Salvadora presica (pilu)

Brihat Trayi texts as well as the Nighantu works have quoted Pilu several times. It is used for Nasya karma mainly. After the development of Rasa Sastra, it is described that Pilu is one of the sources of Navasara.

Botanical Description – It is small tree bearing light green coloured flowers.

Major Chemical Constituents– Tri ighantuy (root bark); glucotropaeolin (leaves & stem); minfiensine, normavacurine (whole plant).

Part Used– Fruit, seed, root bark, leaf.

Dosage– Seed powder 1-3g; decoction 50-100 ml.