Ayurvedic Properties
- Taste (Rasa)
- Bitter (Tikta), Sweet (Madhura)
- Quality (Guna)
- Light (Laghu), Unctuous (Snigdha)
- Potency (Virya)
- Cold (Sheeta)
- Post-digestive (Vipaka)
- Sweet (Madhura)
- Also Known As
- English: Fragrant Pavonia
Sanskrit: सुगन्धबाला, बालक, ह्रीवेर
Hindi: सुगन्धबाला, बाला
What is Sugandhabala (Pavonia / सुगन्धबाला)?
Sugandhabala is the root of Pavonia odorata, a fragrant plant found in western and southern India. The roots are aromatic and cooling. The drug is valued for its Pitta-pacifying properties and is used in fever, burning sensation, excessive thirst, and bleeding disorders. It is a common ingredient in cooling and refreshing Ayurvedic preparations.
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 2
Therapeutic Actions (Karma)
- Dahaprashamana (relieves burning sensation)
- Trishnanigrahana (quenches thirst)
- Chhardinigrahana (antiemetic)
- Jvarahara (antipyretic)
- Raktapittahara (controls bleeding disorders)
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 2
How to Use Sugandhabala by Condition
Explore how Sugandhabala is used for specific health concerns — with dosage, preparation methods, and classical references for each.
▶ Classical Text References (1 sources)
References in Charaka Samhita
Peya prepared by adding the decoction of hribera (Sugandhabala), bilva (Aegle marmelos) and nagara (Zingiber officinalis), added with butter and made sour by adding vrakshamala (Garcinia indica), dadima (Pongamia granatum), amlika and kola cures raktatisara (diarrhea with bleeding).
— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा)
56 kg oil with equal quantity of milk be cooked with decoction in mild flame, during cooking kalka ( paste ) of shatapushpa, shatavari, murva, payasya (Holostemma rheedianum), aguru, chandana, shalparni, lunulatum), mansi, meda, mahameda, madhuparni (Tinospora cordifolia), kakoli, kshirakakoli, tamalaki, ṛiddhi,padmaka, jeevaka, risbhaka, jeevanti (Leptadenia reticulate), twak, patra, nakha (Helix aspera), sugandhabala (Pabonia podorata), prapondarika (Cassia absus), manjishtha, sariva, aindri (
— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 29: Gout Treatment (Vatarakta Chikitsa / वातरक्तचिकित्सा)
Source: Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 14: Hemorrhoids Treatment (Arsha Chikitsa / अर्शचिकित्सा); Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 29: Gout Treatment (Vatarakta Chikitsa / वातरक्तचिकित्सा)
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