raepan

Devanagari Script

राएपान

Phonetic

[raepan]

English: Translation

Smilax zeylanica L.

Hindi: Translation

रामदतवन

Semantic Domain

Plants, trees and other vegetation

Health, well-being and sickness

Notes

The plant is widespread and is traditionally used for treatment of ailments by the Birhor community.

Medicinal values for: Urinary tract infections, skin diseases, piles and blood purifier.

Root: A decoction of the root (rehet) and rhizome is used to treat problems related to urinary complaints. They grind (rid) it in a grindstone and a half glass of this juice (ros or rasa) is consumed to combat urinary tract infections.
A paste prepared from the root (rehet) is applied over the skin afflicted with eczema as part of treatment.
Raipan helps in improving appetite.
Rhizome: A rhizome paste is considered good for curing piles.
It is also used for curing ulcers.
Leaf: A decoction prepared from the leaves (sakam) acts as a blood purifier.

Source

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