Lodhra: Benefits, Uses & Dosage

Kiratatikta (Swertia chirayita), lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), chandana (Santalum album linn), duralabha (Fagonia cretica), shunthi (Zingiber officinale), padmakinjalka (Prunus cerasoides), utpala (Nymphaea nouchali), bibhitaka (Terminalia bellirica), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn) and nagapushpa (Mesua ferrea Linn), this formulation physician may administer for the alleviation of visarpa.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 21: Erysipelas Treatment (Visarpa Chikitsa / विसर्पचिकित्सा)

Prapaundrika (Nelumbo nucifera), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), padmakinjalka (Prunus cerasoides), utpala (Nymphaea nouchali), nagapuspa (Mesua ferrea Linn), and lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), should be taken by the above method.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 21: Erysipelas Treatment (Visarpa Chikitsa / विसर्पचिकित्सा)

Sariva (Hemidesmus indicus), padmakinjalka (Prunas cerasoides), ushira (Vetiveria zizanioidis), nila utpala (Nymphaea caerulea), manjistha (Rubia cordifolia), chandana (Santalum album Linn), lodhra (symplocos racemosa) and abhaya (Terminalia chebula) should be applied externally as pralepa.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 21: Erysipelas Treatment (Visarpa Chikitsa / विसर्पचिकित्सा)

Nalada (Vetiveria zizanioidis), harenu (Vitex negundo Linn), lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), madhuka (Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn), padmaka (Prunas cerasoides), durva (Cynodon dactylon) and sarjarasa (Shorea robusta) should be mixed with ghee and used externally as a pralepa.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 21: Erysipelas Treatment (Visarpa Chikitsa / विसर्पचिकित्सा)

When external application of paste prepared from pomegranate, wood apple, lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), white yam and citron or of whitish emblica myrobalans mixed with ghee and sour wheat porridge is done over head area it proves useful.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 22: Thirst Disorders Treatment (Trishna Chikitsa / तृष्णाचिकित्सा)

Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) (1 prastha), amalaki (Embilica officinalis) (one prastha), kapittha (10 pala), indrayan (5 pala) vidanga (Embilia ribes) (two pala), pippali (Piper longum) (two pala), lodhra (Symplocus racemosa) (two pala), maricha (Piper nigrum) (two pala) and elavaluka (two pala) should be added with eight dronas of water and boiled till two dronas remained.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)

Powder of nilotpala (Nelumbo nucifera), samanga, mocharasa, chandan (Santalum album),, tila (Sesamum indicum) and lodhra (Symplocus racemosa) should be taken along with goat-milk.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)

The paste of ingredients like hribera, utpala, lodhra, majitha, chavya chandana, patha, atisa, bilva, dhataki, devadaru, bark of daruharidra, nagaramotha, jatamamsi, musta, yavakshara and chitraka should be made then added 4 times juice of changeri and cooked with ghee as per ghrita siddha.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)

to this add two hundred pala (9600 gm) of jaggery and half kudava (96 gm) of honey as well as powders of priyangu, musta, manjishtha, vidanga, madhuka, plava, and sabaraka lodhra and fermented for a fortnight.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 15: Digestive Disorders Treatment (Grahani Chikitsa / ग्रहणीचिकित्सा)

Manjishtha, rajani, draksha, bala moola (roots), lauha bhasma, and lodhra should be added to jaggery and processed according to the method prescribed for arishta.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 16: Anemia Treatment (Pandu Chikitsa / पाण्डुचिकित्सा)

Also: Shatapushpa (Anethum sowa — dill), Hingupatri (Ferula foetida leaf), Akallaka (a type of aromatic), Utingana, the two Punarnavas — Rakta and Shveta (Boerhaavia diffusa), Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), and Dhataki flowers (Woodfordia fruticosa) for fermentation.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Madhyama Khanda, Chapter 10: Asavarishta-Sandhanakalpana (Fermented Preparations)

