Putranjiva
Description :
Putranjiva is a famous, moderate-sized, evergreen tree, growing up to 12 m in height. It has pendant branches and dark grey bark having horizontal lenticels. Leaves are simple, alternately arranged, dark green, shiny, elliptic-oblong, distantly serrated. Male flowers, with short stalks, in rounded axillary clusters, female flowers 1-3 in leaf axil.
It clearly indicates the importance of Putrajivak for conception and healthy maintenance of pregnancy. Because of this use, Putrajivak is also named as Garbhada and Garbhakara.
Details:
Common Name :child’s amulet tree, child-life tree, lucky bean tree
Bengali Name : putranjiva
Gujarati Name : putranjiva
Hindi Name : putrajiv
Kannada Name : menasinakale, putramjiva
Konkani Name : saman
Malayalam Name : puththilanji
Marathi Name : jivputrak, putrajivi
Oriya Name : poilundia, sutajivah
Sanskrit Name : apatyamjivah, putranjivah, shripadamapah
Tamil Name : kari-p-palai, puttira-civi
Telugu Name : kuduruuvvi, putra-jivika
Part Used :Root
Health Benefit and Uses :
- Putrajivak is recommended as a supplement for healthy and complication free pregnancy.
- Putrajivak is recommended for male and female infertility.
- Putrajivak paste is useful as an analgesic in headache, inflammation and abscess.
- Putrajivak improves both the quality and no. of healthy sperms.
- Putrajivak is very useful in maintenance of pregnancy till term in a healthy way.
- Putrajivak is also recommended for the complications of pregnancy specially the hypertension and edema of feet.
- Putrajivak nourishes and rejuvenates the eyes.
- Decoction of Putrajivak leaves and fruits is given in fever and common cold.