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Punarnava Mool पुनर्नवा श्वेत
Trianthema portulacastrum
अन्य नाम: Punarnava Mool
प्रयोज्य अंग: मूल
| रस | तिक्त (Bitter), कषाय (Astringent) |
|---|---|
| गुण | लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry) |
| वीर्य | उष्ण (Hot) |
| विपाक | कटु (Pungent) |
| दोष-कर्म | कफ और वात का शमन |
| प्रभाव | Classical systemic action |
सार-संक्षेप
- वानस्पतिक नाम: Trianthema portulacastrum
- प्रयोज्य अंग: मूल
- दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन
- सामान्य मात्रा: Whole plant powder 3–6 g per day; decoction 40–80 ml twice daily; fresh juice 10–20 ml.
Punarnava Mool के अन्य भाषाओं में नाम
परिचय
Punarnava Shwet is the white-flowered punarnava (Trianthema portulacastrum), the horse purslane that spreads across Indian fields with the first rain. It is distinguished in the texts from Rakta Punarnava, the red-flowered Boerhavia diffusa.
Both are Shothahara drugs — given for swelling and fluid retention — but the white variety is described as the more purgative and is the one classically preferred where the bowel is also sluggish.
वर्गीकरण
Family Aizoaceae. The whole plant and root are officinal. Rasa: Madhura, Tikta, Kashaya. Guna: Laghu, Ruksha. Virya: Ushna. Vipaka: Katu. Doshaghnata: pacifies Kapha and Vata.
उपयोग एवं लाभ
Given in oedema, ascites and puffiness of the face and limbs, and where sluggish kidney function shows as fluid retention. It is a mild diuretic that does not deplete, and is also used in anaemia and enlarged liver or spleen. In this catalogue it is the lead herb of Punarnavadi Kwath and Punarnavadi Mandoor.
Punarnava for swelling and fluid
The classical Shothahara indication. It is used where the ankles and face swell and the urine is scanty, and is preferred over harsher diuretics because it does not leave the patient weak.
Punarnava for the liver and spleen
Classical texts give it in Yakrit-Pliha vriddhi — enlargement of the liver and spleen — usually with iron-bearing preparations such as Punarnavadi Mandoor.
मात्रा — कितना लें
Whole plant powder 3–6 g per day; decoction 40–80 ml twice daily; fresh juice 10–20 ml. Usually taken before food.
मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति और अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से परामर्श अवश्य लें।
पारम्परिक प्रयोग — शास्त्रों के आधार पर प्रश्नोत्तर
उत्तर इस द्रव्य के लिए अंकित सन्दर्भों तथा गुण-कर्म से लिए गए हैं। कोई ऐसा अध्याय-श्लोक सन्दर्भ नहीं दिया गया जो अभिलेख में न हो।
Punarnava Mool का वर्णन किन शास्त्रीय ग्रन्थों में मिलता है?
इस संग्रह में Punarnava Mool के लिए निम्न ग्रन्थों के सन्दर्भ अंकित हैं: चरक संहिता (Sutrasthana 4 — Shothahara group); भावप्रकाश निघण्टु (Guduchyadi Varga — Punarnava dvaya).
चरक संहिता में Punarnava Mool के विषय में क्या कहा गया है?
Listed among the drugs that reduce swelling. सन्दर्भ: चरक संहिता — Sutrasthana 4 — Shothahara group.
भावप्रकाश निघण्टु में Punarnava Mool के विषय में क्या कहा गया है?
Describes the white and red varieties separately, with the white the more purgative. सन्दर्भ: भावप्रकाश निघण्टु — Guduchyadi Varga — Punarnava dvaya.
आयुर्वेद में Punarnava Mool किन स्थितियों में प्रयुक्त होता है?
Given in oedema, ascites and puffiness of the face and limbs, and where sluggish kidney function shows as fluid retention. It is a mild diuretic that does not deplete, and is also used in anaemia and enlarged liver or spleen. In this catalogue it is the lead herb of Punarnavadi Kwath and Punarnavadi Mandoor.
Punarnava Mool के आयुर्वेदीय गुण-कर्म क्या हैं?
रस तिक्त (Bitter), कषाय (Astringent), गुण लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry), वीर्य उष्ण (Hot), विपाक कटु (Pungent). दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन. प्रभाव: Classical systemic action.
Punarnava Mool को यह दोष-कर्म क्यों दिया गया है?
द्रव्यगुण में दोष-कर्म रस, गुण, वीर्य एवं विपाक से निकलता है। Punarnava Mool का वीर्य उष्ण (Hot) है और विपाक कटु (Pungent) — इसी से इसका कर्म बनता है: कफ और वात का शमन.
Punarnava Mool का कौन-सा अंग औषधि रूप में प्रयुक्त होता है?
प्रयोज्य अंग: मूल.
Punarnava Mool की शास्त्रोक्त मात्रा कितनी है?
Whole plant powder 3–6 g per day; decoction 40–80 ml twice daily; fresh juice 10–20 ml. Usually taken before food. मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति एवं अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से पुष्टि अवश्य करें।
Punarnava Mool का प्रयोग कब वर्जित है?
Well tolerated in classical doses. Because it increases urine output, take care if you are on diuretic medication or being treated for kidney disease — tell your physician. Avoid in pregnancy. The two punarnavas are different plants; check which your prescription names.
Punarnava Mool कहाँ पाया जाता है?
A prostrate annual weed of cultivated ground, roadsides and waste places throughout India, appearing abundantly with the monsoon.
शास्त्रीय सन्दर्भ
- Bhavaprakasha Nighantu — Guduchyadi Varga — Punarnava dvaya
Describes the white and red varieties separately, with the white the more purgative. - Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 4 — Shothahara group
Listed among the drugs that reduce swelling.
सुरक्षा एवं सावधानियाँ
Well tolerated in classical doses. Because it increases urine output, take care if you are on diuretic medication or being treated for kidney disease — tell your physician. Avoid in pregnancy. The two punarnavas are different plants; check which your prescription names.
प्राप्ति स्थान
A prostrate annual weed of cultivated ground, roadsides and waste places throughout India, appearing abundantly with the monsoon.
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
What is the difference between white and red Punarnava?
White Punarnava is Trianthema portulacastrum, red is Boerhavia diffusa. Both reduce swelling; the white is described as more purgative and the red as the better general Rasayana. This site keeps separate pages for each.
Why is it called Punarnava?
The name means "renewed again" — the plant appears to die back in the dry season and springs up again with the rains, and the drug is credited with a similar renewing action on the body.
