GOLDEN CHAMPA - USES IN GYNAECOLOGY

 Champak flowers are mainly known for their sweet fragrance.

 These are known as Son chapha in Marathi , Champa in Hindi , Champak in Sanskrit &Golden champa in English & having Latin Name as - Magnolia Champaca / Michelia Champaca

 Family - Mangnoliaceae    

Properties -

Rasa - Katu ,Tikta , Kashaya , Madhur

Virya - Sheeta

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Laghu , Ruksha

Constituents - Volatile oil

Medicional Properties -

1. Mool twak ( skin of root ) - 

                 a) Garbhashayotejjak (Ecbolic)

                 b). Aartavjanana ( Emmenagogue / stimulates or increases menstrual flow)

2.Pushpa ( Flowers) - Mutrajanana ( stimulates / increases formation of urine)

USES - 

1. Mool twak is used in Anartava ( Amenorrhoea) & Kashtartava ( Dysmenorrhoea).

2. Pushpa are used in Mutrakriccha (difficulty in Micturition).

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks.