Ratan Joat | (100gm) | رتن جوت

Description

Ratan Joat at sknatural is Onosma echiodes Linn. It is the root of thorny herb. Generally people use its root. It belongs to family “Boraginaceae”. It is warm and dry in second order/cold in first order, dry in second order (according to Ibn Sina). The leaves and flowers of ratan joat are black while, the root is extreme red. It has bitter taste.  It is in flower from June to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and insects pollinate it.

Other names:

• Arabic Name(s): Sa Il-hamam, Abu-Khalsa
• Urdu Name(s): Ratanjot, Shakjar, Laljari, Yarlilang
• English Name(s): Alkanet root, King’s Dye

Properties:

Colouring (red colour), astringent, desiccative, alterative detergent, demulcent, emmenagogue, lithontriptic

Recommended dosage:

3 to 5 g.

Medicinal uses:

Predominantly, people use Ratan joat in external applications, often incorporating it into ointments for its astringent and desiccative properties, which benefit the treatment of chronic ulcers and burns. Additionally, when one bruises the root and applies it in vinegar, it effectively treats conditions such as vitiligo, leucoderma, psoriasis, warts, carbuncles, herpes, bilious eruptions, and ulcerous wounds.

Moreover, when the root is first fried and then bruised before application on the scalp, it proves useful against alopecia. When powdered and mixed with oil and gently massaged, it effectively combats excessive sweating.

Internally, the root (along with other parts such as leaves and flowers) possesses alterative and desiccative properties. Therefore, people administer it in cases of liver disorders like jaundice, pain in the spleen and liver, gout, kidney pain, kidney and urinary bladder obstructions and stones, and chronic fevers.

However, occasionally, it is used in uterine pains, pain in hard swellings, and amenorrhoea. People use it as a vaginal suppository and syrup, often administering it with abortifacients and drugs aiding in the expulsion of the placenta. Additionally, it acts as a cordial and stimulant in rheumatism and palpitation, especially in cases where physicians diagnose excessive catarrhal secretions.