🎋 Vanśa – The Healing Bamboo of Ayurveda / Una / Vanśa, Tvaksāra, Karmāra, Tvacisāra, Trunadhvaja, Śataparvā, Śataphala, Venu, Maskara, Tejanā

 

🎋 Vanśa – The Healing Bamboo of Ayurveda  

Botanical Name: Bambusa bambos
Family: Gramineae
English Name: Bamboo
Sanskrit Names: Vanśa, Tvaksāra, Karmāra, Tvacisāra, Trunadhvaja, Śataparvā, Śataphala, Venu, Maskara, Tejanā
Sinhala Name: Una

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🌿 Parts Used

• Roots

• Leaves & Tender Leaves

• Fruits

• Vanshalocana – the white crystalline secretion found in the hollow of the female bamboo variety

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🌸 Ayurvedic Properties

Category	Description
Rasa (Taste)	Madhura (Sweet), Kashaya (Astringent)
Guna (Qualities)	Ruksha (Dry), Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)
Veerya (Potency)	Sheeta (Cooling), except tender leaves & fruits – Ushna (Heating)
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)	Katu (Pungent)

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🧪 Attributes / Karma (Actions)

• Roots – Alleviate Kapha and Pitta

• Tender Leaves & Fruits – Aggravate Pitta, act as purgatives, may cause burning sensation (Vidahi) and urinary retention

• Vanshalocana – Alleviates Vata and Pitta

• General – Purgative, bladder cleansing (Vastiśodana), Chēdana (mucolytic), beneficial in skin and blood disorders, wounds, and swelling (edema)

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💊 Medicinal Uses

🔹 External Applications

• Skin Diseases & Infections – Paste or ash of roots is applied topically for ringworm and dermatoses

• Earache – Juice of bamboo flowers is used as an ear drop

🔹 Internal Use

• Vanshalocana – Used in treatments for:

  • Vomiting

  • Diarrhea

  • Heart conditions

  • Bleeding disorders

  • Chronic cough & asthma

  • Chronic fever, phthisis (tuberculosis), and general weakness

• Root Decoction – Used in menstrual disorders like dysmenorrhea and amenorrhea

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🧴 Ayurvedic Formulations Containing Vanśa

• Sithopaladi Churna

• Talisadi Churna

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🌿 Conclusion

Bamboo, or Vanśa, is far more than a versatile construction material. In Ayurveda, it’s revered for its multi-system healing effects, from digestive health to respiratory and skin disorders. Particularly, Vanshalocana, the natural silica-like secretion, is a treasured substance in traditional formulations.

Explore this amazing plant’s holistic power—nature’s pharmacy in a hollow stalk. 🌱