Benefits of Lodhra And Its Side Effects

In acne, paste of lodhra and sphatika should be applied. In pimples, paste of lodhra, dhanyaka and vaca is useful. Being an astringent, it can clear the face of blemishes, black and white heads. It can also dry up the acne quickly.

Lodhra offers several benefits in the case of Gynaecological or female disorders. These are-

• Lodhra helps to check out progesterone, and estrogen levels in the post and pre-menopausal phases.
• Lodhra regulates FSH and LH thus supporting pubertal maturation and other reproductive processes of the body.
• It is also very helpful in normalizing Menorrhagia.
• Lodhra also aids the activation of ovulation and the development of Corpus leuteum.
• Lodhra bark significantly alleviates the symptoms of PCOS by decreasing testosterone levels.
• Lodhra shows anti-androgenic effects by preventing ovarian cell dysfunction in PCOS.
• Lodhra regulates the menstrual cycle by maintaining the ratio between progesterone and estrogen.
• Lodhra helps to treat the inflammation of the uterus and improves fertility too.
• Phytoestrogens are one of the contents of Lodhra which ameliorates mild to moderate pre and post-menstrual depression by acting on the serotonergic systems

Using it in various recipies lodhra benefits for eyes in many ways

• White lodhra and Madhuka fried in ghee, powdered finely and softened with breast milk and applied, alleviates conjuctivitis caused by pitta and rakta.
• White lodhra fried in ghee and powdered finely is kept in a cloth pouch and mixed with hot water. Seka with this water removes pain.
• Aschyotana with lodhra fried in ghee and mixed with rocksalt, pounded with sour gruel and kept in cloth piece – removes itching, burning and pain.
• Aschyotana with putapakwa lodhra wrapped in nimba leaves and mixed with woman’s milk allievates netrarogas due to pitta, rakta and vata.

The anti-bacterial property of lodhra helps to cure oral problems. To cure it, after bloodletting paste of lodhra, musta and rasanjana mixed with honey should be applied.

Anti-ulcer property of lodhra protects against ulcers.Powder of dhataki and lodhra promotes wound healing. Lodhra, nyagrodha bud, khadira, triphala and ghrta made into a paste provides looseness and softens the wounds. Application of fine powder of lodhratwak promotes wound healing.

Powdered formation of the bark lodhra is used to heal wounds. Lodhra actually lowers the PH of the body; due to which inflammation process is fasten which gradually leads to increased wound healing process.

Lodhra is used in epistaxis (raktpitta ), the people who have high pitta generally experiences nose bleeding, the absorbing quality of lodhra helps in thickening of blood to stop haemorrhaging (bleeding).

Lodhra is Grahi ( absorption enhancing) Sheeta ( cooling ) and Laghu ( light ) which itself is a unique combination, which makes it very useful in reducing inflammation and heaviness in the body.