Description

Anantmool is a slender, twining and semi-erect shrub found throught the India. It has thickened nodes in the cylindrical stem and woody, aromatic, underground roots. It has dark-green, elliptical-oblong to linear-lanceolate shaped leaves, alternatively arranged in a pair. Its flowers have five petals and are found in clusters, greenish in color towards the outside and purplish to yellow-orange on the inside. Its fruits are divergent long follicles, 2-4 inches long. The leaves and roots of the plant are widely used in Ayurveda for their medicinal properties.

Health benefits

• Anantmool acts as a detoxifying herb that helps to clean the body inside out. It helps in blood purification and improves skin texture.⁽¹⁾
• It helps to treat gynecological problems like leucorrhea, menorrhagia and dysmenorrhea.⁽¹⁾
• -It is helpful in clearing infections and blocks in the reproductive system of males and females.⁽¹⁾
• It has cooling properties that help to neutralize abnormal acid secretion in the gut.⁽¹⁾
• It can prove helpful in bringing down high fever.⁽¹⁾
• It acts as a good brain tonic and can be given to children with speech disorders and autism.⁽¹⁾
• It can also be beneficial for people suffering from depression and psychiatric disorders. ⁽¹⁾

Selection Guide

Anantmool is available in powder form or as anantmool churna(in combination with other herbs).