Rasa (Taste)
Tikta
The primary taste perceived on the tongue.
Sughandbala (Fragrant Swamp Mallow)
Fragrant Swamp Mallow is an erect perennial herb, covered with sticky hairs.
Medicinal Plant
Sughandbala (Fragrant Swamp Mallow)
Pavonia odorata · Malvaceace
Fragrant Swamp Mallow is an erect perennial herb, covered with sticky hairs.
Scientific Name
Pavonia odorata
Family
Malvaceace
Hindi Name
Sugandabala, Netrabala
Used Part
Root powder
Botanical Description
About the Sughandbala Plant
Morphology and field-identification notes as documented in our Dravyaguna library.
Fragrant Swamp Mallow is an erect perennial herb, covered with sticky hairs. Leaves are heart-shaped-ovate, 3-5 angled, 4-6 cm long, 5-7 cm broad. Flowers arise singly in leaf axils, or fascicled at the end of branches. Flowers are pink. Fruit is spherical.
Ayurvedic Properties
Rasa Panchaka — Classical Properties
The five-fold framework Ayurveda uses to describe a drug — Rasa, Guna, Vipaka, Veerya and its effect on the doshas.
Guna (Qualities)
Ruksha, Laghu
Physical and energetic attributes of the dravya.
Vipaka (Post-digestive Effect)
Madhura
Taste that emerges after complete digestion.
Dosha Karma (Action on Doshas)
Pitta Kapha Hara
Effect on Vata, Pitta and Kapha doshas.
Veerya (Potency)
Sheeta
Heating (ushna) or cooling (sheeta) energy.
Ayurvedic Actions (Karma)
Deepana, Pachana, Aruchi, Visarpa, Ama, Atisara.
Modern Phytochemistry
Chemistry & Pharmacology
How modern science maps onto the classical understanding of this dravya.
Pharmacological Action
What the Science Says
Anti- inflammatory, Analgesic, Antioxidant, Anti- pyretic, Cooling.
Phytoconstituents
Active Compounds
Palmitic acid, Ageratochromene, Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone.
Therapeutic Usage
Clinical Applications of Sughandbala
Classical Ayurvedic indications drawn directly from the Dravyaguna tradition — paired with the preparations recommended in shastra.
01
Nervine tonic- improved sleep quality and reduced anxiety markers.
02
Anti-inflammatory agent-arthritic joints for local relief.
03
Respiratory support- soothing coughs and mild bronchial irritation relief .
Always consult a qualified Ayurvedic physician before using any herb therapeutically. Dose, anupana and Prakriti-specific suitability matter.
Yoga / Kalpana
Classical Formulations
Common Ayurvedic preparations where Sughandbala is a key ingredient.
- Chandanasava, Bhunimbadi Kadha, Brihat Gangadhara Churna.
Shastra Pramana
Classical Reference
बालकं शीतलं कष्यं लघु दीपनपाचनम् । ह्लाससारुचिवैस्वर्यदौर्गाम्भीर्यतारुजित् ॥९॥ भावप्रकोपश्च कफं तिक्तं पित्तश्लेष्मविशोधनम् । चक्षुष्यमतिसारघ्नं केश्यं ग्रहणनाशनम् ॥१०॥ चन्दनक्तविषघ्नं गुरु स्निग्धं बलवर्धनम् । चन्दनकुष्ठतासारं केश्यं पित्तव्रणापहम् ॥११॥ गुडूची श्लेष्मकासघ्ना दाहतृष्णाविषापहा । गुडूची रक्तपित्तघ्नी वातदोषत्रयशामिनी ॥१२॥