Blephar Health Dictionary

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Blepharitis

In?ammation of the eyelids. (See EYE, DISORDERS OF.)... blepharitis

Blepharospasm

See EYE, DISORDERS OF.... blepharospasm

Blepharoplasty

A cosmetic operation to remove wrinkled, drooping skin from the upper and/or lower eyelids.... blepharoplasty

Blepharis Edulis

Pers.

Synonym: B. persica (Burm.f.) Kuntze.

Family: Acanthaceae.

Habitat: Punjab and western Rajasthan.

English: Acanthus.

Ayurvedic: Utangana, Kaamavridhi, Chatushpatri, Ucchataa (equated with Scirpus or Cyperus sp. during the classical period; with Shveta Gunjaa, Abrus sp. during the medieval period.)

Unani: Utangan.

Folk: Karadu (Maharashtra).

Action: Roots—diuretic. Used for urinary discharges and dys- menorrhoea. Seeds—deobstruent, resolvent, diuretic (used in strangury and sexual debility). Powdered plant is applied locally on infections of the genitals and on burns.

Key application: Seed in dysuria and impotency. (The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India.)

A benzoxazine glucoside, blephar- in, has been isolated from seeds, and a saponin, which on hydrolysis gave lupeol.

Dosage: Dried seed—3-6 g powder. (API Vol. IV.)... blepharis edulis

Blepharis Linariaefolia

Pers.

Synonym: B. sindica T. Anders.

Family: Acanthaceae.

Habitat: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat.

Ayurvedic: Ushtrakaandi, Utangan (var.).

Folk: Utangana (Sindh). Asad.

Action: Seeds, boiled in milk, are taken as an invigorating tonic.

Blepharis molluginifolia Pers., used for urinary discharges, is also equated with Utangana.... blepharis linariaefolia

Blepharispermum Subsessile

DC.

Family: Compositae; Asteraceae.

Habitat: Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka.

Ayurvedic: Used as a substitute for Raasnaa in Madhya Pradesh.

Action: Anti-inflammatory (used internally and externally for rheumatic affections).... blepharispermum subsessile

Blepharochalasis

n. excessive eyelid skin resulting from recurrent episodes of oedema and inflammation of the eyelid. It occurs in young people, causing drooping of the lid. Compare dermatochalasis.... blepharochalasis

Blepharoconjunctivitis

n. inflammation involving the eyelid margins and conjunctiva.... blepharoconjunctivitis

Blepharon

n. see eyelid.... blepharon

Blepharophimosis

n. a small aperture between the eyelids. It is usually congenital.... blepharophimosis

Blepharoptosis

n. see ptosis.... blepharoptosis

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