अग्निमन्थ

By
Dr Ashwini Jeerankalagi
Assistant Professor
Department of Dravyaguna
BLDEA’s AVS AMV - Vijayapur
 L. N. and Family
Bruhat or Vruddha Agnimantha
Laghu or Kshudra Agnimantha
Premna integrifolia
Premna obtusifolia Clerodendron phlomoidis
Premna serratifolia
Premna corymbosa Clero = chance
Dendron = tree
Premna = a stump
Integrifolia = entire leaf
Verbinaceae

Verbinaceae Nirgundi kula

Vernacular names
English = Headache tree / Glory bower
Kannada = Arani/Aairanamula/Taggi gida
Hindi = Arni
Marathi = Arani, Rantakali
Tamil = Taludalai
Telegu = Nellicetta
पर्याय
अग्निमन्थ = अग्निं मथ्नाति दीपनत्वात् ।
अग्निमथनः = अग्निर्मथ्यतेऽनेनारणि रूपेण ।
अरणिकः = अरणिरूपेण प्रयुज्यमानः ।
गणिकारिका = गणे समूहे भवा प्रसरन्ति च ।
जया = जयति रोगान् ।
जयन्ति = रोगान् जयन्ति ।
तर्कारि = लौकिकी संज्ञा ।
नादेयी = नद्यां भवा ।
वातघ्नि = वातं हन्ति इति ।
Classification
Charaka - शोथहर, शीतप्रशमन, अनुवासनोपग ।
Sushruta - वीरतरवादि, वरुणादि, वातसंशमन ।
 Morphology
Bruhat Agnimantha Kshudra Agnimantha
Premna integrifolia Clerodendron phlomoidis

a large shrub or small tree, A large bush or small

large branches, usually
spinous.
Bark is yellowish brown,
with yellowish lenticels,
woody, aromatic root.
tree about 3m height
with more or less
pubescent branches.
 leaves
Bruhat Agnimantha Kshudra Agnimantha
Premna integrifolia Clerodendron phlomoidis

Simple, broadly oblong Obtuse or acute, ovate or

or ovate, base rounded, sub-rhomboid, margin is
margin entire or dentate, coarsely crenate-dentate,
very shortly acuminate undulate, base is
tip, membranous when truncate or sub-cordate,
young and coriaceous petioles are long.
when matured.
 Flowers
Bruhat Agnimantha Kshudra Agnimantha
Premna integrifolia Clerodendron phlomoidis

Dense greenish to yellow, Flowers are fragrant,

unpleasant smell in white, axillary cymes.
corymbiform cymose
panicles.
 Fruit
Bruhat Agnimantha Kshudra Agnimantha
Premna integrifolia Clerodendron phlomoidis

Drupe, globose, green in Drupe, depressed and 4

unripe state and lobed, black colour,
becomes black after succulent.
ripening.
Seeds are 4, pear shaped.
 Distribution
Bruhat Agnimantha Kshudra Agnimantha
Premna integrifolia Clerodendron phlomoidis

South Indian North Indian

Agnimantha, specially Agnimantha.
Kerala. Drier parts of Bihar,
Punjab, West Bengal.
 Chemical composition
Bruhat Agnimantha Kshudra Agnimantha
Premna integrifolia Clerodendron phlomoidis

Luteolin Clerodin
Betulin Cerolic acid
Pectolinarigenin
Properties
रस = तिक्त, कटु, कषाय
गुण= लघु, रूक्ष
वीर्य = उष्ण
विपाक = कटु
दोशघ्नता = कफवातशामक
कर्म = शोथहर, दीपन, शीतप्रशमन
Indication
शोथ
पाण्डु
वात व्याधि
वसामेह
शीतपित्त
उदर
कु ष्ट
स्थौल्य
 USES
Stoulya = shilajatu + agnimanth swarasa (int).
Shotha = Arani kshara + Jala (both int & ext). Nighantu
Ratnakara mentions laghu agnimantha is better for
lepana and upanaha in shopha, Gandamala, shula.
Pandu and kshaya = patra swarasa or twak kwatha (int)
Ardhaavabhedaka = beeja kalka (ext)
Hikka and kshaya = pushpa are used.
Part used and dosage
मूल त्वक् , पत्र ।
Choorna = 1-3 gms
Yoga
Agnimantha kashaya
Dashamularishta
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