देवनलोतीमधुरो वृश्यो ईषतकशायाक |
नल:स्यादधिको वीर्य शस्यते रसकर्मणि ||
Botanical Name :Arundodonax. Linn.
Classification:
According To Modern
Kingdom –Plantae
Family – Poaceae
According To Ayurveda
Charak- Not included in Varga
Sushruta- Trinapancamula
Bhavprakash- GuducyadiVarga
Ashatanga Sangraha-Viratarvadi ganas
Dhanvantari Nighantu-Karaveeradi varga
Kaiyyadeva Nighantu-Oushadhi varga
Raja Nighantu-Shalmalyadi varga
Other Names :
Marathi- Devnal
Hindi – Narsal, Narakat
Gujrat – Nali
Tamil – Kattupugaiyillai
Telgu -Adaviyogaku
Kannad- Kadahogesoppu, Laladakaddi
English – Wild tobacco.
Sanskrit Names-
Randhra Patra,Chidrantra,Kukshi Randhra,Shoonyamadhya-The plant is hallow in middle
Mridu chhada,Mrudupatra-leaves are soft and tender to touch
Dhamana,Potagala,Pota,Pito,Nata,Mrutyupushpa
Vibhishana,Nartaka,Nala,Nada,Keechaka,Vamshantara
General Information :
Habit- Gigantic tufted grass. Grows 5 meter high.Stem- Glabrous, smooth with very long internodes. Leaves- Blade reaching 1.8 m. in length and 5 cm in breadth, ribstout. Upper cauline leaves are folded and filiform. Leaf sheaths are glabrous. Inflorecence- Panicle, 60 cm to 1 mtr. Long, pink, white or silvery.Spikelets are 2.5 to 3.5 mm long. Spike let sometimes 2 to 3 flowred with 1 to 2 additional paleate glumes inside the floral glumes.
Properties (Gunadharma)
Rasa- Madhura, Kasaya, Tikta
Vipak- Madhura
Virya- Sheeta
Guna-Laghu, Snigdha
Specific Parts :
Root (Mula)
Doshaghnata :
Tridoshashamak.
Varieties-
In Dhanvantari Nighantu,there are 2 types
Nala and Maha nala
Shloka’s :
देवनलोतीमधुरो वृश्यो ईषतकशायाक |
नल:स्यादधिको वीर्य शस्यते रसकर्मणि ||
नलस्तु मधुरस्तिक्त: कषायोष्ण : कफास्रजित् l
हृव्दस्तियोनिमुत्रार्तीपित्तदाहविसर्पनुत् l l कै नि
नल: शीत: कषायश्च पित्तमुत्रविनाशन :l l
अन्यो महानलो वन्यो देवनालोत्त मो नल: l
स्थूलनाल :स्थूलदंड : सुरनाल :सुरद्रुम :l l
महानलो sधीको वीर्यो शस्यते रसकर्मणी l ध नि
Benefits :
In raktapitta and raktadushtija diseases; for stanyavriddhi being stanyajanana.Being vrishya in shukradushti and in shukralpata. Being mootrala it is used in mootrakrichchhra also used in bastishotha and as dahashamana.
Jwara(Fever)
In case of jwara (Fever) decoction of Nala (Arundodonax) vetasa(Salix caprea), Murva (Marsedeniatenacissima) and Devadaru (Cedrusdeodara) is very useful.
Mutraghata (Distended Urinary Bladder)
In take of cooled decoction of Nala (Arundodonax) Kusa (Desmostachyabipinnata) kasa(Saccharumspontancum) iksu (Saccharumofficinarum) and bala (Sidacordifolia) with sugar is a good remedy in Mutraghata.
The root paste of Nala is externally applied over the affected area of skin with herpes and eczema
Root decoction of Nala is given in patient with low sperm count.Dose-50-100ml
Nala root is bolied with godugdha and given to improve breast milk in lactating women in a dose of 100ml.
Root decoction of Nala is given in a dose of 50-100ml in burning sensation og body.
The root paste of Nala is mixed with neem leaves paste.This paste is applied over the wound.
Cold infusion of Nala root is given in dysuria and burning micturation.Dose-50ml
Formulation (Kalp):
Trinapanchamoolaquatha, panchatrinaksheera.
Virataradi Kashaya
Dosage :
Quatha- 40 to 80 ml.
Research Corner :
The impact of pH coupled to process design for the conversion of the energy crop Arundodonax to ethanol was assessed in the present study under industrially relevant solids loadings. Two main process strategies were investigated, i.e. the traditional simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF) and a HYBRID design, where a long high temperature enzymatic hydrolysis step was carried out prior to continused low temperature SSCF, keeping the same total reaction time.
