Cardiac Tonic & Blood Purifier Herbs

Cardiac Tonic & Blood Purifier Herbs

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Latin Name	Common name	Uses
Abrus precatorius	Bead Tree, Wild liquorice, Gunjha, Gunchi, Lalgadi, Chanoti	Leaves and root good blood purifier; powdered seeds boiled with milk are used as a powerful tonic and have aphrodisiac action on nervous system and cure paralysis and other nervous diseases; seeds contain abrin (a proteinaceous toxin) and abric acid
Acroptilon repens	Vasak	Whole plant blood purifier; cures skin diseases
Ajuba bracteosa	Neel-kanthi	Blood purifier, used to treat burns, boils, malarial fever, gonorrhoea and syphilis
Amaranthus spinosus	Kanta-bhaji	Whole plant blood purifier; regulates body heat, cough and cold (seeds)
Andrographis paniculata	Chirata, Chiretta, Kalamegh	Leaves and roots as blood purifier, useful bitter tonic, cures general debility, loss of appetite, skin diseases, cholera, dyspepsia, liver, spleen and gastric complications
Asparagus  officinalis	Garden asparagus, “Shoot mool”	Diuretic (roots); marked sedative effect on heart contraction (shoots)
Boerhavia diffusa	Hog weed, Ghetuli, Lal-Punarnava, Lal-vishkhapra, Patharchatta	Roots act as blood purifier, cures heart diseases, anaemia, epilepsy, jaundice, kidney, liver and urinary infections; regulates body heat
Cuscuta reflexa	Dodder, Amarbel, Akashbel	Seed alterative, their infusion with the addition of sarsaparilla is given for purifying blood; described under General Tonic Herbs
Digitalis lanata	Grecian Foxglove, Digitalis, Hiritpatri	Leaves contain digitoxin and various other glycosides used for treatment of cardiac ailments; promotes and stimulates activity of all muscle tissues; improves the tone and rhythm of the heart beats making the contractions more powerful and complete; facilitates blood flow into coronaries; aids and improves circulation & nutrition of heart muscle, and hastens the elimination of waste; used in case of congested heart failure and helps in restoration and regulation of the heart function: also stimulates digestive organs and all nervous system
Elettaria cardamomum	Cardamon, Chhoti Elaichi	Seeds cardiac stimulant, diuretic, carminative, purgative, digestive; check nausea, vomiting and bad breath; seeds used as flavour in several food items
Hemidesmus indicus	Country Sarsaparilla, Anantmul	Root decoction very good blood purifier, sweet, cooling, appetizing, nutritive tonic for nervous diseases, hypertension, laziness; cures impotency, constitutional debility; useful household remedy for genito-urinary diseases, venereal diseases and skin diseases
Jasminum arborescens, J. grandiflorum	Jasmine, Chameli	Leaves blood purifier, controls whooping cough spasm, bronchitis, asthma, madness; fragrant jasmine oil as sedative and neuralgia, good for heart and eyes; important ingredient in pharma beverages
Ocimum  sanctum	Sacred Basil, Tulsi	Leaves and seeds aromatic cardiac stimulant, blood purifier, cooling refrigerant, cures common cold and chronic fever, bronchitis, digestive complaints, and catarrh; root decoction cures malarial fever; as a prophylactic fresh leaves are very effective against malaria when taken with black pepper early in the morning
Plantago ovata	Spogel seeds, Ispaghul, Isabgul	Seed embryo oil contains linoleic acid (50%) which prevents arteriosclerosis; described under General Tonic Herbs
Swertia angustifolia S. chirata	Chirayit Gentian, Indian Gentian, Chiretta	Whole plant blood purifier and febrifuge; cure leprosy, leukoderma, scabies
Taraxacum officinalis	Dandelion, Crow parnish, Kanphul	Leaves and roots blood purifier and tonic; tea made by boiling flowers treats heart troubles; juice of fresh plant effective against liver diseases, chronic hepatitis, gastric ulcers, visceral congestion; roots increase urine flow; as tonic to treat liver and spleen ailments and stimulates appetite
Terminalia arjuna	Arjun Tree, White Murdah, Arjuna	Fruits and root cardiac tonic, stimulant, cooling; highly reputed to have a stimulant action on heart and a valuable remedy for heart diseases and dropsy resulting from heart troubles and hypertension
Tylophora asthmatica	Country Ipecacuanha, Antamul, Jangli pikvan	Leaves and root as blood purifier, alterative, bitter, aromatic and stimulant as the best indigenous substitute for ipecacuanha; very useful in asthma, chronic bronchitis and other respiratory diseases, loss of appetite, skin diseases, syphilis and leucorrhoea
Other cardiac tonic & blood purifiers: Allium sativum (Garlic): described under General Tonic Herbs Artemisia maritime (Santonia, Ajvayana): cardiac tonic and respiratory stimulant Bacopa monnieri (Brahmmi, Nirbrahmi): described under Brain Tonic Herbs Berberis aristata (Indian barberry, Chitra): described under Anti-cancer Herbs Cassia fistula (Golden Shower, Amaltas): described under Anti-cancer Herbs Cocos nucifera (Coconut, Nariyel): described under Aphrodisiac Herbs Curcuma domestica (Turmeric): blood purifier; described under General Tonic Herbs Eulopia campestris (Solam-misri): described under Aphrodisiac Herbs Lepidium sativum (Garden Cress, Chausur): described under Aphrodisiac Herbs Momordica charantia (Bitter gourd, Karela): described under Anti-diabetic Herbs Nardostachys jatamansi (Indian Spikenard, Jatamansi): described under Brain Tonic Herbs Strychnos nux-vomica (Nux-vomica): described under General Tonic Herbs Terminalia chebula (Chebulic myroblan, Black myroblan, Harada): described under Anti-diabetic Herbs Zizyphus jujuba, Z. mauritiana (Indian Plum, Ber): fruits good blood purifier, described under Aphrodisiac Herbs