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Datura Ayurvedic Benefit: Dhatura is an important medicinal plant which is used in Ayurveda and Hinduism. According to Ayurvedic doctor Narendra Kumar, it is pain reliever and rich in anti-inflammatory properties.
Many trees are found in nature which are very important in Ayurveda and Hinduism. Many vegetation was used by our grandmother Nania in olden times. They are still being used in rural areas. One such plant is Dhatura. It is a medicinal plant which is very useful for Ayurveda and traditional medicine. The leaves, seeds, flowers and roots of this plant are used to treat diseases.
Ayurvedic doctor Narendra Kumar said that Dhatura is rich in pain reliever, anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic properties. From religious point of view, Lord Shiva is considered very dear to Lord Shiva and is offered on Shivling. Religion expert Chandraprakash Dhandhan said that it is also used in many tantric rituals.
Ayurvedic doctor Narendra Kumar said that since the old time, Dhatura is used in grandmother’s prescriptions for cold-cough, asthma, joint pain and skin diseases. 85 years Grandma Sharda Devi told that if you heat the leaves of Dhatura and tie it on the swelling place, then it is relaxed. Apart from this, he told that the patients of asthma are given smoke of dhatura leaves.
Grandma said that the root of Dhatura is used in toothache. He said that the fruit of Dhatura is usually used in the rainy season (July-September) on the plant. It is thorny and green, which becomes brown when cooked.
In domestic use, dhatura oil is used for massage in joint pain. In addition, paste of its leaves is made and applied on boils.
Religion expert Chandraprakash Dhandhan told that Dhatura is considered a favorite plant of Lord Shiva. It is also called Shiva’s flower, because Shiva is offered Dhatura flowers, leaves and fruits to Shiva. He told that when the poison came out during the churning of the sea, Shiva drank him and protected the world. In this process, a droplet of sweat fell from his body. Dhatura flowers and fruits are used as offerings on Shivling. Especially in Shivaratri and Sawan month. In Tantric practices, it is used for strength and salvation.
