Use of Vrihati as Medicines

Use of Vrihati as Medicines

Vrihati is extensively used in the traditional medicine.

The root of Vrihati or Solanum Indicum is an ingredient of dasamula and is thus used in a great variety of diseases. It is regarded as expectorant and useful in cough and catarrhal affections.

Dose of Vrihati in Medicine
The following is an example of a compound decoction containing this drug. Take Solanum Indicum (vrihati), Solanum Jacquinii (kantakari), Sida cordifolia (bala), Justicia Adhatoda (vasaka) and raisins in equal parts and prepare a decoction in the usual way. This decoction is given in bronchitis with fever.

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