Witnessed by: Ayurveda
Turk's turban (Clerodendrum phlomidis), of the Lamiaceae family. Much-branched deciduous shrub or small tree of arid scrub; native range: dry plains and scrub of the Indian subcontinent. Globally recognized as arani, agnimantha in Sanskrit, arni in Hindi, and Turk's turban, wind-killer in English. The part used is root, root bark, leaves. Pale woody root with a warming, faintly bitter-astringent taste; leaves aromatic when crushed.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
TURK'S TURBAN
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- Turk's turban
- Scientific name
- Clerodendrum phlomidis L.f.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
Form
- Part used
- root, root bark, leaves
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Ayurveda
- bitter (tikta) · astringent (kashaya) · sweet (madhura)
Temperature
- Ayurveda
- heating (ushna virya)
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Ayurveda
- carminative and digestive (deepana, pachana), anti-inflammatory (shothahara), vata-anchoring (vatahara), diuretic (mutrala)
Cautions
- Contraindications
- heating, so use cautiously in pitta excess and bleeding tendencies
- Toxicity
- no significant toxicity at customary doses
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