Nagbala Capsule

Naga bala

Botanical name – Sida veronicafilia

Family name – Malvaceae

English name – Heart leaf fan pettals, snake mallow

Common name – Gudha sarkara

Synonyms – Ganngeruki, visvadeva, arista, khanda, jhasa, sita bala, bhoomi bala.

Habit – Gross in tropical regions

Useful part – Root

Common uses :-

1- Nagabala churna with ghee and honey is used in urakshata kseena. The root of nagabala with milk promotes strength and life span. Powder of nagabala root with arjuna cures heart diseases, cough and dyspnoea.

2- To get aphrodisiac property, its root powder 3 gm should be taken along with milk. In boils or wounds, its root powder should be used externally.  Its juice is also helpful to healing the same. In diarrhoea, decoction of its leaves should be taken in the dose of 40 ml.

Indications – Nagbala has properties to pacify provocation of Vata and Pitta humor. It is useful as nervine tonic, brain tonic, demulcent, anti-acidic, expectorant, antipyretic, diuretic, aphrodisiac, carminative and cardiac tonic. Also in Vata vyadhi, koshtagata vata, kasa, raktapradara, amlapitta, urakshata, shosha, shukra dourbalya, jwara, gridroga, rakta pitta.

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