NEWS LETTER OF
ARMARC
JUN -2009
Editorial
Acquainting with the future is luster of
everyone. Astrology if properly studied in reference
to astrochart makes this true up to broader extent.
This is such a vast science which also predicts about
the probable ailments due to effects or affliction of
certain planets. These all depend upon the position of
planets and condition of nakshatra at the time of birth.
The rashis and angle of those planets to see the various
prime positions also reveal the happenings of life. It is
well known fact in astrology that with fight of Sun and
Saturn chances of eye problems, digestion related
problems etc. may occur similarly as the blood related
problems with bad Mangal (Mars). Mentioning of
medicines other than those mantras, gems and havans
clearly indicate their importance for anyone’s life and
as consequence astromedicines come vital to
resolution.
Our great seers have introduced these
with various herbs for separate or combined remedies
leaving indications of presence or affectionate to gods.
Their exposition for relevance of plants, ailments, god
and ailments also come to true while carefully and
systematically analyzed. These herbs can heal on mental
and spiritual level as well as on physical plane.
Different planets rule the distinct part/s of the
body and remedies for ailments caused due to effects
of these planets by any means depends upon the plants
affectionate to them as:
Planet Body part or Plants God
function
Sun Heart and circulation Motherwort,
Ginger Hanu-
Mars Blood Beet,Nyctan- man
thes, Elder Santoshi
Venus Appearance and Sage, maa
mental strength Vervain Shani/
Saturn Mysterious knowl- Ficus Maruti
edge
(Continued on 2 page.........)
Vol 1.84
A HOLY SOUL IN AYURVEDIC COLLEGE
Ayurveda always intimate by a hint for holistic
approach of its treatment by believing in supernatural
power and nature. This is a treasure of that power
itself for the humanity. Very few of people attached
with Ayurveda have perceived this approach. Everyone
believes in that supernatural power while science
including doctors leaves its hope. This might be
somewhere in mind of Honourable Shri Aroor
Ramesh Rao and Reverent Smt. Shantha
Ramesh Rao to provide a chance of complete
eradication of ailments by availing the Ayurveda and
God or his representative together in campus where
treatment of Ayurveda as well as teaching of this great
science is performed. Foundation of Temple of Shri
Shri Guru Raghavendra Swami on 25th May 2009
is result of this. (Continued on 2 page.........)
In This Issue
1) CONTROVERSIAL ASPECTS OF
AYURVEDIC DRUGS
2) ARSHA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE
TO CHITRAKA
3) PHARMACEUTICAL & ANALYTICAL
STUDY ON PATOLADI GANA IN
KWATHA, ARISHTA & GHANAVATI
FORM
4) Formulation Profile (Series-A/7)
Dashamularitsa
5) Herbal Drug Profile (Series-A/8)
Shatavari
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(Continued from 1 page......... Editorial) by giving his touch of aids in various diseases
and sorrows. His performance of miracle received the
Planet Body part or Plants God special treatment of spreading over larger area and
function
devotees from all over the world started to come
Moon Subconciousness, Mint, Shiva
imagination Watercress seeking his blessings. But after certain span of time on
Jupiter Positive frame of Ocimum, Vishnu the second morning of Shravan, he accepted the valid
mind, leading. Evolvulus, order of Shri Hari for to leave this mortal body and to
Prosopis
Neptune Dream work or be part of Shri Hari. Before that on thursday, he
Willow Bhairav
Skullcap announced this wish to all his disciples. By the time he
Uranus Energy, inspiration, Cinnamon, Ganesha also exposed about his all time presence to safeguard
sudden change clove the faith of beliefs of humanity and human beings.
Pluto Sexual phenom- Damiana, Kamdev
enon Chlorophy- We all hope the presence of this great sage
tum in campus of A.L.N. Rao Memorial Ayurvedic
Medical College forever to help all who need
If proper works with real scientific analysis Ayurveda for any means.
could be made, curtains from number of mysteries can
**************
easily be evaded. A vast science is still waiting for
disclosures for humanity. A team work of different CONTROVERSIAL ASPECTS OF
stream of science might brighten this. AYURVEDIC DRUGS
************** Bhavya D.C. Kshitij Chauhan
(Continued from 1 page.........A Holy Soul In Dr.Prashant Kr. Jha
Ayurvedic College)
Borne with blessings of lord Venketeshwara The dictionary meaning of controversy is
in a Brahmin family of Vedic scholar Thaimmanna prolonged dispute. If it stands in identification of genuine
Bhatt, Shri Raghavendra swami inherited his inclinations ayurvedic drugs, it is termed as controversial aspects
and fascination to lord. The great sage Shri Sudhendra of ayurvedic drugs. Numbers of reasons exist behind
Teertha was impressed with his sincere devotion and disputes. Some of them can be understood easily.
