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BARTANG
Part Used : Seed
The drug Bartang consists of dried seeds of Plantago major L. (Plantaginaceae); a perennial herb found in temperate and alpine Himalaya from Kashmir to Bhutan and upto 4000 m in Baluchistan , Sri Lanka, Burma, The Malay Peninsula extending to Afghanistan and Westwards to Atlantic . In India, it grows in Maharastra, Andhara Pradesh the Khasia Hills. Flowering and fruiting take place during July-September.
Temperament: Cold 3° Dry 3°
Action(s): Astringent (Qabiz), Anastaltic (Habis), Stimulant (Moharrik), Alterative (Moaddil)
Theraputic Use(s): Diarrhoea(Ishal), Dysentery(Zaheer), Epistaxis (Ruaf), Polymenorrhoea(Kasrat-e-Tams)
Dose: 5- 10g.
Important Formulation(s): Qurs-e-Kahruba
