Vallarai
Vallarai means
"Showering knowledge" or "Store house of Knowledge"
Botanical name: Centella asiatica
Family: Umbelliferae; Apiaceae
Siddha uses of Vallarai
1. The leaves ground with milk and taken in the dose of nellikkai for several months acts as a very good kaya karpa drug.
2.Vallarai mathirai is very beneficial for all types of fevers.
3.Vallarai leaves, milagu ( pepper) and Thulasi leaves ( Oscimum sanctum) are taken in equal quantity and ground till waxy consistency, then rolled n form of pills and dried under shade.This can be given internally for all types of fevers.
4.Vallarai leaves can be ground with water and applied. This is useful for virai veekam, vayu veekam and thasai sitaivu.
5.Vallarai is very effective for ksayam(T.B),kasam(cough) and megham(venerial diseases)
6. To cure the dysentry accompanied with blood and mucus in children, 3 to 4 leaves of this plant along with jeerakam(cumin seeds) and sarkarai(jaggery) is ground well and given internally
7.Vallarai nei and vallarai ennai are kown to be effective brain tonics.It is also useful in treating kana soodu and kana mantham ( disorders associated with tuberculosis)
