yellow in colour having elongated peduncle. Fruits are astringent, not-ched and plum like 1/2-3/4 inch in size, round and contain pale-yellow substance. There are 6 seeds in each fruit. The best quality of Emb. myrobalan has a smell of sulphur (found in Kashi). Dry fruit is shrunk, black and aromatic. Florescence and fructification take place in the seasons of spring and winter respectively. Growing places: Fonnd in various states of india and Himalayan regions, Ceylone, China, Burma etc. Name: In Sanskrit-Amlaki, Bayastha, Dhatrik; Bengali-Amlaki; Hindi-...
Mentions in Classic Materia Medicas
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EMBELICA OFFICINALIS
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Opinions of different Physicians
- Charak-This drug can be administered in cases of eryse-palas, hicough and leucorrhoea.
- Shusrut-Piles, gonorrhoea and painful micturition.
- Chakradutta says-This drug is a remedy for haematemesis and colic pain.
- Bhavaprakash-In urinary disorders and irritation of the vagina.
- Hareet-Vomit marked by rheumatism and wound of the head.
- Bangasen-In haematuria and strangury.
Thearapeutic uses:
- Dr. Dymock says-The fresh juice is very effective in gonorrhoea when taken with honey and turmeric. The decoction of seeds is bitter, strengthening and expels blood dysentery. The Greek physicians have also described the effectiveness of this drug in the disorders ofthe three humours of the body. One of the ingredients of Chavanprash is Emblic myrobalan.
- Mr. J. Dutta says-The most useful parts of the tree is fruit. It is one of the richest sources of Vitamin C. The fresh fruit is refrigerant, tonic, antiscorbutic, diuretic and laxative. It is used in fevers, hiccough, eczema, vomiting, indigestion, habitual constipation and other dis-orders of the digestive system. It is a blood-purifier; also given in diarrhoea, dysentery and haemorrhage. It is an useful eye-wash in diseases of the eyes.
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Clinical Tips & Practitioner Insights
"CINA is a great remedy for xanthopsia. There is a yellow tint imparted to landscapes and objects looked at.These are effects perhaps most comparable to that of looking through yellow glass."
"The most careful analysis of clinical experience has demonstrated that CINA is most powerful for the elimination of round worms."
Remedy Profile
- Type Plant
- Common Name N/A
- Origin Source Natural
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