GAMBHARI - USES IN OBGY

It is known as Shivan in Marathi ,Gambhar in Hindi , Gambhari in sanskrit & Beechwood in English.

Latin Name - Gmelia arborea

Family - Verbenaceae                                     

Properties -

Rasa - Tikta, Kashay,Madhur

Virya - Ushna

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Guru

Fruit -

Rasa - Madhur

Virya - Sheeta

Vipaka - Madhur

Guna - Snigdha , Guru

Chemical Constituents - Butyric acid , tartaric acid

Parts Used - roots . fruit 

USES -

🌱Fruit - 

As Fruit is Madhur vipaki ,Sheeta, Guru & Snigdha so works as  Garbhasthapan ( helps to conceive), Stanyajanana ( stimulates/ increases formation of breast milk) and vrushya ( Aphrodisiac).so used in Shukradaurbalya ( weakness of sperms) & Garbhastrava pratibandhak ( prevents abortion).

🌱Skin of Roots -

Kwatha of moola twak ( skin of roots) is used in sutika roga ( disorders in puerperal state of women) for relieving garbhashaya shotha and also works as stanyavruddhikara ( stimulates/ increases formation of breast milk)

🌱Fruits and Leaves -

Juice of leaves & fruit  works as Mutrajanana (stimulates / formation of urine) so used in Mutrakriccha ( Difficulty in micturition) , Puhameha.

Juice of leaves is used with milk & Sugar clears the impurities of Urine & relives Mutrakriccha ( difficulty in micturition).

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks