Top Benefits of Nirgundi and How It Can Improve Your Health

The oil made from the leaves of this tree is used as a hair tonic. With its regular use, hair fall stops and it is also known to promote hair growth. Studies show that scalp infections including lice, dandruff are cured with regular use of its oil. Women who use Nirgundi oil as a hair tonic are less likely to have gray hair than others. It improves the natural color of hair.

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Massaging with the oil extracted from Nirgundi leaves by heating it slightly gives great relief in arthritis, gout, rheumatism, rheumatoid arthritis. Drinking decoction of Nirgundi leaves daily in the morning and evening cures sciatica. It also acts as a wonderful brain tonic and helps in increasing memory power.

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Take Nirgundi leaves and grind them with water to make a paste. Now apply this paste on the forehead. Burn the dried Nirgundi leaves and smell it, this will give you immediate relief. Apart from this, slightly warming the juice of its fresh leaves and putting 2-2 drops in the ear eliminates migraine pain. Nirgundi is used in Ayurvedic medicines like Saraswatarishta and Manasamitra vatakam which help fight anxiety and depression.

Studies show that 200 mg of this herb can be used by women suffering from various infertility problems to overcome this obstacle. Women suffering from infertility problems experienced positive effects after using it for six months. Take 10 grams of Nirgundi and soak it in about 100 ml of water at night. Boil it in the morning when it remains one-fourth, take it off and filter it. After this, mix 10 grams of ground gokhru in it and keep consuming it for about a week from the first day after the menstruation ends. This makes the woman capable of conceiving.

Studies show that Nirgundi can increase progesterone levels. It helps to easily slow down and eliminate the symptoms of menopause such as mood swings, vaginal dryness and hot flashes.

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Take Nirgundi leaves in 2 glasses of water and boil for 15 minutes. Filter the decoction and divide it into three parts. Consume it three times a day at an interval of 4 hours.

Boil 20 grams of Nirgundi leaves in 400 ml of water, when about 100 ml is left, take this decoction off. Sprinkle 2 grams of peepal powder in this decoction and drink 10-20 ml in the morning and evening. It is beneficial in the cold, fever and heaviness of the head.

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Due to its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, Nirgundi is used for all types of inflammation and wounds. Applying oil made from Nirgundi leaves helps in healing even the oldest wounds. Grind Nirgundi leaves and make a paste. Applying this paste on the injury or swelling or tying its bandage on the injured or swollen part provides relief from pain and the wound heals quickly.

Apart from this, boil Nirgundi leaves to make a decoction. And now wash the affected area with this decoction. Due to its pungent smell, applying Nirgundi oil on the body will keep mosquitoes away.

Many women get acne during their menstrual cycle. Studies done on Nirgundi indicate that this plant can help in getting rid of premenstrual acne easily. Apart from this, consumption of Nirgundi helps in keeping the skin young and keeps the skin glowing.

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This herb is loaded with vitamin C. Nirgundi is one of the best natural antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents found in nature. Consuming 10 to 20 ml of Nirgundi leaf juice in the morning and evening is beneficial in heart inflammation. Chewing the root of Nirgundi or gargling with its decoction cures tonsils. 

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This herb is known to strengthen the digestive system and enhance its functioning. It helps in improving digestion and stimulates appetite. It also acts as an anthelmintic and can be used as a digestive system cleansing agent. Consuming 10 ml of juice of Nirgundi leaves with 2 crushed black peppers and carom seeds in the morning and evening improves digestion.

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Herbal tea made from the leaves of this herb is known to reduce the phlegm deposited in the respiratory tract. Thus it increases ventilation by clearing the phlegm-filled passages. Thicken the juice of Nirgundi leaves by heating it on low flame. By giving it continuously for 7 days, the diseases of cough, asthma, pneumonia and bronchitis are cured. Taking 12 to 24 ml of Nirgundi leaf juice with pure milk twice a day cures cough.

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