Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Pueraria tuberosa (Willd.) DC. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Pueraria tuberosa (Willd.) DC. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].

Pankaj Oudhia

Introduction

Based on Ethnobotanical surveys since year 1990 in different parts of India Pankaj Oudhia has documented vital information about Medicinal Plants mentioned in the famous publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918). Through this research document Pankaj Oudhia has tried to present original document with additional notes. For complete paper with pictures, Interactive Tables, Video and Audio clips please visit pankajoudhia.com


For original publication by Kirtikar and Basu (1918) please visit https://archive.org/details/indianmedicinalp01kirt


388. Pueraria tuberosa, B.C. h.f.b.l. ii. 197.

Syn. : — Hedysarum tuberosum, Roxb. 580.

Vern. : — Bidari-kand, bilai-kand (H.) ; Shimeeya, batrajee
(B.) ; Sural, siali (Pb.) ; Daree, goomodee (Tel.); Gorabel
(Raj.) ; Dari (Bomb.) ; Karwia-nai (Guz.).

Habitat : — Hills of the Konkan, Dekkan, Canara, West
Himalaya, Simla, Kumaon, Orissa, Nepal, Circars, Behar,
Chota Nagpore.

A large-deciduous, pubescent climber, with woody tubercu-
lated stem, tuberous rooted- Bark brown iin. thick, peeling
off in vertical strings. Wood very porous, soft, perishable,
white when fresh cut, afterwards turning brown, fibrous.
The pretty purple blue flowers appear before the leaves. Leaves
of 3 leaflets. Leaflets broadly ovate, entire or sinuate, pointed,
long stalked ; smaller equally sided. Flowers |in. long, in
small clusters, crowded in long, panicled racemes. Calyx Jin.
densely covered with red brown hairs ; teeth short acute, 2
upper nearly or quite united. Standard orbicular ; keel nearly
straight, obtuse, slightly shorter than the wings. Upper
stamen free at both ends, but connected at the middle with
the sheath formed by the others. Ovary hairy ; style glabrous,
abruptly incurved at base ; stigma small capitate, pod flat,
densely grey, hairy, 2-3in., deeply constricted between the
seeds, tipped with persistent style- base. Seeds 2-6, separated
by partitions.

Parts used : — The roots. [Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: All parts are used as medicine.]

Use: — The root peeled and bruised into a cataplasm is



446 INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS.

employed by the Natives of the mountains where it grows to
reduce swellings of the joints (Roxburgh).





Also given as a demulcent and refrigerant in fevers (Watt).
In Nepal, it is employed as an emetic and tonic, and is also
believed to be lactagogue.
[Pankaj Oudhia’s Comment: Pueraria is an integral part of Indian Traditional Healing. It is used both internally as well as externally in thousands of Herbal Formulations. I have documented information about over 350,000 Traditional Herbal Formulations in which Pueraria is added as important ingredient. It seems there is endless knowledge about this herb and in future the list of herbal formulations will become more exhaustive. Among Traditional Cancer Experts Pueraria is popular. In over 8000 Traditional Herbal Formulations Pueraria is added as secondary ingredient. In over 15000 Traditional Herbal Formulations for sexual health Pueraria is added as Tertiary ingredients. In Central India Pueraria is added as nonary ingredient in over 20000 Traditional Herbal Formulations. These Formulations are not mentioned in ancient literature related to different systems of medicine in India. Modern researchers have also yet not done much work on this important species. Pueraria based Formulations are popular among the Healers. Please see Table Puer-1 to Puer-100 for exhaustive lists of Pueraria based Herbal Formulations.]   

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Citation


Oudhia, Pankaj (2013). Pankaj Oudhia’s Notes on Pueraria tuberosa (Willd.) DC. [Kirtikar, Kanhoba Ranchoddas, and Baman Das Basu. "Indian Medicinal Plants." Indian Medicinal Plants. (1918)].. www.pankajoudhia.com

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