Brihati: Benefits, Uses & Dosage

Sanskrit: Bihati Botanical: Solanum indicum Linn

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Ayurvedic Properties

Taste (Rasa)
astringent
Tissues
Plasma, blood, reproductive
Systems
Respiratory, reproductive, urinary, circulatory

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Asthma, dry and spasmodic cough; difficultchildbirth, chronic fevers, chest pains, colic, gas,worms, scorpion stings, difficult urination, edema, enlarged and spleen; catarrh. Burning seed smoke is used for toothache (it is usually used along withother herbs). The root is one of the da hmul ingredients, and is usually mixed with other roots. It isgood for edema, cough, mucus. Decoctions help dysuria.

Source: The Ayurveda Encyclopedia, Chapter 4: Herbology

Ayurvedic Properties (Energetics)

PropertyValue
Rasa (Taste)astringent
Tissues (Dhatu)Plasma, blood, reproductive
Body SystemsRespiratory, reproductive, urinary, circulatory

Source: The Ayurveda Encyclopedia, Chapter 4: Herbology

Therapeutic Actions

  • Plant cordial
  • aphrodisiac
  • astringent
  • carminative
  • cardiac tonic
  • resolvent
  • root di-uretic
  • expectorant
  • stimulant
  • diaphoretic.

Source: The Ayurveda Encyclopedia, Chapter 4: Herbology

Preparation & Usage

Forms: Decoction, powder

Source: The Ayurveda Encyclopedia, Chapter 4: Herbology

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