நாய்கடுகு - Cleome viscosa

நாய்கடுகு, காட்டுகடுகு: Cleome viscosa 

Common Name : Wild mustard, Tick weed , Asian spider flower.

Family : Capparaceae

Habitat :Grows throughout India .

Cleome viscosa is an important traditional plant of Indian - Siddha System of Medicine. They have anthelmintic , carminative , rubefacient , stimulant and vesicant properties. It has stomachic, diuretic, laxative activity and Anti Anthelmintic, Antipyretic, Analgesic, Anti- inflammatory , Anti-malarial , Anti-diarrheal activities. It helps to remove kapha, Vatha  .

MEDICINAL USES:

ANTIANTHELMINTIC :

•  2-4 gram seeds of cleome viscosa are grained with sugar and It should be given for two days (BD) and on the third day 17- 34 gram of castor oil should be  given . This helps to relieve intestinal worms .

SPRAIN : 

• 2-4 grams seeds of the cleome viscosa are boiled and given along with ghee and a pinch of salt it helps to relieve sprain.

ANTIPYRETIC:

• The decoction made from the seeds of the cleome viscosa can be given to all types of fever and vatha disorders .

ANTI-VATHA:

• The leaves can be added in sambar ( a south Indian dish ) to treat vatha disorders .
• The flowers of cleome viscosa are saluted  with ghee and made into paste are used  to treat vatha disorders.

WOUNDS AND ULCERS :

• The leaves are used as an external application to wounds and ulcers .

EAR ACHE and STYE:

• The juice of the leaves has been used to relieve earache .
• The gas evaporated from the crushed leaves are used to cure sty on eye (கண் கட்டி).
• The paste of the root is applied externally in the treatment of earache .

Siddha A Way Of Life

Food Is Medicine ;Medicine Is Food 

-Dr. R. Rushmi Kruthiga ,B.S.M.S.

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