Plant |
Family | Gentian family (Gentianaceae) |
English |
Chairata, Chirata, Chirayita, Chirayta, Chiretta |
Latin |
Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) Karst., Swertia chirata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Fleming.)H.Karst. |
Plantparts | Entire plant, Flower, Herb, Plant, Sap, Unspecified |
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Ungrouped Diseases & Uses |
Ague, Aids digestion, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Antifebrile, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, antihelmintic, Antimalarial, Anti-Paludic, antipyretic, Aperient, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, blood cleanser, blood cleansing, Blood-purifier, catharic, Cathartic, Cleanses the blood, depurant, Depurative, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, dispel worms, dispepsia, dyspepsia, Eupeptic, expel worms, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, helmint, Hepatic, improves digestion, indigestion, laxative, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, movements of the bowel, Pick-me-up, Poor digestion, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Pungent, purgative, purify blood, purify the blood, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, stimulant, Stimulants, stimulates digestion, stimulating, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, to cleanse the blood, treatment for worms, Used as a stimulant, Vermicide, vermifugal, vermifuge, Warming digestive, weak stomach, worm, worms |
TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine |
TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin |
Local (Geographical) use |
Phytomedical used in northern India, Phytomedical use in Nepal |
Ingredients |
| | Copper, gentianine, gentiopicrin, Lupeol, Oleic acid, Palmitic acid, resin, Stearic acid, Sweroside, tannin, zinc, Β-amyrin |
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