When the present botanical identification
asked him to stay in his Matt only. Time rolled on and
method of plant was not invented, Indian learned sects
Venkanna (name of Shri Raghavendra Swami)
used to deal the entity of plants with different shlokas.
completed his study and got married with Smt. These shlokas were based on the characters dealing
Saraswathibai. They had one son Lakshminarayana. with appearance, uses, origin etc. of plants as different
After marriage his wife gave her full attention to draw synonyms as for Guduchi, Amrita, Chhinnarohini etc.
his mind and soul to god. He started worshipping god given which describes the nature of plants by means of
with all paraphernalia. He was devoted to Mula Shri its origin and habit. Similarly for Sriphala, mahakapittha
Ram and Mata Sita. etc. are given for Aegle marmelos and exposing the
It was his Guruji (Shri Sudhendra Teertha) importance of plants and its relation to Kapittha
who brought him for debates in courtship of various (Feronia limonia). Likewise various synonyms of each
plant being used in ayurveda are given. But it is not true
kings of Chola, Pandians etc. Guruji handed over the
to explain the characters or nature of plants only by
charge of Matt to Venkanna saying that Shri Hari has
seeing the typical synonyms but for complete description
ordered him to do so. After taking charge he was of plants mentioned by sects needed attending with all
started to be called as Shri Raghavendra Swami. With synonyms.
more concentration to Shri Ram, Shri Raghavendra With the time people started to use only few of
swamiji became Siddha Purush (god realized person). them as in course of easy memory. This caused less
He got spiritual power and started to serve humanity utilization or sometimes loss of many of shlokas. Some
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Some of them are never complete to disclose
the perfect identity of plants. Other than these, the
regular invasion on India also caused to loss of our
number of precious texts but identity of plants and
knowledge their curative power remained alive with
the sapphires and ethnic people. Their different language,
culture etc. from various geographical variations also
presented the same name for two plants or different
names for same plants as the meaning in their own
language varies. Such way of exhibition of characters
of plants for the identification caused controversy in
identification of genuine plants.
Ignitions were lighted more when texts and
vaidyas allow the use of representative drugs (substitute)
by same name as we find in case of Rasna. Here the
pharmacopoeial one is Pluchea lanceolata while the
officially allowed in South India and Bengal are Alpinia
galenga and Vanda roxbughii respectively.
Number of plants also adapts the geographical
changes with the time and races or new species coming
to existence. Many of similar but very minute differences
were not marked out by the scientists of ancient time
and it is quite natural to find out the controversy in
genuine identification of plants, if some changes in plants
come to be noted out in new race or species get borne.
It can be well noted with Convolvulus pleuricaulis,
Shankhpushpi in pharmacopoeia differing minutely with
C. microphyllus and C. desertii what are usually
mistaken as genuine one i.e. C. pleuricaulis.
A complete and detailed study with vast
screening of these synonyms mentioned in shloka and
with representation of each drug with its own name in
place of substitute and adulterants may bring the hope
for minimizing the controversy as for the Bala various
species are provided with differents name. Yes, by
means of uses they are said to be substitueted but they
have indivisdual identity too as:
Bala- Sida cordifolia
Mahabala- S. rhombifolia var. rhomboidea
Bhumibala- S. veronicaefolia
Rajabala- S. acuta
Atibala- S. rhombifolia var. retusa and
Abutilon indicum
Nagabala- S. spinosa and Grewia hirsuta
3 JUN -2009
ARSHA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO
CHITRAKA
Dr. Priyalatha B. Dr. Sanjaya K. S.
Some of problems occurred to the body are
usually suffered silently by the patients in wake of
shyness to explain or show the thing to the doctor. Piles
(hemorrhoids) is one of such problem. Piles is a simple
engorged blood vessels of the anus resulted from
dilatation (varicosity) of the haemorrhoidal plexus (veins
of anus). It appears as bluish or purple coloured
swellings due to stagnated blood. Blood vessels are
supposed to suffer with varicosity, when there is
obstruction or resistance/sluggish or reduced or back
flow of blood/valvelessness, etc. Ayurveda deals
hemorrhoids as Arsha. In Charak Chikitsasthan 14/5,
Arsha is said as a disease characterized by morbid
growth in the muscle tissue.
