Kalmegh has been used over many centuries as a household remedy specifically for jaundice and fevers, especially the intermittent type. It is a component of over 50% of the multi-ingredient herbal formulations available in India for the treatment of liver ailments and many books on Indian material medical equate the therapeutic applications of the plant with those of chiretta, Sweetie chirata (qv).
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Kalmegh is used mainly for liver disorders and jaundice. A decoction or infusion of leaves is used in general debility and dyspepsia and a tincture of the root as a tonic, stimulant and aperient. The macerated leaves and juice, together with carminative spices such as cardamom, clove and cinnamon, may be made into pills and prescribed for gripe and other stomach ailments in infants. The leaves and roots also find use as an antispasmodic, febrifuge, stomachic, alterative, anthelmintic anodyne, antiseptic, laxative, astringent, and antipyretic and have been used as an adjunct in the treatment of diabetes, malaria, cholera, dysentery, enteritis, gastritis, pneumonia, pyelonephritis and even rabies. It is also a major constituent of switradilepa, an Ayurvedic preparation which is used to treat vitiligo.
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