The Ultimate Guide To GOJHIVA PLANT

GOJIHVA

 Botanical Name: Onosma bracteatum wall.

Classification:

§  According To Modern

o   Kingdom –  Plantae

o   Order – Polemoniales

o   Family – Boraginaceae

§  According To Ayurveda

• Charak : Saka varga
• Sushruta : Saka Varga
• Bhavprakash : guducyadi varga

§  Other Names Of Gojihva plant :

Hindi name – Goaza, GanjabaGoziya
English name- Cow’s tongue / Lisanussoar, Sedge herb
Arabic name- Taharatulsanulshur or Lasanulshur
Bengali name- Gaozaban, Dadishaka
Gujarathi name- Bhopathsri
Kannada name- Yettina Nalage
Marathi name- Pathari
Parasi name- Kalamarumi
Telugu name- Yedunalaka chattu
Urdu name – Gaozaban,

• General Information :

 Habit- Hirsute herb. Stem- Erect, stout. leaves – Radical leaves are larger, 15 cm long and 25 cm wide. Cauline leaves are 5 cm long and 2 cm wide, acuminate tip. The upper surface is hispid. Lower leaves are lanceolate, upper leaves are ovate-lanceolate, silky white beneath. Inflorescence- Capitate, Flowers – in dense silky heads 5 to 7.5 cm in diameter., Fruit- Nutlets, 4 mm and acute.

• Types Of Plants:

Bh. Pr. Ni. – 2 TYPES

1. Onosma Bracteatum
2. Elephantopus scaber

• Properties (Gunadharma):
  • Rasa –Madhura (Sweet), Tikta (Bitter)
  • Vipak-Madhura
  • Virya –Sheeta
  • Guna –Laghu, Snigdha
• Specific Parts:

Leaf, flower.

• Doshaghnata:

Pittashamak, kaphanissarak.

• Shlok:

             गोजीह्रामधुरा स्निग्धा सतीक्ता वातपित्तनुत Ι

             कफनि:सारिणी शिता सरा मुत्र विरेचणी Ι

             श्वासे कासे ज्वरे दाहे मुत्रकृछ्रे च शस्यते Ι Ι प्र. नि.

• Benefits: Gojihva is an Ayurvedic plant used for the treatment of stomatitis, wound, jaundice, constipation, weakness of the cardiac muscles and rhinitis etc

It should be used in vibandha, kamala and udavarta being anulomana and mriduvirechana. In hriddrava, hriddaurbalya, upadansha and amavata being shamak, balya to hridaya and raktashodhana.

A phanta made of yashtimadhu and banafshaha should be administered in pratishyaya, kasay shvasa and shlaishmik sannipat a (pneumonia). In unmade and manodaurbalya being mastishkabalya. In mootrakrichchhara and pooyameha being snehana to mootramarga: in jvaraja, trishna and daha and in samanyadaurbalya being madhuravipaki and balya.

• Formulation ( kalp ) :

Arka Gavjaban, Banafshadi quatha.

• Dosage :

Patra : 2 to 4 gm

Pushpa : 3 to 6 gm.

• Home Remedies :

Twak vikara (Skin diseases)

Kwatha ( Decoction ) of a fresh plant of Gojihwa (Onosma bracteatum ) is used to wash eczema.

Atisara ( Diarrhoea)

Kwatha ( Decoction ) of the root and leaves of Gojihwa ( Onosma Bracteatum ) is taken with jiraka (Cuminum cyminum) and buttermilk in case of Atisara (Diarrhoea).

• Research Corner :

Wound healing activity of ethanolic extract of aerial parts of Onsoma bracteatum was evaluated on excision and incision model in albino rats in the form of ointment with two concentrations ( 5% and 10 % w/w). both concentrations of the ethanolic tested when compared with the control group. Nitrofurazone ointment (0.2% W/w) was used as a standard.