SARIVA - USES IN OBGY

 It is known as Upalsari in Marathi , Anantmool in Hindi , Sariva in Sanskrit & Indian sarasa parila in English.

It is of two types - shweta & Krishna.

Latin Name - Hemidesmus indicus

Family - Asclepiadaceae

                         

Properties -

Rasa - Madhur , Tikta

Virya - Sheeta

Vipaka - Madhur

Guna - Guru , Snigdha

Chemical Constituents -

 Volatile oil, Methoxy salicilic aldehyde , B-sitesterol ,Tetracyclin tri terpin , kitone , saponin.,etc

Parts Used - Roots 

USES -

🌱Due to tikta rasa, it purifies pittadushta stanya ( breast milk impurified due to pitta dosha)

🌱Due to Madhur , Snigdha & Sheeta guna , it increases Shukra and Oja ,so used in Shukradaurbalya.

🌱 As it works as Rakta prasadan & rakta stambhan properties , it is used in Pradara ( Abnormal vaginal discharges) ,Pittaj & Raktaj Yoniroga.

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurveda textbooks.