ECHINOPS ECHINATUS-

Sunday, 02 July 2006

Cure for Dyspepsia, scrofula, syphilis and fevers . Sans----Utakantaka; Brahmadandi: Ajadandi. Hind----Utakatara. Eng.----Camels thistle (because camels consume it readily). Guz Utakanto; Motobor. Habitat----Himalaya, Central India, Concan, Deccan and Marwar. Parts Used.----The plant, its root and the root-bark- Action----Aromatic bitter nervine tonic, alterative, diuretic and aphrodisiac. Preparations----Decoction and infusion of the root-bark (1 in 10) dose.----1 to 2 ounces. Expressed juice of leaves, dose 30 to 60 minims. Confection, and Powder of the root-bark. Uses----Its root is used in the hoarse coughs of children. It is removed on Saturday or Sunday without touching it with knife and tied round the neck of children suffering from cough. It forms a chief ingredient in various alterative and tonic decoctions. The infusion is given in seminal debility, impotence, hysteria etc. The root-bark dried in shade, pounded and strained is given in doses of 1 to 1« drs. The decoction as an alterative is given in dyspepsia, scrofula, syphilis and fevers. The following confection is recommended in seminal weakness;----Take of Utakantaka 5, poppy seeds 5, Gokhru (Tribulus Terrestris) 6, Sambaraphula (Stags horn in powder or paste) 4, Cowhage seeds 4, Kaaka-shira (mucilage of the seeds of Sisymbrium Irio) 5, Khorasani ajvan (Henbane seeds) 5, Musali Kandm (root or tuber of Carculigo Orchioides) 4 and sugar 10 parts.. Mix and make a confection. Dose:---- ¬ to « tola twice daily. EcMtes Antidyseilterica.----See Holarrhena Anbi-dysenterica.

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