Embelia, Vidanga Vidanga, Viranga (Ayurveda) Vayvidankam (Siddha) Birang-e-Kabuli, Bao Birang (Unani) Byi tang ga  བྱི་ཏང་ག  (Tibetan) Xian Suan Qiang (TCM)

Embelia ribes
Kirtikar & Basu, Indian medicinal plants, 1918

Embelia ribes
(Photo by Dinesh Valke) (Wikimedia)

Embelia fruit
(Calcutta Unani College, Adam, 2019)

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Botanical name:

Embelia ribes, E. robusta

Parts used:

Dried Fruit; Seed; sometimes the root

Temperature & Taste:

Warm, dry. Bitter, pungent

Uses:

1. Kills Worms: (Seed; Ayurveda, Unani)
-Roundworm, Threadworm, especially Tapeworm
-“It expels Phlegm, Tapeworms and other Worms from Intestines”. (Avicenna)

2. Warms the Stomach, Clears Damp, Benefits Qi: (TCM, Tibet, Ayurveda)
-Colic, Flatulence; prevents Constipation
-a few of the fruit added to children’s Milk to prevent Colic and Worms

3. Clears Wind-Phlegm and Damp:
-Traditionally as a purgative of Phlegm, Pituitous and Burnt Bile Humors
-Cough, Bronchitis, Wheezing
-Scrofula, swollen glands, Tumors from Melancholy and Phlegm
-Vitiligo and skin pigmentation problems; Leprosy
-Headache
-“It is useful in Rheumatism and Gout. It expels the Phlegm from the Joints’. (Avicenna)
-Wind-Damp obstructing the nerves: Hemiplegia, Paralysis, Facial Paralysis, Tremors, Nerve disorders (Unani)

4. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-Edema, Ascites
-Dysuria, cloudy urine, Gravel, Stones
-high Uric acid
-Jaundice

5. Moves the Blood, Promotes Menstruation:
-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
-used as a Contraceptive
-Hemorrhoids (Tibet)

6. Rasayana:
-strengthens the Body; tonic to the 7 body constituents (Rasayana); regarded as preventing Old age. (Susruta)
-Diabetes related to Phlegm

7. Externally:
-applied to Ringworm and fungal infections
-in gargles and mouth washes for Sore Throat and Mouth Sores
-root-bark is applied to Toothache
-used in nasal medications in India

Comment:

The Urine may become red with its use.

Dose:

… available in PRO version

Correctives:

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Substitutes:

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Main Combinations:

1. As a tonic, and to delay old age:
i. Embelia with … available in PRO version
ii. Embelia, … available in PRO version
iii. strengthen the Stomach, clear Phlegm and promote longevity, … available in PRO version
2. Worms 
i. Embelia powder … available in PRO version
ii. Embleia with … available in PRO version
iii. Embleia with … available in PRO version
iv. with Indigestion, Embelia with … available in PRO version
v. … available in PRO version
vi. Myrrh with Fern, Embelia ribes, … available in PRO version
vii. Embelia with … available in PRO version
3. Indigestion, Hepatitis, Embelia with … available in PRO version
4. Hyperacidity, Embelia with … available in PRO version
5. Skin diseases:
i. Embelia with … available in PRO version
6. Urinary disorders:
i. Embelia with … available in PRO version
7. Diabetes from Phlegm:
i. Embelia, … available in PRO version
ii. Embelia, … available in PRO version
8. Obesity:
i. Embelia, … available in PRO version
ii. Embelia, … available in PRO version
9. Hemiplegia, Facial Paralysis, Tremors, Nerve disorders, Embelia with … available in PRO version
10. As an oral contraceptive, … available in PRO version

Major Formula:

Nutmeg Powder (Jatiphaladi Churna) (Ayurveda)
Powder of China root (Chobchini Churna) (Ayurveda)
Rolled Turquoise 13 (Gyu dril 13) (Ribetan Medicine)
Mahasudarsana Churna
Amrutadi Guggulu

Cautions:

1. Generally not used long-term in full doses.
2. Not used during pregnancy
3. Avoid in excess Heat (Pitta-Bile) conditions.
4. Research has shown it to reduce testosterone levels and can reduce male fertility.
5. It has been banned in some countries including U.K.

Main Preparations used: