A review on Danti &amp; its utility in various diseases.

Hari Naik,Vijay Jadhav

doi:10.52482/ayurlog.v8i04.653

Abstract

In Kalpa Sthan of Charak Samhita detailed description of Pharmacokinetics of drugs, dosage forms and weights and measures are mentioned. Drugs useful for vaman and virechan are discussed with their synonyms, varieties, pharmacological actions, and various modes of application in different dosage forms. Baliospermum montanum is an important medicinal plant, found in southern- Western Ghats of India. It is commonly known as danti. The plant is a stout monoecious under shrub with many shoots from the base. In this article we have tried to cover a literature review on Danti and its utility in various diseases also in panchakarma procedures.

Highlights

Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) MuellArg (Euphorbiaceae) is a leafy monoecious undershrub distributed throughout the greater parts of India, Burma and Malaya
Bruhat danti Parts used – Root, leaves, seed and oil Uses – The root, leaves, seed and seed oil is used in the form of powder, seed and oil to treat piles, anaemia, jaundice, and skin diseases, cyst, as purgative, wound and conjunctivitis .Charak suggested a procedure for extracting the pulp from the fruit of Aragwada
As purgative – bifurcating longitudinally a sugar cane, its inner surface should be cover with Danti paste and steamed

Summary

INTRODUCTION

Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) MuellArg (Euphorbiaceae) is a leafy monoecious undershrub distributed throughout the greater parts of India, Burma and Malaya. Bruhat danti Parts used – Root, leaves, seed and oil Uses – The root, leaves, seed and seed oil is used in the form of powder, seed and oil to treat piles, anaemia, jaundice, and skin diseases, cyst, as purgative, wound and conjunctivitis .Charak suggested a procedure for extracting the pulp from the fruit of Aragwada. He described a process to reduce vikasi guna (causes looseness of tissues) of Danti root

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