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  • वीरणम्
  • वीरणस्यमूलं
  • वीरतरुः
  • वीरम्
  • वीरवृक्षः
  • वीरवति
  • शक्तुफला
  • शुकतरुः
  • शुकनास
  • शुकप्रियः
  • शुकपुष्पः
  • शक्रपुष्पः
  • शक्रशाखी
  • शुक्लकन्दा
  • शुक्लफल

    • Name - वीरणम्

    Botanical name - Vetiveria zizanioides

    Description - Tufted aromatic rhizomatous herbs. Leaves linear, erect, rigid, hairy at base. Inflorescence lax, oblong, paniculate. Spikelets linear-lanceolate, yellowish-green or olive-green.

    Chemical Constituents- It contains an essential oil with a ketone fraction varying from 20% to 90%. Oil consists of sesquiterpene hydrocarbon isobisabolene, ketone epizanone; oil contains allokhusiol, epikhusinol, isovalencenol, khusiones, lemvojunenol, vetiselinenol, zizanoic acid, zizanene, khusiol, cyclocopacamphenol zizanol, khusol, khusinol, epoxy alcohol, khusinol oxide, khusenic, isokhusenic acids, khusimene, khusimol.

    Use - Vetiver oil obtained from roots is diaphoretic, stimulant and refrigerant, used in colic, flatulence and obstinate vomiting. Provides relief when applied in rheumatism, lumbago and sprains