Ayurveda and Science

Kanghi/कंघी/Abutilon Indicum/Atibala/Country Mallow

AYURVEDIC & MEDICINAL PLANTS

Hindi Name: Kanghi

Sanskrit Name: Atibala

English Name: Country Mallow

Latin Name: Abutilon indicum

Country mallow is a perennial herb. Stems, stout, branched, 1-2 m tall, pubescent. Leaves, cordate, dentate. Flowers, yellow in color, peduncle jointed above the middle. Fruits, capsule, densely pubescent, with conspicuous and horizontally spreading beaks

Abutilon Indicum Medicinal Uses

Atibala is considered balya in Ayurveda, which means that it increases strength, vigor and vitality. It is used in facial paralysis and joint disorders. It is also indicated as a uterine tonic as well as an aphrodisiac.

Get Rid of Joint pain

Chemical Composition

Leaves contain tannins, carbonic acid, Aspargine, Magnesium phosphate and Calcium carbonate. Seeds contain mucilage.

Effect on

Doshas

Pacifies Vata and Pitta.
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