Chiraita
| Botanical Name | Swertia Chirata Buch |
| Common Name | Chiraita |
| Family | Gentianaceae |
| Part-Used | Whole plant |
Description:
This is a Himalayan Herb at altitude of 4000 feet from Kashmir , Nepal , Bhutan . Also seen in Uttaranchal , Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in India.
Active Compounds:
The plant is bitter due nto ophelic and chiratin, a yello bitter glucoside, other compounds are resins, gum, carbonates and phosphates of potash, lime and magnesia, ash 4 to 6 p.c.
Medicinal Properties:
Bitter tonic, stomachic, febrifuge and anthelmintic, appetizer,laxative, alterative, antidiarrhoeic and antiperiodic.
Uses:
This herb is used mostly to treat intermittent fevers, skin diseases, intestinal worms, bronchial asthma, burning of the body, regulating the bowels, dyspepsia and skin diseases.
