Heart – Leaved Moonseed
Heart – Leaved Moonseed has an enviable position among home remedies. It is a climbing plant and especially when it is attached to the Neem tree it becomes more effective. Its stem and root are used in medicine.
The sattva prepared from gulancha and known as Galosattva in the form of white powder given in dose of 4-8 rattis (8 to 16 grains) is the best remedy for burning sensation. It allays pitta, dyspepsia, weakness, leucorrhoea, a feeling of feverishness, and intermittent fever. It can also be given as a valuable tonic in debilitating diseases.
It is a diuretic and a form of bitters. It is vermicide also and vaidyas speak of its effect on tridoshas and in restoring the balance of vayu, pitta and kapha.
It especially reduces fat. It has a rasayana property i.e. it regulates the flow of rasa in body.
It is a tonic for the liver, purifies the blood and improves the quality of blood.
It increases appetite, removes the feeling of fatigue, improves digestion, increases the red corpuscles in the body. One gets clear urine, its paleness disappears, strength increases and it can be used during a convalescing period.
The extract prepared from Gulancha is known as Sham Shamni. It is useful in cases of fever and can especially be given to debilitated persons, in chronic fever when there is a burning sensation, and in cases of leucorrhoea in females.
Its use in ayurveda is very extensive and we can safely recommend this herbal remedy, which is easily available, for the improvement of health.
