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Medicinal properties of Fox Nut (Euryale ferox ) or “Makhana”
Medicinal properties of Fox Nut (Euryale ferox ) or “Makhana”
The plant
fox nut belongs to the family Nymphaeaceae. It is popularly
known as “Makhana” in India. It grows in
water and is found in
India, Korea, Japan and Russia.
Fox nut plant does not have stem. It has large round leaves and
produces bright purple flowers. The whole plant is covered with
small thorns (kantaka) .The leaves of fox nut plant have green
upper surface and purple shaded lower surface. This plant
produces fruits which are about the size of a small orange. Each
fruit contains 8-10 seeds which are of pea size.
According to texts of
ayurveda
fox nut or makhana tastes sweet ( madhura rasa) and is heavy
(guru) to digest. It increases moisture level in body tissues (snigdha
and sheeta veerya).
Medicinal properties of makhana
The seeds of
foxnut are used in ayurvedic preparations. Fox nut alleviates
vata and pitta
dosha. It strengthens the heart and is very useful in
anemia. Makhana increases
quality and
quantity of semen, prevents
premature ejaculation,
increases libido
and helps in female infertility. It is an important ingredient
of herbal preparations used for
erectile
dysfunction. It strengthens body and increases energy level.
Because of its aphrodisiac properties it is grouped under "vrishyadi
varga". The herbs under this group are used in
vajikarana
therapy.
This article is copyrighted. This article is copy righted. The
author Dr.SavithaSuri is an Ayurvedic Physician and web master
of http://www.ayurhelp.com
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