Hemidesmus indicus
Hemidesmus indicus
As medicine “Anantmool” holds a repute place in all systems of medicine in India. The roots are used as addition in main treatment of snakebite and scorpion sting. It improves the general health, plumpness, clearness and strength succeeding to emaciation. Said to be useful in affections of the kidneys, scrofula, skin disease, venereal disease, nephritis complaints for sore mouths of children, syphilis, gonorrhea and appetite.
Hemidesmus root is said to be tonic, diuretic and alternative. The native healers in India are said to use it in nephritis complaints, syphilis and in the sore mouth of children. The native healers in India are said to use it in nephritis complaints, syphilis and in the sore mouth of children. It promotes health and energy and always cures all kinds of diseases caused by vitiated blood. The plant is said to be alternative, diaphoretic, tonic used in autoimmune disease, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic skin diseases, asthma, bronchitis, gonorrheal, neuralgia, syphilis, venereal diseases, nephritis complaints, scrofula.
Active principal: The flavonoids glycosides – hyperoside, isoquercitin and rutin – found in flowers whereas in the leaves only hyperoside and rutin were identified.
2.5% tannins present in leaves. Roots are reported to contain sitosterol. A new ester identified as lupeol octacosanoate in addition to the known compound – lupeol, lupeol acetate etc., coumarin, terpenoid, saponins, essential oil, starch, tannic acid also present.
Uses:
- i) It is very useful in the treatment of fever, dysentery etc.
- ii) It also control asthma, bronchitis, blood disorders, etc.
- iii) The root used in a tonic carminative.
- iv) It also used rhemulism, coals, fever etc.
- v) It is blood purifier.
- vi) It is useful in skin disease, arthroites, rhemulism, chronic nervous disease etc.
- vii) Root decoction also helps in blood purification and urinary disorders.
- viii) Roots also used by the tribals in skin treatment, jaundice and dysentery.
- ix) The tribals of Rajasthan use the paste of roots in the scorpion sting.
