Witnessed by: Ayurveda
Prishnaparni (Uraria picta), of the Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family. Erect wiry undershrub with narrow variegated leaves and curved pink pods; native range: the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Southeast Asia, on dry grassy ground. Globally recognized as prishniparni · prithakparni · chitraparni in Sanskrit, dabra · pithvan in Hindi, and prishnaparni · painted uraria in English. The part used is root, whole plant. Slender woody root, sweetish and astringent, with mottled leaves that fold at dusk.
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.
PRISHNAPARNI
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- prishnaparni
- Scientific name
- Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv. ex DC.
- Family
- Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Form
- Part used
- root, whole plant
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Ayurveda
- sweet · bitter · astringent (madhura , tikta , kashaya)
Temperature
- Ayurveda
- heating (ushna)
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Ayurveda
- tridoshahara, jwaraghna (antipyretic), grahi (checks diarrhoea), balya (strengthening), vishaghna (antitoxic), vrishya
Cautions
- Contraindications
- regarded as a mild and broadly safe drug
- Toxicity
- no significant toxicity recorded in classical use
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