kaseru :

General Use:

Swaras of Kaseru is used to jaundice. It cures vomiting and Pitta disorders. Tonic to heart muscles, help in milk secretion and breast development. Skin and eyes disorders.

Therapeutic Uses:

Tuber—nutritious, astringent, antidiarrhoeal, antiemetic, galactagogue, hypoglycaemic, diuretic, urinary antiseptic. Used in prescriptions for dysuria, diabetes, genitourinary affections, dyscrasia and as a spermopoietic and liver tonic.

Systemic Use:

Paste of Kaseru, Shrngaataka (Trapa natans), and lotus root, boiled with milk, was prescribed for treating threatened abortion (Sushruta Samhitaa).

Tonic properties of Kaseru were used for promoting spermatogenesis and lactation. Flowers were prescribed for jaundice; the tuber, pounded with rose-water, for vomiting, diarrhoea, burning sensation and eruptions. (Kaiyadeva Nighantu, Bhaavaprakaasha.

Administration:

The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India recommends the powder of the rhizome for promoting spermatogensis and development of breast.

Pharmacological:

Root considered sweet, colling, laxative, tonic to the liver, astringent, antidiarrheal, antiemetic.

- Studies have shown antidiabetic, antipyretic, analgesic, antihyperlipidemic, phytoremediative properties.

Dr Mohamed Rifas

A dual country licensed Ayurveda Physician, currently working in Dubai as Head of Ayurveda and Yoga department. He also works as visiting doctor for Dr Hassan Ayurveda Brain and Spine Specialty Hospital. He is specialized in joint issues, brain and spine related issues and gastrointestinal issues with respect to anxiety.
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