A Pratisarana powder made from Kushtha (Saussurea lappa), Darvi (Berberis aristata), Samanga (Rubia cordifolia/Manjishtha), Patha (Cissampelos pareira), Tiktaka/Pitika (Picrorhiza kurroa), Tejani (Zanthoxylum armatum), Musta (Cyperus rotundus), and Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa) -- this powder, applied as oral paste, destroys bleeding (Rakta Sruti), tooth pain (Danta Pida), swelling (Shotha), and burning (Daha).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 10: Gandusha-Kavala Pratisarana Vidhi (Gargling, Oil Pulling and Oral Paste Application)

A paste of Rakta Chandana (red sandalwood, Pterocarpus santalinus), Manjishtha (Rubia cordifolia), Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), Kushtha (Saussurea lappa), Priyangu (Callicarpa macrophylla), Vata Ankura (banyan sprouts, Ficus benghalensis), and Masura (red lentils, Lens culinaris) destroys Vyanga (hyperpigmentation/melasma) and bestows facial radiance (Mukha Kanti).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

A paste of Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), Dhanya (coriander, Coriandrum sativum), and Vacha (Acorus calamus) removes Tarunya Pitika (youthful acne).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

A paste of Kushtha (Saussurea lappa), Kaliyaka (Berberis aristata heartwood), and Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa) should be applied.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

Also: Shatapushpa (Anethum sowa — dill), Hingupatri (Ferula foetida leaf), Akallaka (a type of aromatic), Utingana, the two Punarnavas — Rakta and Shveta (Boerhaavia diffusa), Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), and Dhataki flowers (Woodfordia fruticosa) for fermentation.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Madhyama Khanda, Chapter 10: Asavarishta-Sandhanakalpana (Fermented Preparations)

A Pratisarana powder made from Kushtha (Saussurea lappa), Darvi (Berberis aristata), Samanga (Rubia cordifolia/Manjishtha), Patha (Cissampelos pareira), Tiktaka/Pitika (Picrorhiza kurroa), Tejani (Zanthoxylum armatum), Musta (Cyperus rotundus), and Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa) -- this powder, applied as oral paste, destroys bleeding (Rakta Sruti), tooth pain (Danta Pida), swelling (Shotha), and burning (Daha).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 10: Gandusha-Kavala Pratisarana Vidhi (Gargling, Oil Pulling and Oral Paste Application)

Lodhra and Samanga are powerful astringent hemostatics;

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 10: Gandusha-Kavala Pratisarana Vidhi (Gargling, Oil Pulling and Oral Paste Application)

A paste of Rakta Chandana (red sandalwood, Pterocarpus santalinus), Manjishtha (Rubia cordifolia), Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), Kushtha (Saussurea lappa), Priyangu (Callicarpa macrophylla), Vata Ankura (banyan sprouts, Ficus benghalensis), and Masura (red lentils, Lens culinaris) destroys Vyanga (hyperpigmentation/melasma) and bestows facial radiance (Mukha Kanti).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

Red sandalwood and Manjishtha are Rakta Prasadaka (blood purifiers), Lodhra is astringent and skin-lightening, and lentils provide gentle exfoliation.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

With musta, haridra (turmeric), madhuka (licorice), priyangu, white mustard, lodhra, utpala (blue lotus), and sariva — ashchyotana (eye drops) should be prepared, and the anjana should be clay-based.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 12: Raktabhishyanda Pratishedha Adhyaya (Chapter on Treatment of Blood-type Conjunctivitis)

With kashmari (Gmelina) flowers, madhuka (licorice), daruharidra (tree turmeric), lodhra, and rasanjana (Berberis extract).

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 17: Drishtigata Roga Pratishedha Adhyaya (Chapter on Treatment of Diseases of Vision / Drishti Roga)

or neem leaves, madhuka, daruharidra (Berberis), with copper and lodhra — physicians recommend these as collyrium in equal parts.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 19: Chapter 19

Tinduka, haritaki, lodhra, manjishtha, amalaki, and honey combined with kapittha juice serve as a wholesome ear-filling.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Also priyangu, madhuka, ambashtha, dhataki, shilaparni, manjishtha, lodhra, and lac with kapittha juice.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 21: Chapter 21