Botanical Name
Onosma bracteatum Wall.
Family
Boraginaceae.
Synonyms
Onosma adenopus I.M. Johnst., Onosma affinis Hausskn. ex Riedl.
Regional Name
English : Sedge, Hindi : Gaujaban, Gojiya, Sanskrit : Darvipatra, Vrsajihva, Kharaparnini, Urdu : Gaozaban, Punjabi : Kazban, Gujrati : Bhonpathari, Galajibhi, Bengali : Gojika Sak, Gojialata, Dadisha, Kannada : Shankha Huli, Aakalanalige, Gojaba, Malayalam : Kozhuppu, Marrathi : Govjaban, Paatharee, Oriya : Kharsan, Kharaptra, Tamil : Kharaptra, Dharviptra, Kozha, Telgu : Yeddunaluka.
Part Used
Whole Plant.
Description
Gojiha is a perennial, hirsute or hispid herb, sparsely distributed in North Western Himalayas from Kashmir to Kumaon at altitudes of 3,500-4,500 m. Stem - Cut pieces available in 5-9 cm long and 3.2 to 4.7 cm in dia., flattened, erect, stout; rough due to white, hard, hispid hairs and cicatrices, and longitudinal wrinkles; colour greenish-yellow; fracture, short, odour and taste not characteristic. Leaf - Lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 12-30 cm long, 1.5-3.5 cm broad, acuminate tubercle-based hispid hairs present on both surfaces; greenish to light yellow on top and white beneath.
Phytoconstituents
Tannins and Sugars.
Ayurvedic Properties
Rasa : Madhura, Tikta, Kasaya, Guna : Laghu, Vipaka : Madhura, Virya : Sita, Karma : Grahi, Hrdya, Kaphahara, Pittahara, Vatala.
Ayurvedic Applications
Raktapitta, Kustha, Jvara, Svasa, Kasa, Aruci, Prameha, Raktavikara,Vrana, Danta Roga.
Medicinal Uses
It is used to reduces the symptoms of bronchitis & asthma. It is used for the treatment of rheumatism, jaundice, constipation, syphilis and leprosy. It is also useful in relieving excessive thirst and restlessness in febrile excitement, and also to be useful in relieving functional palpitation of the heart, irritation of the bladder and stomach.