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Classical categorization :Latin Name:- Eclipta alba Hassk.
Family Name:- Compositae
Sanskrit Name:- bhringraj, maarkwa,
keshranjan, keshraaj.
Nepali Name:- Bhringraaj
English Name:- Trailing eclipta

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A prostrate herb, 30-60cm tall, much
branched annual herb with rooted nodes.
Leaves simple, opposite, sessile, 2.5-7.5 cm
long & variable in breath, lanceolate narrowed
at both ends, oppressed hairs on both sides.
Flower white in axillary or terminal heads;
heads radiate, 0.5-1 cm in diameter. Fruit
achene, cuneate, compressed & with a narrow
wing.
Flowering in rainy & Fruiting till winter.

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In Raaj Nighantu three varieties are mentioned on
the basis of colour of flower. They are:
(i) Sweta Bhringraj (Eclipta alba)
(ii) Pitt Bhringraj
(Wedelia calendulacea Less)
(iii) Nill Bhringraj
(Eclipta alba ?)

7. 200-1200mt east to west
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Major chemical constituents:Ecliptal, wedelolactone, stigmasterol. Etc.

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Guna: ruksh, laghu
Rasa: katu & tikta
Vipak: katu
Virya: ushna.

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Effect on Doshas : - kaph-vatt samak
Systemic:
External- sothhara, bednasthapan, vran-sodhan,
vran-ropan, savarnikaran, chakshusya,
keshvardhan & ranjan.
Internal:
NS: Bednasthapan
DS: dipan, pachan, yakrit-utejak, sulprasaman.
CS: rakrprasadan, raktvardhan, raktavarsamak
sothhara.
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RS: kaphaghna
US: mutral
Rep.S: seeds are vajikaran.
Skin: Swedjanan,kusthghna
Tem. Aampachan,Jwarghna
Eye: Dristi sakti vardhak

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It is used in pandu, kamla, swas, kash,
netrarog, hridrog, krimi, kustha, shirhasul,
khalitya, palitya, yakritrog, kamla,
plihabridhi. Etc.

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Plit rog – bhringaraj juice 2 prastha,
yastimadhu 1 pal, ghrit 1 prastha, & tail 16
tola-sidh tail(C.D)
Naktandhya- fish’s egg cooked in bhringaraj
juice(C.D)
Suryavrat- bhringraj juice mixed with goat
milk then heated in sun light is applied as a
nasya(VM)
Kaphaj kash - bhringraj juice with honey.
(c.ci-22)

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Dosage:-
juice 5-10ml
Important preparation:- bhringaraj
tail, sadbindu tail, bhringrajadi
churna, bhringrajghrit.