Organic Bakuchi Powder (Psoralea corylifolia) | Useful in Various Skin Problems.

Organic Bakuchi Powder (Psoralea Corylifolia):

Bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia) is a leguminous, erect, annual herb that grows approx 60 -100 cm tall and is very well-known for its medicinal value. Its leaves are rounded and straightforward at the apex, and its flowers are bluish-purple colored. The fruits are about 5 mm long and are slightly compressed. The plant is distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions like India, China, and Southern Africa.

Organic bakuchi powder helps in the management of Vitiligo spots because it is rich in Kusthagna properties, thus eliminating harmful toxins from the body and shrinking the white patches of an individual. Bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia) every part is beneficial for medicinal use, such as its leaves, roots, stems, and seeds are used to manage the skin problems, such as leucoderma, skin rashes, and infections.

Bakuchi seeds contain antipyretic, purgative, and antiemetic properties and are beneficial in kidney disorders, leucoderma, and skin diseases. Organic bakuchi powder has been reported to possess antifungal, antitumor, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial activities. 

Scientific Classification of Bakuchi (Psoralea Corylifolia):

• Kingdom: Plantae
• Order: Fabales
• Family: Fabaceae
• Genus: Psoralea
• Species: P. corylifola

Bakuchi (Psoralea Corylifolia) Synonyms:

• Sanskrit: Avalguja, Somaraji
• Gujrati: Bavachi
• Hindi: Babchi, Bavachi, Bakuchi
• Marathi: Bawchi
• Oriya: Bakuchi
• Punjabi: Babchi, Bavchi
• Urdu: Babchi

Chemical Constituents of Bakuchi (Psoralea Corylifolia):

Bakuchi (Psoralea corylifolia) is rich in essential oil, psoralidin, isopsoralen, psoralen, corylin, bavachalcone, and bakuchiol. Other than this, it is rich in flavonoids, such as psoralidin, isopsoralidin, corylifolean, bakuchicin, bavachin, isobavachin, bavachinin, bavachalcone, isobavachalcone, 7-O-methyl bavachin, bavachromanol, corylin, corylidin, corylinal, neobavaisoflavone, bavachromene, neobavachalcone, bakuchalcone, psoralone, isopsoralone, psoralenol, and psoralidin-2,3-oxide diacetate in seeds.

Ayurvedic Action and Properties of Bakuchi (Psoralea Corylifolia):

• Rasa: Tikta, Katu
• Guna: Ruksha
• Virya: Sheeta
• Vipaka: Katu
• Karma: Grahi, Hridya, Vranapaha, Kaphavatahara, Swedajanan, Krimighan, Jwarahara.

Therapeutic Uses of Bakuchi (Psoralea Corylifolia):

• Owing to its blood-purifying properties, organic bakuchi powder helps in removing toxins from the blood and plays a major role in treating a host of skin infections as well. It is also very beneficial in allergic conditions such as scabies, acne, pimples, eczema, etc.
• It is packed with essential phytonutrients that stimulate the growth of hair roots i.e. follicles. Moreover, it is rich in antifungal properties thus helping in resolving an itchy, flaky scalp and supplementing the growth of thick and long hairs.
• The anti-ulcer and anti-inflammatory properties of bakuchi seeds help in the management of different types of ulcers like mouth ulcers, ulcerative colitis, peptic ulcer, etc.
• It is a well-known traditional remedy used for all sorts of respiratory troubles due to its rich in anti-biotic, anti-asthmatic, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Dose of Bakuchi (Psoralea Corylifolia):

3-6 gm of the drug in Organic Bakuchi Powder.

Reference:

Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia of India.

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