Helicteres, Avartani East Indian Screw TreeAvartani (Ayurveda)Marorphali (Unani)Valamburi (Siddha)Huo Suo Ma (root, TCM) Helicteres isoraC.J. Trew, G.D. Ehret, Plantae selectae, vol. 10 (1773) Helicteres isora flower(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Helicteres isora Parts used: Bark, fruit Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry (Avicenna said hot and dry in the 3rd degree) Uses: 1. Clears Heat and Damp: (Ayurveda, TCM, Unani)-Diarrhea, Dysentery-Biliousness-Seed, bark, root can be used for this purpose; leaf is also used in TCM2. Moves Qi, Eases Pain: (TCM, Unani)-Indigestion, stomachache, colic, flatulence-Gastritis, Gastric Ulcer, Enteritis-Seed, bark or root can be used for this purpose3. Kills Worms: (Ayurveda, Unani)-Seed powder is especially used for Children4. Used for Diabetes:-root bark lowers sugar in the Urine5. Externally:-3 seeds are soaked in 100ml coconut oil and applied to stop falling hair-Rickets, boil seeds in mustard oil and massage on the legs-seeds boiled in mustard oil is applied to stomachache.-seed powdered and mixed with Castor oil for sores, ulcers and ear infections-applied topically with vinegar to Ringworm-applied to cold inflammations and swellings Dose: Powder of the Seeds: 3–6 grams10 grams of the fruit powder has been given twice daily in Dysentery Main Combinations: 1. Dysentery:i. Helicteres with Holarrhenaii. Helicteres with Barberry, Chebula2. Amoebiasis,…

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