Malayalam Name - മേന്തോന്നി (menthonni)
It is one of the seven upavishas. Antidote for many poisons of plant and animal origin.
Antidote for snake poison.
Tuber is the useful part.
It is applied as a paste on the umbilical region and the palms/ soles for treating placental retension.
Rasa - tiktha , Kashaya
Guna - laghu, ruksha
Veerya - Ushna
Vipaka - Katu
Regards,
Reshmi
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Reshmi Sarin.
By doing well the duty which is nearest to us, the duty which is in our hands now, we make ourselves stronger; and improving our strength in this manner step by step, we may reach a state in which it shall be our privilege to do the most coveted and honored duties in life and in society _ Swami Vivekananda