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Action
alterative, anodyne, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac,
cholagogue, disinfectant, diuretic, expectorant, intestinal
antiseptic, mildly laxative, lithotriptic, parasiticide, rejuvenative,
respiratory stimulant, tonic
Uses
asthma
cystitis
diabetes
dysuria
edema
epilepsy
gall stones
hemorrhoids
insanity
jaundice
kidney
obesity
sexual debility
skin diseases
menstrual disorders
parasites
Charaka says that "there is hardly any curable disease
which cannot be controlled or cured with the aid of Silajit".
According to GKN Nair and N. Mohanan, authors of "Medicinal
Plants of India," Silajit is specially employed in genito-urinary
diseases and in diabetes. It is used in gall stones, jaundice,
enlarged spleen, dyspepsia, worms, digestive disorders, piles,
adiposity, anasarca and anuria. Silajit is employed in cases
of renal stone, renal and bladder calculi, hysteria, neurasthenia,
epilepsy, insanity and nervous diseases. It is used in amenorrhoa,
dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, scrofula, tuberculosis, phthisis,
Ieprosy, eczema, elephantiasis, anaemia, anorexia, biliary
conjestion, chronic bronchitis. asthma, fracture of bones
etc. Silajit is markedly effective in the treatment of various
complications arising from diabetes."
Silajit is an effective tonic for anemia and general debility.
It causes uterine contractions and promotes expulsion of the
fetus. It is used as an antiseptic in parasitic diseases of
the skin; a paste is locally applied to relieve rheumatic
pain in joints, and in paralysis.
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