Pluchea, Rasana
Rasana, Rasna, Rasnika, Rasa (Ayurveda)
Rasna, Rasan, Zanjbeel-Shaami (Unani)
Pluchea indica
Wight, R., Illustrations of Indian botany, or figures illustrative of each of the natural orders of Indian plants (1850)
Pluchea. indica leaf
(Photo by Forest & Kim Starr) (Wikimedia)
Botanical name:
Pluchea lanceolata, P. indica (syn. P. foliosa), P. arguta
Parts used:
Herb; Root
Temperature & Taste:
Mildly Warm, dry.
Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Damp, Eases Pain:
-Arthritis, Rheumatic conditions, Sciatica, Muscular pain (Charaka)
-promotes Urine, clears Gravel and Stones (Unani)
2. Clears Heat:
-Fever
-skin diseases including Eczema and Psoriasis (Sushruta)
3. Kills Worms and Parasites:
-used for Worms (Sushruta)
4. Externally:
-in oils for arthritic pain
-poultice for Hemorrhoids
-swellings, skin diseases, venereal sores
Dose:
Herb in Decoction: 10–30 grams;
Root in Decoction: 3–6 grams
Correctives:
Substitutes:
Main Combinations:
1. Psoriasis, applied topically with … available in PRO version.
2. Swellings, with … available in PRO version
Major Formulas
Cautions:
It is very drying, so only suitable for Damp conditions
