Health benefits and uses of safed musli or shweta musli or swet musli also known as white musli have been very well explained in Ayurveda. This herb is praised as vrushya (aphrodisiac) and brumhani (increases body weight)
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This plant belongs to the family of Liliaceae. It is a tall evergreen thorny shrub grown in western India. Ayurveda explains two types of mushali. One is white coloured and another is Kali musli or black musli or talmuli. Both of these are praised as vrushya and vajikara ( aphrodisiac ).
It is called by different names in India. In
- hindi – safed musli or safed mushali,
- kannada – bili mushali,
- gujarathi – dholi musli or ujali musli,
- tamil – tannir bittang,
- telugu- sallogadda,
- punjabi-syahoo musli
Health benefits and uses
Ayurvedic texts list this herb under vrishyadi varga (plants that are aphrodisiac).
The rhizomes or roots of this plant are used for medicinal purposes in Ayurveda. The root powder mixed with milk is an excellent natural ayurvedic remedy and treatment for erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. The rhizomes have the following qualities according to Ayurveda.
This herb has sweet (madhura rasa) and bitter taste (tikta rasa) and enhances the strength of men. It is hot in potency (ushna veerya) and helps to increase body weight. Hence is it indicated in Ayurveda weight gain therapy or brumhana therapy. This herb is very heavy to digest (guru) and contains a lot of moistness. It has restorative and rejuvenating properties and has the capacity to control apana vayu. It balances Vata dosha and pitta dosha. Increases kapha dosha
Used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
This herb is praised as shukrala (The herb which increases shukra dhatu) or vajikara herb by Ayurveda acharyas. It helps to boost male sexual function and improves sperm count and motility. It is a great herb for impotence and enhances the quality and quantity of semen. It is usually used as the best ayurvedic medicine for erectile dysfunction or Klaibya and premature ejaculation (ED and PE). This herb is used in Vajikarana Therapy.
Since it boosts strength of shukra dhatu, It implies that safedmusli helps to increase testosterone levels too.
For sexual disorders in men, this is used along with vidarikand, ashwagandha, gokshura (tribulus), Kapikacchu (mucuna), shilajit, shatavari etc.
Helps in Cystitis and UTI
This wonder herb has cold potency ( sheeta veerya) and acts as a body coolant. It soothes the inner layer of the bladder and helps in cystitis and UTI (burning sensation while passing urine ).
Recommended in Weight gain or Brumhana therapy
This herb increases body bulk and improves healthy weight. Hence persons with low body weight can use this to gain a healthy weight.
Balances vata and pitta
The roots of this herb help to balance vitiated vata and pitta. Hence it can be used in diseases in which vata and pitta are imbalanced.
Benefits of safed musli powder with milk
Take 1 tablespoon of root powder of this herb and boil it in ½ liter milk till the milk reduces to ¼ liter. Strain the milk to discard the residual herbal mix. Add white-colored sugar candy or misri as a sweetener. Diabetic patients can use this without sweeteners. This herbal powder helps men who have diabetes-related erectile dysfunction.
Root powder of this herb is also used in musalyadi churna an ayurvedic preparation recommended in Yogaratnakara, for the improvement of stamina, strength, and energy in men. Another men health boosting preparation of this herb is Musli Pak.
Consume this milk on an empty stomach in the morning after evacuating your bowels. Ayurveda acharyas advise consuming this ayurvedic preparations after completing morning ablution and strictly following ayurvedic daily routine or dinacharya.
Botanical Name and Description of – Safed Musli or Shweta musli (Asperagus Adscendens)
BOTONICAL NAME : Asparagus adscendens
FAMILY: Liliaceae
STRUCTURE: thorny shrub.
Stem: strong, long, round with white shade. Contains 1/2 ” – 1″ long thorn.
Leaves hair like rounded leaves
Roots: white tuberous
HABITAT: western India, Himalaya
PHARMACOLOGY: Nutritive, tonic, galactagogue, and demulcent.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION: Contains Spirostanol glycosides (asparanin A and asparanin B) and two furostanol glycosides (asparoside A and B)
Ayurvedic Description of Safed Musli or Shweta musli (Asperagus Adscendens)
SANSKRIT NAME : Mushali
PROPERTIES
(ayurvedic)
Guna :- Guru, snigdha
Rasa :- madhura,
Veerya :-Sheeta
Vipaka :-Madhura
KARMA (Action) :
Increases Kapha and balances vitiated vata
Shukrala – Increases Quality and quantity of semen. It helps to increase sperm count and motility.
Mutrala – Acts as a diuretic
Strengthens the body, increases body bulk, and helps in rejuvenation.
This herb is widely used in conditions where vata and pitta doshas are involved. As it is devoid of starch it can be used in diabetic patients to increase the quality and quantity of semen. This herb is used as the main ingredient in Vajikarana therapy preparations.
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