Anisomeles, Bhangra
Bhangra (Ayurveda)Bhangra (Unani)
Guang Fang Feng, Fang Feng Cao (TCM)
R. Wight, Illustrations of Indian botany, principally of the southern parts of the peninsula, Supplement (1850)
Anisomeles indica(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia)
Botanical name:
Anisomeles indica (syn. A. ovata, Epimeredi indica)
Parts used:
Whole herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, dry
Uses:
1. Clears Wind and Damp, Promotes Sweat:
-Common Cold, Fever (TCM)
-Acute Nephritis (TCM)
-Hypertension
-Wind-Damp pain; moving type Rheumatic pain, Arthralgia, Myalgia
-as a vapor bath for fevers and rheumatism
2. Clears Heat, Resists Poison: (TCM, Unani)
-Toxic Sores, Abscess, Urticaria (TCM)
-Scabies, Syphilis (Unani)
-Eczema with itching
-Snake or Insect bites
-Mosquito repellent
3. Moves Qi, Stops Spasm:
-Vomiting, Abdominal pain
-Hemorrhoid
Dose:
Infusion or Brief Decoction: 3–9 grams
Essential oil is used for Rheumatism
Comment:
Note that Bhangra is sometimes used for Eclipta alba in Unani Medicine.
Main Combinations:
1. Toxic Sores, Abscess, Scabies, Syphilis, Anisomeles with Neem leaf and bark, Fumitory, Henna, China root (as in Arq Mussafi)
Major Formulas:
Arq Mussafi (Unani)
Majun Muravvahul Arvah (Unani)
Tiryaq Farooq
Bala Taila (Ayurveda)
Cautions:
None noted