Dhanwayasa - ayurveda medicinal herb

1. Dhanwayasa:-
Dhanvaysah is a dried whole plant part of
Fagonia cretica Linn

2. Vernacular Names:-
Sanskrit : Duhsparsha, Duralambh, Dhanvyasakah,
Assamese : Bengali : Duralabha
English : Khorasan thorn, Virgin's Mantle, Virgon's Mantlem
Gujrati : Dhamaaso
Hindi : Damahan, Dhamaasa, Hinguaa, Dhanhare, Dhanvyaas, Dhanvyas,
Dramah
Malayalam : Kodittuva
Marathi : Dhamaasaa
Punjabi : Dama, Dhamah, Dhamaha
Tamil : Tulganari
Telugu : Chittigava, Gilaregati

3. Synonyms:-
धन्वयास
दुरालभा
समुद्रान्ता
गान्धारर
दुस्पर्ाा
कच्छुरा
अनन्ता

4. Verities:-
-

5. Habitat:-Punjab, western India,
Arab,Afganistan, khurasan etc

6. Morphology;-
Root - Tap root externally brownish green, rough.
Stem - Stem pieces 0.5 to 1.5 cm thick, of variable lengths; young
green, mature brown; spiny, two pairs of spines present at each
node, spines sharp, slender, 1.5 to 2 cm in length; external surface
of stem green, whitish brown when dry.
Leaf - Small, oblong, green or blackish brown, 0.5 to 1.5 cm in
length and 0.05 to 0.1 cm in width,
Flower - Flowers small, pale rose or purple,flowering usually in
Sharad ruthu
Fruit - Pentagonus schizocarp, composed of five compressed,

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9. Chemical Composition:-
Alkaloids (Herminie); amino acids (alanine,
glycine, leucine, arginine isoleucine, lysine,
phenylalanine, proline, tyrosine and valline);
terpenoids of oleanane group.

10. Properties:-
Rasa : Madhura, Katu, Tikta, Kashay
Guna : Laghu, Snigdha
Virya : Usna
Vipaka : Madhura

11. Dosha Karma;-
Kaphahara, Medohara, Pittahara, V¡tahara

12. Theraputic uses;-
Daha, Grahani Gulma, Jvara, Kasa, Kustha,
Prameha, Raktapitta, Vatarakta, Visarpa,
Atisara, Vishamajvara, Trsna, Moh

13. Functions Acc to Diff Scholars

14. Useful Part:-
Panchanga

15. Dosage:-
Churna:- 5-10gms
Phanta:- 40-80 ml

16. Special preparations:-
Kantkaryavaleha,
Maha Vishgarbha Taila,
Mahatiktaka Grita,
Panchamrita kwath Churna,
Patoladi grita,
Rasnadi kvath Churna,
Sudrshan Churna,
Ushirasava

17. Cotations;-
दुरालभा स्वादुशर्ता ततक्ता दाहववनाशर्तन
ववषमज्वरत्रड्छर्दामेहमोहववनाशर्तन ( रा. तन )