This is a very rare medicinal plant in Sri Lanka. By boiling and drinking this, you can control the body temperature and cure hemorrhoids.
A medicinal plant that we often hear but do not touch when it is called "pitavakka" is a valuable medicine gifted by Swabava Dharma to keep us healthy.
It is also called Bim Nellie because it is related to the Pitavakka Nellie plant, which usually grows around frogs and plays a special role for our health.
This plant is an annual herb that grows up to about 60cm. Small rows of flowers are formed behind the narat which has favorable compact thin leaves and the seeds bear fruit. There are two types of pitavakkas, cow (white) and red, and the cow type is used more. It belongs to the genus Euphorbiaceae. It is commonly found in countries like Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan and is also known as stone breaker, Thaamalaki, Drhapadia.
In Ayurveda, pitavakka is used for many diseases and for that the leaves, roots, seeds and the tree are used together. Pitavakka is considered an antidote, a diuretic, a blood purifier, and also an appetite stimulant. Fever, Cough, Asthma, Fever, Eye Disease, Jaundice, Liver Disease, Tuberculosis, Swelling, Cough, Eczema, Hori, Eczema, Wounds, Skin Diseases, Constipation, Acidity, Bone Fractures, Urinary Diseases, Menstrual Problems, Uterine Diseases, Pitavakka is used for treatment in many cases like gonorrhea and snake venom.It also helps to eliminate drug poisoning, alcohol poisoning and prevent infectious and non-infectious diseases. It has the ability to develop children's immunity and suppress worm diseases. It also has the property of dissolving urine stones. Liver inflammation, snake venom, gall bladder disease, digestive system function, thyroid gland function, drug alcohol dissolution, stomach ulcers, acid reflux, white cysts etc.Pitavakka porridge is very suitable for controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol conditions, for excreting fat and purifying the blood, for removing atrophy and increasing energy. Just like porridge, the benefits of the plant can be obtained by using the plant in boiled water frequently as a food.
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