HEALTH BENEFITS OF ASTERCANTHA LANGIFOLIA (NEERMULLI)

Astercantha Longifolia is a medicinal herb which has lots of medicinal and curative properties. It is a herb that grows up to one or one and a half meters in height. Leaves of this plant are simile, shiny, ovate, lanceolate and opposite. 

Flowers of this plant are purple in color and has orange streaks. Seeds are red in color. Thorns arise near to leaf axils. Fruits are ovate, they become glabrous and glossy when mature. 

This plant usually grows in marshy fields such as ponds, river beds, paddy fields, etc. This herb can be found commonly in the sub-tropical and tropical regions of India, especially everywhere in Tamil Nadu and in various other parts of the world like Nepal, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Philippines. 

Vernacular names of the Astercantha Longifolia  are Neermulli in Tamil & Kannada, Jhinti in Hindi, Nirchulliin in Malayalam and Nirugobbi in Telugu.

Seeds of this plants are rich in Vitamin E, iron, proteins, etc. This plant contains terpenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids and is an aphrodisiac, which induces sexual desire. 

It is acts as renal tonic, diuretic, blood purifier, liver stimulant, detoxifier, kidney stone breaker and it helps to treat anemia, gingivitis, stomatitis, dental caries, urinary and kidney stones, edema, nocturnal ejaculation, dry skin, body heat, wounds, constipation, weakness of nervous system, headache, nourishes cells in the body, impotency, menstrual problems, etc.

Root of this herb normalizes bowel movement and relieves bloating which happens due to constipation.
strengthens the nervous system and reduces weakness.

How to use of this herb for treating wounds? Apply paste of this leaves to the wounds. It will cure the wound fully and quickly.

How to use of this herb to treat Anemia?
Make decoction out of the seeds and consume for 2 months. This will increase the number of Red Blood cells and removes Anemia.

Recipes
  • Take 1 gram of this seed powder with one glass of boiled milk. Have this mixture daily for one week. This will cure white discharge, cough, diarrhoea, menstrual problems, sinusitis and diabetes.  
  • Grind the seeds of neermulli, moringa seed and onion seeds and add milk to this. Consume this for one month. This mixture will increase sperm density, vitality and removes impotency, kidney stone, scabies, skin diseases, burning sensation in urinary tract, headache, fever, constipation.
  • Add 2 to 3 grams of seed powder with one glass of butter milk and consume this for one week daily morning and evening. 
  • Seed powder with honey will help reduce sugar levels and gives strength.
  • Decoction of this herb's leaves will cure gastric ulcer. 
Astercantha Longifolia

Comments

  1. Unknown20 February 2020 at 05:09

    A good information

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    1. Dr S Revathi29 June 2020 at 00:23

      thank you so much.
      vaazhga valamudan

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    2. Unknown8 April 2021 at 22:52

      What are the propositions for moringi seeds onion seeds and neer mulli seeds

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  2. Unknown8 June 2021 at 14:09

    If mix neermullai powder it's become like paste so we can consume paste or jst to tke boiled water of neermullai

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