talamulika :

General Use:

Kali musli is tonic for health, and cures general weakness. It is also prescribed in the treatment of piles, jaundice, asthma, diarrhea, and gonorrhea. It is present in several herbal formulations for gynecological problems, and sexual weakness of males. Kali musli is bitter, appetizer, nervine, adaptogenic, sedative, anticonvulsive, and rogenic, and anti-inflammatory drug

Therapeutic Uses:

Arsa, Vataroga, Karsya, Kstaksina

Systemic Use:

It is useful in pruritus, skin diseases, asthma, bronchitis, jaundice, diarrhea, cuts and wounds, colic, vomiting, erectile impotence, spermatorrhoea, general weakness, burning, fatigue, piles and menorrhagia

Administration:

Extracts and pills

Pharmacological:

- Root is aromatic, slightly bitter, mucilaginous to taste, considered demulcent, diuretic, and restorative.

- According to Ayurveda, root is healing, demulcent, aphrodisiac, appetizer, alternative, immunostimulant, hepatoprotective, antioxidant, anticancer, tonic and antidiabetic.

- According to Unani, root is carminative, tonic, aphrodisiac, antipyretic.

- Studies have suggested anticancer, antihepatotoxic, and immunomodulatory activities.