Prasarini (Prasarini (Gandha Prasarini, Gandhadhadhya, Sarani, Rajabala))
Prasarini is a classical Rubiaceae climber used in Vata disorders including Amavata and Avabahuka. Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India equates the genuine drug Prasarini with Paederia foetida L. (Gandha Prasarini). Merremia tridentata is used as a regional substitute in parts of South India — not conflated in this record.
Botanical name: Paederia foetida. Also known as: Prasarini, Gandha Prasarini, Stink vine, Paederia foetida.
Properties
Madhura, Tikta, Kashaya; Vata-hara; classical climber
Traditional uses
- Prasarini taila
- Vata roga formulations
- Classical references in Amavata contexts
Dosha effects
- vata: decreasing
- kapha: balancing
- pitta: balancing