ABRUS PRECATORIUS - Herbal Remedy For Leucoderma
Family Name-: Fabaceae
Botanical Name- Abrus Precatorius
Sanskrit names: Gunja
Synonym: Glycine abrus L., Abrus abrus (L.) W.
Uses
- Pain
- Headache
- Hair falls
- Paralysis
- Fever
- Healing wound
- Reproductive ability
- Cancerous
- Stiffness
- Sciatica
- Shoulder joint
- Dysentery
- Leucoderma
- Itching
- Cough ,Cold
- Jaundice
- Swelling
- Inflamed gums
- Night blindness
- Muscular pain
How to use in different diseases
The plant is useful in scratches and sores and wounds .It is also to treat leucoderma
The leaves are used for their anti-suppurative properties. They are ground with lime and applied on acne sores, boils and abscesses
Paste of roots is to treat abdominal pains and tumors
The paste with fresh rhizome of ‘Haldi’is applied on wounds. This paste is also taken orally as a single dose once only for abortion.
Grinded roots of the plant is taken with pure clarified butter thrice a day for four days to cure cough.
For graying of hair, a paste of leaves and seeds is made and juice is extracted. This juice is applied on hair as oil once a day one hour before taking bath.
Dry seeds of the plant are powdered and taken one teaspoonful once a day for two days to cure worm infection.
Parts used
Seeds ,leaves roots
Dose
Powder- 3 to 6gm
Juice- 5 to 10ml
Preparations
Powders, Juice, Paste |