Eclipta alba

Eclipta alba

Plant | Eclipta alba ( Urang-aring ) | Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. (syn. Eclipta prostrata L.), commonly known as False Daisy , yerba de tago, and bhringraj, is a plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. Root well developed, cylindrical, greyish. It is also named 'kehraj' in Assamese and karisalankanni in Tamil.

Floral heads 6-8 mm in diameter, solitary, white, achene compressed and narrowly winged. It grows commonly in moist places as a weed all over the world. It is widely distributed throughout India, China, Thailand, and Brazil. In ayurvedic medicine, the leaf extract is considered a powerful liver tonic, rejuvenative, and especially good for the hair. A black dye obtained from Eclipta alba is used for dyeing hair and tattooing. Eclipta alba also has traditional external uses, like athlete foot, eczema and dermatitis, on the scalp to address hair loss and the leaves have been used in the treatment of scorpion stings. It is used as anti-venom against snakebite in China and Brazil (Mors, 1991). It is reported to improve hair growth and colour (Kritikar and Basu 1975 and Chopra et al. 1955)

Eclipta alba

uses

The expressed leaf juice, applied along with honey, is a popular remedy for catarrh in infants. A preparation obtained from the leaf juice boiled with sesame or coconut oil is used for anointing the head to render the hair black and luxuriant. An oil prepared with amla, bhringraj and sometimes with brahmi is well known in India as Amla Bhringraj oil, which is said to blacken the hair. Plant is rubbed on the gums in toothache and applied with a little oil for relieving headache and with sesame oil in elephantiasis. Roots of Eclipta alba are emetic and purgative.

Eclipta alba

In the Tamil tradition of Siddha medicine the plant is used for many diseases and according to Saint Vallalaar Eclipta alba (majal karisaalai in Tamil) is the number one herb according to hierarchy of herbs. The tonic Liv52 that is sold all over the world is based on Siddha formulation and are manufactured in Tamil naadu.

Ingredients:

Content of chemical substances possessed this herb is Hemostatic (stops bleeding), antipyretic (reduces temperature) and antitoxic (anti-poison).

treatment:

Swollen gums:

Fresh herbs baked until dry, then mash up into powder. Apply the powder into the gums are sore.

Hair fertilizer:

One handheld urang-aring crushed leaves with two glasses of water. Then strain and let stand for one night. Use water-aring urang this once a day on the scalp with a massage.

diarrhea:

Boil 30 grams of leaf-aring urang and drink fresh water.

Coughing blood:

Mash the 60 grams of fresh leaves urang-aring, then squeeze to drain. Pour boiling water such feelings with warm water, then drink.

Eclipta alba