Jivanti
Botanical name – Leptadenia reticulata
Family name – Asclepiadaceae
English name – Leptadenia
Common name – Holostemma Creeper
Synonyms – Jivani, Jiva, Jivanya, Sakasreshta, Hemalata, Payasvini.
Habit – Perennial shrub
Useful Parts – Roots, Leaves, Fruits, Flowers, and Whole plant
Common Uses –
1- Jivanti have digestive quality and it is used in constipation and colitis, and as an ointment in allergy due to Pitta.
2- It is a cardio-tonic and cures bleeding disorders. It is also used in bronchitis as an expectorant. It is an aphrodisiac and improves seminal quality through its specific action on the reproductive organs; also used in Spermatorrhea.
3- It is a diuretic, used in dysuria, burning micturition, and pyuria. Jivanti also benefits in fever, burning, and phthisis and also in defective eyesight.
Indications-
It is used externally in disorders of skin, throat, and wounds as a paste. It is used internally in burning sensation, herpes, cough, urinary disorders, cardiac disorders, and weakness.
Product description – Chyawanprash and Jivanti powder.