Arni Herb/Aganimantha Roots (अरणी) : Arni Herb is a digestive herb which helps stimulate. The digestive fire and also helps to bring down the Ama levels in body. In this way it works to detoxify the body by getting rid of all the accumulate wastes inside it. It is also good for the heart and the Liver.

Clerodendrum phlomidis is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. The Arni Herb plant has been used in Ayurvedic medicine. Some Ayurvedic sources refer to it by the synonym Clerodendrum multiforum. In India, the plant is known as Arni Herb. It is a small herb common in India and Sri Lanka.

Arni is also known as Aganimantha Roots in Ayurveda. It is called so because of the properties of this herb. The leaves of this tree were rubbed together in ancient days to produce fire. “Agni” means fire and “Mantha” means generation.

This is most befitting explanation for this tree. The Latin name of this tree is Clerodendrum multiflorum and it belongs to Verbenaceae family. Premna mucronata is another name given to this plant.

Clerodendrum phlomidis is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. The plant has been used in Ayurvedic medicine, and some Ayurvedic sources refer to it by the synonym Clerodendrum multiflorum.

It has a lot of medicinal benefits and Root of Clerodendrum phlomidis is a bitter tonic and given in convalescence of measles. Juice of leaves is alternative and given in neglected syphilitic complaints.

The leaves of this Arni Herb are elongate, glossy and dark green in color. Flowers are small round whitish or pinkish in color which bloom in August to February. The fruits of this herb is round in shape measuring about 5mm in width. Seeds turn into blackish from green when ripen. Aganimantha Roots

Arni Herb Benefits:

Arni Herb is a digestive herb which helps stimulate. The digestive fire and also helps to bring down the Ama levels in body. In this way it works to detoxify the body by getting rid of all the accumulate wastes inside it. It is also good for the heart and the Liver.

The detox effect supports the Liver giving it time to recover from any damage done due to overuse. Going by the quality of food that we eat nowadays.

According to Indian ancient system of medicine Ayurveda, Dash Mool a very powerful combination of ten different roots to improve body vigor and maintain good health contains Clerodendrum phlomidis (Arni) Root. The pulp obtaine from the crushing of the leaves is applied externally on swelling.