| Botanical Name (Latin):
Bambusa arundinacea
Sanskrit
Name:
Banslochan
Common Name (English):
Eye of Bamboo
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: + Pitta: -
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): madhura, kashaya
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): shita
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
madhura
Guna
(Qualities):
ruksa, laghu, khara
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
broncho-dilation
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
respiratory system (removes kapha from lungs)
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
bronchodilator K = kapha pitta samaka, pitta vardhaka, vata pitta samaka, varnya, kustaghana, sothaharaa, dipana, pacana, krmighana, vidahi, samaka, trisanigraha, grahi jvaraghana; emmenagogue, anthelmintic(esp threadworms), stimulant, astringent, febrifuge, tonic, cooling, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, hypoglycemic, abortifacient, antiinflammatory; sprouts and seeds are laxative, lekhana ( scraping)
Indications
(Uses):
bronchiectisis, asthma, post nasal drip, asthmatic bronchitis, emphysema K = hematemesis, to induce lochia after childbirth, threadworms, and other parasites, diseases of blood, leukoderma, infalmmatoroy urinary discharges, hectic fever, pthisis (= TB), asthma, paralytic complaints, ringworm affections to skin, bleeding gums, painful conditions of joints, as eyewash, bronchitis, gonorrhea, fever, earache, deafness; leaves mixed with black pepper and common salt checks diarrhea in cattle
Contraindications
(Cautions):
sciatica, gastritis, ascites, colitis
Constituents:
silaca, silacum, peroxide of Fe, potash, lime, aluminia, veg matter, cholin, betain,etc K= contains silica 90% or silicum as hydrate of silicic acid, peroxide of iron, potash, lime, aluminia, vegetable matter, cholin, betain, nuclease, urease, proteolytic enzyme, diastatic and emulsifying enzyme, cyanogentic glucoside, and an unnamed alkaloid
Active
Substances:
Plant Part
Used:
stem, young shoots, leaves, seeds, discharge of "eye"
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