Indian Jalap {Operculinum turpethum}
Indian Jalap balances Pitta and Kapha
Ayurveda Characteristic and Uses
- Effect on doshas – Good for Pitta and Kapha
- Taste – Pungent, bitter
- Energetics – Heating
- Main Traditional Action: purgative and in high dose an emetic
- Other Traditional Uses:Anthelmintic, antipyretic, antibacterial, and used for liver disorder, flatulence and colic, constipation, ascites, myalgia, arthritis, inflammation, fever, pruritus, skin diseases, hemorrhoids, jaundice and tumors
Modern Research
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Indian Jalap and its components have been investigated for a number of biological activities such as: antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antifibrotic, anticlastogenic and hepatoprotective. |