Bhanga

(Indian Hemp)

Department of Dravyaguna
Uttaranchal Medical College of Ayurveda & Research 

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Basic Details

• Botanical Name: Cannabis sativa

• Family: Cannabaceae

• Synonyms: Vijaya, Ananda, Bahuvadini, Banga, Bhanga, Bhangi, Bhringi, Bijeeah, Chapala

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Morphological Description

Habit:
A tall annual herb growing 1.2–4.9 meters in height with an erect, angular stem.

Leaves

• Palmately divided

Flowers

• Small

• Greenish

• Unisexual

• Male flowers: long drooping panicles

• Female flowers: short axillary spikes

Fruit

• Ovate

• Flat seed (achene)

• Spring growth habit

Flowering & Fruiting Time

• April – May

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Rasa Panchaka

• Rasa: Tikta

• Guna: Laghu, Tikshna, Vyavayi

• Virya: Ushna

• Vipaka: Katu

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Pharmacological Properties (Karma)

• Kapha-Vata shamaka

• Deepana

• Pachana

• Grahi

• Madakari

• Hypnotic

• Sedative

• Analgesic

• Anti-inflammatory

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Therapeutic Uses

• Atisara

• Grahani

• Agnimandya

• Anidra

• Amlapitta

• Jalasantrasa

• Dhanustambha

• Nidranasha

• Raktapradara

• Madatyaya

• Shoola

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Useful Part

• Leaves

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Dose

• Bhanga leaf powder: 125–250 mg

• Ganja: 60–125 mg

• Charas: 30 mg

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Important Formulations

• Jatiphaladi Churna

• Madananda Modaka