ENVIS CENTRE ON MEDICINAL PLANTS Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka

The stem, root and leaf of Guduchi is used in the form of juice and decoction to treat fever, irregular fever, chronic fever, jaundice thrist vomiting, arthritis, skin diseases, cough, as rejuveniative for purifying breast-milk, , eye diseases. Irregular fever One should take decoction of guduci, nimba (azadirachta indica) and amalaki (Phyllanthus emblica) mixed with honey (40-60 ml) (SS.U.39.213) Amlapitta (Acid gastritis) Decoction of guduci, nimba (azadirachta indica) and patola (Trichosanthes dioica) leaves mixed with honey alleviates varied forms of severe acid gastritis amlapitta (BP.Ci.10.16) Arthritis Vatarkta For arthritis, milk cooked with guduci decoction (AH.Ci.22.7) is recommended (40-60 ml) Decoction prepred with 30gm of guduci, suthi (zingiber officinale) and dhanyaka (Coriandrum sativum) alleviates arthritis and skin diseases.

This species is probably native to America, now naturalised in the tropics of the world.ghout the warmer, The whole plant of Bhumyamalaki is used to treat jaundice, chronic dysentery, dyspepsia, cough, indigestion, diabetes, urinary tract diseases, skin diseases, ulcer, sores and swelling.Jaundice:Paste of bhumyamalaki made with buttermilk is recommended in jaundice. (10-20 gms) (VD.10.4).Leucorrhoea Pradara:Root of bhumyamalaki taken with rice-water (10-20 gms)days checks bleeding (YT.74.9).

This species is globally distributed in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh.it is found throughout in the plains and low hills.Used inAyurveda, Siddha, Unani, Folk, Tibetan, Veterinary.