BENGAL CURRANTS CURES BILIOUSNESS OR CONGESTION OF THE LIVER

CARISSA CARANDAS LINN

Carissa carandas is a very strong woody shrub with a number of spines. It grows well in the hilly regions of India. The fruits, which are green when young and dark purple when mature, are sold in leaf cones by the local tribal folk on railway stations between Pune and Mumbai during the hot summer months. The leaves are glabrous, oval, 3 to cm long. The flowers are white in colour.

Medicinal Use of Bengal Currants:

• As a laxative and for expelling worms from the body.
• Cures biliousness or congestion of the liver.
• Stimulating appetite.
• Reducing fever.
• Preventing or curing scurvy.
• Strengthening and giving tone to the stomach.
• Helpful in checking bleeding of internal organs.

How to use:

• The decoction of the root is used as a laxative, for expelling worms from the body and for strengthening and giving tone to the body.
• The unripe fruits are used to cure biliousness, for stimulating appetite, reducing fever and for preventing or curing scurvy.
• The decoction of the leaves also helps reduce fever.
• The ripe fruits are given to check bleeding of internal organs.

Parts used:
The roots, leaves, ripe and unripe fruits.

Dose:Normal or as indicated above.