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chasteberry - Vitex agnus castus

  • Botanical Name -  Vitex agnus castus
  • English – chasteberry

Description

Nirgundi, a Sanskrit word literally interprets as which protects the body from ailments. Nirgundi is very popular remedy for female ailments. It is obtained from an aromatic shrub called vitex negundo which has bitter, pungent, astringent taste, rose colored flowers and small brown fruits that is used for medicinal purpose.

It is a multipurpose and versatile herb. It is used for external application in form of oil, ointment as well as for oral administration in form of powder, leaf juice extract or water decoction. It belongs to anti poisonous and anti-worm group of herbs. According to a research there are about six different species of nirgundi which has almost same constituents.

Some of the components found in nirgundi are phenol, dulcitol, alkaloid- vitricine, B-sitosterol, camphene, orientin, arteemetin, onoterpens, anguside eurostoside and aucubin are the main components of nirgundi. It also contains flavonoids, casticin, chryso-splenol and vitexin which in turn contains chysoplenol D. It is known for anti-histamine properties and muscle relaxant. It acts as a mild topical analgesic and helps in inducing natural sound sleep.
Medicinal Benefits of Nirgundi as explained in Ayurveda

    It basically acts as an analgesic and extremely useful for conditions associated with spleen, liver and thyroid.
    Other traditional uses are to treat various skin ailments like vitiligo, leucoderma and leprosy, eye diseases, biliousness, intestinal worms, children arthritis and nervous disorders.
    It is useful to treat number of female ailments such as amenorrhea, menopause, menorrhagia, menstrual difficulties, leucorrhoea, yeast infection, bacterial vaginosis and premenstrual syndrome.
    Various types of arthritis, ulcers, sciatica and pain can be effectively treated with nirgundi.
    It is a panacea solution in vast range of respiratory diseases like cough, asthma, bronchitis and pleura inflammatory conditions, spondylitis and ascites.
    Being diuretic it facilitates the micturition. It is also useful in treating dysuria and anuria. It helps in smooth urination during gonorrhoeal infections.
    Nirgundi is very useful herb in morbid conditions of vata like epilepsy, insomnia and vertigo since it works as a brain tonic.
    It is most useful for inflammatory conditions like tonsillitis, endometriosis and orchitis.
    It has anticonvulsant, antioxidant, and bronchial relaxant and hepatoprotective activities.

Nirgundi Oil by Planet Ayurveda
 

 

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