Description Chirayata - Swertia chirata - Chiretta: Chriyata decoction is used to clean discharging wounds. Persons suffering from generalized itching are asked to take bath with its decoction. Chriyata improves digestive system to stimulate liver for proper secretion of bile. Chriyata increases appetite, relieves thirst, helps in amapachan. Chriyata have laxative, therefore it is beneficial in all digestive problems. Chriyata is useful for loss of appetite and dyspepsia. Chriyata also purifies the blood. Chriyata is beneficial to reduce inflammation. Chriyata is used to reducing blood sugar levels to control diabetes. Chriyata is haemostatic therefore useful in bleeding piles Chriyata is helpful in jaundice and anemia. Chriyata is an expectorant and antiasthmatic. It is useful in asthma produced by obstruction of air passage. Chriyata purifies breast milk by digesting rasa dhatu, it produces pure and easily digestible milk. Chirayata is worms destroying properties and is used in killing intestinal worms. An infusion of the herb is taken for this purpose. Chriyata is useful in malarial fever.FSSAI's Initiative on Safe & Nutritious Food. Please visit https://www.snfportal.in