Embelia, Vidanga Vidanga, Viranga (Ayurveda)Vayvidankam (Siddha)Birang-e-Kabuli, Bao Birang (Unani)Byi tang ga  བྱི་ཏང་ག  (Tibetan)Xian Suan Qiang (TCM) Kirtikar & Basu, Indian medicinal plants, 1918 Embelia ribes(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia) Embelia fruit(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019) Botanical name: Embelia ribes, E. robustaIn Nepal, Embelia tsjeriam-cottam is used. Parts used: Dried Fruit; Seed; sometimes the rootAvicenna said there are 2 varieties: Small without holes (best) Larger with holes Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent Uses: Kills Worms: (Seed; Ayurveda, Unani) Roundworm, Threadworm, especially Tapeworm“It expels Phlegm, Tapeworms and other worms from Intestines”. (Avicenna) Warms the Stomach, Clears Damp, Benefits Qi: (TCM, Tibet, Ayurveda) Colic, Flatulence; prevents Constipationa few of the fruit added to children’s Milk to prevent Colic and Worms Clears Wind-Phlegm and Damp: Traditionally as a purgative of Phlegm, Pituitous and Burnt Bile HumorsCough, Bronchitis, WheezingScrofula, swollen glands, Tumors from Melancholy and PhlegmVitiligo and skin pigmentation problems; LeprosyHeadache“It is useful in Rheumatism and Gout. It expels the Phlegm from the Joints’. (Avicenna)Wind-Damp obstructing the nerves: Hemiplegia, Paralysis, Facial Paralysis, Tremors, Nerve disorders (Unani) Clears Damp, Promotes Urine: Edema, AscitesDysuria, cloudy urine, Gravel, Stoneshigh Uric acidJaundice Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation: Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrheaused as a ContraceptiveHemorrhoids (Tibet) Rasayana: strengthens the Body; tonic…

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