DHUPI (JUNIPERUS INDICA)
Nepali Name: धुपी, Dhupi
Scientific Name: Juniperus indica
Hindi Name: धुपी, Dhupi
Traditional Uses and Process of Use:
1. Taste and essence:
• Bitter, sharp, and bitter.
• Heating and appetizing.
2. healing Properties:
• Carminative: Relieves gas and promotes digestion.
• Anthelmintic: Expels or destroys parasitic worms.
• Alexipharmic: Acts against toxins or poisons.
• Laxative: Promotes bowel movements.
3. Health Conditions Addressed:
• Diarrhea: Effectively treats and controls looseness.
• Abdominal Pains: Alleviates ache in the abdominal area.
• Strangury: Helps in conditions involving sore urination.
• Spleen and Abdominal Diseases: Beneficial for ailments connected to these organs.
• Ascites: Used in the management of abdominal lump owing to gas accumulation.
• Tumors: Traditionally employed in the treatment of tumors.
• hemorrhoids: Addresses hemorrhoids or piles.
• Bronchitis: Useful in managing bronchial inflammation.
• dyspepsia: Facilitates digestion and relieves indigestion.
• Constipation: Acts as a purgative to ease irregularity.
• Vaginal Discharges: Employed for conditions connected to unusual vaginal discharges.
4. precise Uses of Fruit:
• Bad Taste: Fruit is known for its unpalatable flavor.
• Aphrodisiac: Believed to be in possession of aphrodisiac properties.
• Styptic: Acts as a hemostatic actor, stopping bleeding.
• Asthma: Useful in managing asthma.
• Stomachic: Promotes belly wellness.
• Hemicrania: Addresses conditions associated with headaches.
5. Additional Uses:
• Chronic Bronchitis: Effective in chronic bronchial conditions.
• Liver and Spleen Diseases: Used in the management of organ and spleen disorders.
• swelling: Applied in the treatment of hydrocele (accumulation of gas in the scrotum).
• Prolapse of the Rectum: Employed in addressing anal descent.
6. Oil from the Fruit:
• Emmenagogue: Stimulates menstrual flow.
• Abortifacient: Has properties that may induce termination.
• Tonic: Acts as a common stimulant for wellness.
• Anthelmintic: Expels or destroys parasitic worms.
• Earache and Toothache: Provides comfort from earaches and toothaches.
• hemorrhoids: Effective in the treatment of hemorrhoids.
• Cooling to the Brain: Traditionally believed to be in possession of a chilling result upon the brain.
