Aavartani

Aavartani

(Indian Screw Tree)

Department of Dravyaguna
Uttaranchal Medical College of Ayurveda & Research

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Basic Details

• Botanical Name: Helicteres isora

• English Name: Indian Screw Tree

• Family: Sterculiaceae

• Synonyms: Avarta Phala, Vamavarta, Mrigashringi

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Morphological Description

Aavartani is a small shrub growing up to 5–7 feet in height.

• Bark: Reddish-brown in colour

• Leaves: Simple, closely dotted with stellate hairs

• Flowers: Orange-red, seen in axillary clusters

• Fruits: Brown, follicle, linear, and characteristically twisted in the form of a screw

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Rasa Panchaka

• Rasa: Kashaya

• Guna: Laghu, Ruksha

• Virya: Sheeta

• Vipaka: Katu

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Pharmacological Properties

• Pittakaphashamaka

• Stambhana

• Vranaropaka

• Raktarodhaka

• Shulaprashamana

• Krimighna

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Therapeutic Uses

Indicated in:

• Kaphapaittika disorders

• Atisara

• Pravahika

• Wounds

• Prameha

• Udarashoola

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Useful Parts

Fruit, Bark, Root

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Dose

• Kwatha: 50–100 ml

• Fruit Churna: 3–6 g