Gul Mehendi

Botanical name : Impatiens balsamina Linn.Family : BalsaminaceaeGul Mehendi

Introduction

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Kashaya Guna : Guru, SnigdhaVirya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English : Garden balsamHindi : Gul MehendiMalayalam : Balsam

DISTRIBUTION :Cultivated in gardens, throughout India

PLANT DESCRIPTION: Small succulent annual herb grows up to 30 cm in height. Leaves simple, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, serrate; Flowers showy, varying colored, axillary, solitary or in pairs. Fruits pale green dehiscent capsules, containing small globose reddish seeds.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, inflammation, burns and scalds, ulcers, constipation, arthritis, urinary retention and excessive exfoliation of skin.

USEFUL PARTS : Whole plant.