Overview
Munja Grass is one of the herbs traditionally used in Ayurveda for urinary disorders. Munja (Saccharum munja) is a tall grass growing near riverbanks and moist areas. It grows to 12 feet height or more. It has long leaves and tall flower stalks. The roots are sweet and cooling. Used as a diuretic and coolant. The sacred thread (Yajnopavita) is traditionally made from its fibers. The root decoction is given in urinary disorders. Related to sugarcane family. Dose: root decoction 2-4 tola.
How Munja Grass Helps with Urinary Disorders
According to Ayurvedic pharmacology, Munja Grass has specific properties that make it valuable for addressing urinary disorders:
- Potency (Virya): Sheeta (cold)
- Post-digestive (Vipaka): Madhura (sweet)
- Taste (Rasa): Madhura (sweet)
- Qualities (Guna): Guru (heavy)
Other Herbs for Urinary Disorders
See all herbs for urinary disorders on the Urinary Disorders page.
▶ Classical Text References (2 sources)
iti sukumārakatailam hanugrahe | | Madhuka 100 pala (about 4 kg) draksha, kharjura (Phoenix dactylifera), parushaka, madhuka (Bassia latifolia), audanapaki (abutilon indicum), munjataka (Saccharum munja) each one pala (400 gm) kashmarya, one adhaka (about 2.
— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 29: Gout Treatment (Vatarakta Chikitsa / वातरक्तचिकित्सा)
Source: Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 29: Gout Treatment (Vatarakta Chikitsa / वातरक्तचिकित्सा)
The excrementa should be first removed from the entrails and the body should be left to decompose in the water of a solitary and still pool, and securely placed in a cage (so that it may not be eaten away by fish nor drift away), after having covered it entirely with the outer sheaths of Munja grass, Kus'a grass, hemp or with rope etc.
— Sushruta Samhita, Sharira Sthana, Chapter 5: Sarira-Sankhya Vyakaranam Sariram - Anatomy of the Human Body
The excrementa should be first removed from the entrails and the body should be left to decompose in the water of a solitary and still pool, and securely placed in a cage (so that it may not be eaten away by fish nor drift away), after having covered it entirely with the outer sheaths of Munja grass, Kus'a grass, hemp or with rope etc.
— Sushruta Samhita, Sarira-Sankhya Vyakaranam Sariram - Anatomy of the Human Body
The excrementa should be first removed from the entrails and the body should be left to decompose in the water of a solitary and still pool, and securely placed in a cage (so that it may not be eaten away by fish nor drift away), after having covered it entirely with the outer sheaths of Munja grass, Kus'a grass, hemp or with rope etc.
— Sushruta Samhita, Sharira Sthana, Chapter 5: Sarira-Sankhya Vyakaranam Sariram - Anatomy of the Human Body
The excrementa should be first removed from the entrails and the body should be left to decompose in the water of a solitary and still pool, and securely placed in a cage (so that it may not be eaten away by fish nor drift away), after having covered it entirely with the outer sheaths of Munja grass, Kus'a grass, hemp or with rope etc.
— Sushruta Samhita, Sarira-Sankhya Vyakaranam Sariram - Anatomy of the Human Body
Source: Sushruta Samhita, Sharira Sthana, Chapter 5: Sarira-Sankhya Vyakaranam Sariram - Anatomy of the Human Body; Sarira-Sankhya Vyakaranam Sariram - Anatomy of the Human Body
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