Sara punkha - Tephrosia purpurea
SARAPUNKHA
Botanical Name—Tephrosia purpurea (Linn.) Pers.
(T. hamiltomi Drumm ex Gamble Cracca purpurea L)
Family- FABACEAE
Names in different languages
Hindi-Saraphonkha; English- Wild Indigo or Purple tephrosia; Telugu-Vempali chettu; Bengali- Ban Neela; Marathi- Unhali; Gujrati & Punjabi- Sarpankho; Tamil—Kolingi; Malayalam- Katamiri,kozhighil; Kannada-Egyali.
Synonyms— Pliha satru, Ni1avrkãktti, imbiphalã, Mahousadhi
Introduction— Sarapunkha is not found in the vedic literature as well as in Caraka Sambita. Only references are traceable from the works of Suruta and Vagbhata it used in the management of Plihödara (splenomegaly).

Sara punkha - Tephrosia purpurea


