Akarakarabha

Name: AKARAKARABHA

Description: 

Botanical name : Anacyclus pyrethrum DC.Family : Asteraceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Agragrahi, Akarakarabha

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 

Rasa : Tikta, KashayaGuna : Guru, RookshaVirya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : PellitoryHindi : AkarakaraMalayalam : Akkikaruka, Akrav. Distribution – Indigenous to Africa. 

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

A perennial plant with numerous branches. Leaves simple, alternate, stalked, and acuminate. Flowers ray, white colored with purple color beneath. Fresh root when tasted produces pungent sensation and induces salivation.  

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, paralysis, nervous weakness, dental pain, tonsillitis, headache, epilepsy, indigestion, diarrhea, sexual weakness, impotency and erectile dysfunction. Useful part : Roots