आवर्तनी कषाया च शीतलाह्यतिसारहा।
त्रिदोषोदर शूलघ्नी कृमिजाल विनाशिनी॥ (नि.आ)
Botanical Name : Helicteris isora. Linn.
AVARTANI PLANT
Classification :
According To Modern
Kingdom : Plantae
Subkingdom : Tracheobionta
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida/Dicotyledons
Subclass : Rosidae/Polypetalae
Order : Malvales
Family : Sterculiaceae
Subfamily : Helicteroideae
Genus : Helicteres
Species : Isora
According To Ayurveda
- Charak
Not mentioned in Varga
- Sushruta
Not mentioned in Gana
- Pr.Ni
Not Mentioned
- Other Names Of Avartani
Hindi name – Marod phali
English name – Indian screw tree
Tamil name – Valipiri
Telugu name – Nunidala Guba tasa, Guvardara
Gujarati name – Maradasing
Urdu name – Murmuriya
Malayalam name – Isvaramuri, idampiri
Bangali name – Antmora
Kannada name – Peda muri, Edampiri
Madhya pradesh – Anthi
Payyannur -Kayyula
Oriya -Murmuriya
Marathi – Marodphali
Persia – Kisht-ba-kisht,pechak
Tehran -Barhman-i-pich,Pachman-i-puh
Sanskrit Names-Avartani,Avarta phala,Avartaki ,Murva ,
- General Information
Habit- A shrub or small tree. Young shoots are having stellate hairs, Leaf- simple, 7 to 12 cm long, 5 to 10 cm wide, oblong, obovate or roundish, closely dotted with stellate hairs, crenate margin. Small petiole up to 1 cm long. Flowers- seen in axillary clusters of 2 to 6 flowers, 2 to 4 cm long distinctly bilabiate, orangish red in colour. Fruit- follicle, beaked, 5 to 6 cm long, linear , twisted into the form of a screw, seeds are numerous, angular and wrinkled.
- Types Of Plant’s
Sub-deciduous shrub
- Properties (Gunadharma)
Rasa- Kasaya
Vipak-Katu
Virya-sheet
Guna- kasaya
- Specific Parts
Stembark, Root juice, Fruit, Seed
- Doshaghnata
- Kapha, Kaphahara
- Shloka’s
आवर्तनी कषाया च शीतलाह्यतिसारहा।
त्रिदोषोदर शूलघ्नी कृमिजाल विनाशिनी॥ (नि.आ)
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आवर्तनी लघु:शीत कषाया त्वतिसारनुत ।
बलासपित्तशुलास्त्रकृमिरोगविनाशिनी ।। प्री. नि
आवर्तकी कषायातीस्तम्भनि तिक्तशीतला ।
रक्तपित्तातिसारघ्नी कृमिकुष्ठविनाशिनी ।
नेत्ररोगे प्रेमेहे च तत्पुष्पम तू प्रयुज्यते ।। प्र.नि.
- Benefits
Ear drop :
Crush the pods of (Helicteris isora)Avartani . heat it in castor oil strain. Use it as ear drops.
Diarrhea :
Make a decoction with bark and pods of (Helicteris isora)avartani . drink 5 ml of it once a day.
Asthma, cough :
Drink 3 ml bark decoction of (Helicteris isora)avartani twice a day.
Skin diseases :
Crush leaves of (Helicteris isora)avartani to make a paste. Apply it on infected skin.
Abdominal Diseases :
Prepare seed decoction of (Helicteris isora)avartani . have 4 or 5 ml of it once a day.
Cuts and Wounds-
Roots of Avartani are chewed in a dose of 5gms per day for 3 days.
Dysentry and Stomach ache-
The fruit powder of Avartaki should be given in adose of 5 gms BD for 3 days in the treatment of stomachache and dysentry.
Or seed powder of Avartaki (5gm) boiled in 1 cup of water.This water should e taken two times a day.
Diabetes-
Advised to take fresh avartaki fruit in he treatment of Diabetes.Or
fresh Root juice of avartaki is advisiable in the treatment of Avartani.
To treat Gastro-intestinal problems,5gm of Avartaki fruit powder should be taken with water for 3 days
Scabies-
External application of root paste or bark paste of avartaki is advisiable in scabies.
To treat skin infection leaf paste is externally applied three times a day
Snakebite-
Fresh leaf paste applied on affected area.Fruit paste mixed with mustard oil and turmeric is used for massaging in new born baby to cure profound weakness.
- Formulation
Name Indications
Atasyadi lepa – Vranasotha
Atasi Upanaha – Sotha
Punarnavasava – Sotha, Udararoga
- Dosage
Quatha- 40 to 80 ml.
Phala choorna – 1 to 4 gm.
- Chemical Composition.
Diosgenin, Cucurbitacin B, isocucubitacin B, Isorin etc
- Home Remedies
Atisara (Diarrhoea)
Decoction prepared from dried fruit of Avartani (Helictresisora) is very useful in all kinds of Atisara (Diarrhoea) .
Prameha (Diabeties insipidus)
Root bark decoction of Avartani (Helictres isora) is beneficial in Prameha (Diabetes insipidus).
- Research Corner
The hot water extract of Helictres isora fruits was prepared and screened for its in vitro antioxidant activity using. I-diphenyl, 2- picryl hydrazyl assay, ss-carotenelinoleate model and microsomal lipid peroxidation. The antidiabetic activity was studied using the in vitro glucose uptake in the isolated rat-hemi-diaphragam mode. Hot water extract of fruit of Helictres isora exhibited sigbetic activity.
Side Effects-
Root and stem bark of avartaki are anti-galactagogue ,means which suppresses lactation.Therefore it is not used during lactation period.
