CHIRATA SWERTIA CHIRAYITA

CHIRATA (Swertia chirayita (Roxb. ex Fleming) H. Karst.) ++

Synonyms :
- Gentiana chirata Wall., G. chirayita Roxb. ex Fleming, Swertia chirata (Wall.) C. B. Clarke.

Activities (Chirata) :
- Alterative (f; DEP; EFS); Anthelminthic (f; DEP; EFS; SKJ; SUW); Anticholinergic (1; HH3; PH2); Antiedemic (1; HH3); Antiinflammatory (1; KAB; LAF; PH2); Antimalarial (1; LAF); Antipyretic (f; DEP; KAB; LAF; HHB; SKJ; SUW); Antitubercular (1; LAF); Astringent (f; KAB); Bitter (1; HHB; KAB; SKJ; SUW); Cholagogue (f; DEP); Choleretic (f; KAB); CNS-Depressant (1; HH3; PH2); Emollient (f; DEP); Hepatoprotective (1; LAF); Hypnotic (f; EFS); Hypoglycemic (1; HH3; PH2); Laxative (f; DEP; EFS; LAF; SUW); Secretagogue (1; FNF; PH2); Stomachic (1; EFS; HH3; KAB; SUW); Tonic (f; EFS; HHB; KAB; SUW); Uterosedative (f; KAB); Vermifuge (f; HHB; KAB).

Indications (Chirata) :
- Anemia (f; WOI); Anorexia (1; FNF; PH2); Arthrosis (1; KAB; LAF); Asthma (f; DEP; KAP; SKJ); Atony (f; DEP); Biliousness (f; DEP; SKJ); Bleeding (f; SKJ); Bronchosis (f; DEP; KAP; SKJ); Cancer (f; JLH; LAF); Cancer, abdomen (f; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH; LAF); Childbirth (f; SKJ); Cholera (f; HHB); Cold (f; DEP); Constipation (f; DEP; EFS; LAF; SUW); Debility (f; DEP; WOI); Dermatosis (1; FNF; KAB; LAF); Diabetes (1; PH2); Diarrhea (f; SUW; WOI); Dyspepsia (1; DEP; FNF; PH2); Dysuria (f; SKJ); Edema (1; FNF; HH3; LAF); Emaciation (f; SKJ); Enterosis (f; KAP; JLH; SKJ); Fever (f; DEP; KAB; LAF; HHB; SKJ; SUW); Gastrosis (f; WOI); Gingirrhagia (f; SKJ); Gonorrhea (f; SKJ); Gout (f; DEP; SUW; WOI); Gravel (f; SKJ); Hepatosis (f; HHB; SKJ); Hiccup (f; KAP); Hyperglycemia (1; HH3; PH2); Inflammation (1; KAB;
LAF; PH2); Itch (f; DEP); Leprosy (f; SKJ); Leukoderma (f; KAB; SKJ); Malaria (1; KAP; LAF; HHB); Nausea (f; KAP); Neurosis (f; PH2); Ophthalmia (f; KAB); Rheumatism (1; LAF); Scabies (f; KAB; SKJ); Sting (f; KAB; KAP); Swelling (1; HH3); Thirst (f; SKJ); Tuberculosis (f; LAF; SKJ); VD (f; SKJ); Vomiting (f; KAP); Worm (f; DEP; HHB; KAB; LAF).

Dosages (Chirata) :
- 300 - 2000 mg (HHB); 600 - 2000 mg (HH3); 14 - 28 ml tea (with cinnamon and clove) (KAP); 0.5 - 2 g root in decoction with honey for hiccup or nausea (KAP);10 - 20 drops 3 ×/day, between meals (PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Chirata) :
- Not covered (AHP). Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages (PH2). Not for patients with duodenal or gastric ulcers (PH2).