Ajaparna

Name: AJAPARNA

Description: 

Botanical name : Eupatorium triplinerve Vahl. (Eupatorium ayapana Vent)Family : Asteraceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Ayaparna, Ajaparna

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 

Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya Guna : Lakhu, SnigdhaVirya : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Ayapana teaHindi : Ayapan Malayalam : Ayyappana, Ayyambana, VishapachaDistribution – A native of Brazil; migrated to India; found in moist localities.  

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

An erect annual herb, grows up to 90 cm in height. Leaves simple, opposite, lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous, subsessile; flowers light blue, tubular coryms; fruits 5 sided truncated.  

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, dyspepsia, hemorrhage, hemoptysis, menorrhagia, wounds, edema, ulcers, stomatitis, cardiac debility, skin diseases, poison bites, cough, asthma, bronchitis and general debility. Useful part : Whole plant