AzÉÉïÇÍxÉ CirÉÍkÉqÉÉÇxÉ ÌuÉMüÉUÉ:(cÉ.ÍcÉ 14/5)
AËUuÉiÉç mÉëÉÍhÉlÉÉå qÉÉÇxÉ MüÐsÉMüÉ: ÌuÉzÉxÉÎliÉ rÉiÉç
AzÉÉïÇÍxÉ iÉxqÉÉSÒcrÉiÉå aÉÑS qÉÉaÉï ÌlÉUÉåkÉiÉ: (A.¾Òû.ÌlÉ 7/1)
Further, Astanga Hridaya Nidana (7/1) defines,
“foes torment the person, similarly the sprouts of the
muscles gives troubles by obstructing the passage of
the rectum, hence it is called as arshas”.
Classification: Ayurveda defines the ailments with its
own philosophy, therefore, the classification and
treatment may vary but as a core the ailment is same
what modern medical also regard for. Astanga Hridaya
Nidana classifies it as:
Arsha
Sahaja Janmottaraja
Vaataja Pittaja Samsargaja
Kaphaja Raktaja Sannipataja
Shushka Aardra
According to modern medical science two
types of piles is suggested as per the position as Inter-
nal piles and External piles. Internal piles lies inside the
anus and is usually originated from superior
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haemorrhoidal plexus of the upper part of anal canal. It
is present above the Hilton’s line. This type is usually
painful, since it lies in the upper part of anal canal, which
lacks pain-sensitive nerve innervations. The external
piles lies outside the anus and is originated from infe-
rior haemorrhoidal plexus of the lower part of the anal
canal i.e. it lies lower to the Hilton’s line. This type of
external piles is most painful, since the lower part of
the anal canal has pain-sensitive nerve fibers. Some piles
patients may have both types.
Piles is again categorized into primary piles,
secondary piles and prolapsed piles. The primary piles
occur due to hereditary reason without any causative
factor or obstruction. The secondary piles occur in
continuation with other diseases or obstruction to portal
circulation like liver disorders, portal hypertension due
to obstruction, rectal or pelvic tumours, cancer,
spleenomegally, etc. while the prolapsed is the piles
which gets descend from the place of origin, i.e. internal
piles descends to get visualised as external piles. This
prolapsed piles gets strangulated and develops into
gangrene.
Symptoms: According to the type and origin
of piles symptoms vary. It is often noticed after
constipation and abrasions. Internal piles is usually silent
except rarely bleeding but when it gets prolapsed or
protruded, produces symptoms like external piles. The
common symptoms are:
• Lump or discomfort in anus
• Urge for defecation frequently without
satisfaction of complete evacuation as the bulge
of the blood vessels gives the sensation of
impacted faecal matter in anus
• Bleeding from anus just after defecation,
sometimes staining the undergarments
• Protruding pinkish or bluish colour swellings
• Pain of various touches like burning or
stabbing or throbbing type of pain
• Itching of anus
• Discharge or oozing of faecal matter from
anus
• Strained and frequent urination due to irritability
of anus with the contact of expanding, filling
bladder.
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Diagnosis: The diagnosis is done by examination of
the anus with finger palpation and by proctoscope. The
prolapsed internal piles and external piles are easily
visible while the sentinal piles is found as a natural skin
tag which guards the extension of fissure.
Treatment: The cares to be taken are best in any
system of medicine for the patients of piles before any
treatment. Following cares are suggested to be
undertaken as:
• Avoiding of long walks, long distance
travelling and cycling
• Keeping away the anything causing
constipation and strain
• Keeping the wound-side cleaned
• Passing of stool regularly at least twice a day
to avoid dry hard stool and strain to rectum
and anus
• Keeping the natural urge going
• Using of food or additives or enema etc. to
keep the stool in semi-solid state
• Possible sitz bath before passing stool where
sitting in a shallow bath tub of warm water for
10-15 minutes to relieve the anal spasm and
relaxation of anal sphincter is needed
• Application of ice in case of constant
bleeding
• Taking easily digestible, simple cooked foods
and avoiding spices and chillies
• Taking of green and nourishing foods which
may help in wound healing
• Avoiding sedentary habits like alcohol,
smoking and unnecessary drugs like pain-
killers
In Ayurveda number of drugs are given being
useful in Arsha, among them Chitrakamoola is
said to be best for Shukarsha.
1) AÂwMüU ÍcɧÉMüqÉÔsÉÇ cÉ zÉÑwMüÉzÉï mÉëzÉqÉlÉÉlÉÉqÉç
(A.xÉ.xÉÔ 13)
2) rɲÉrÉÉåUlÉÑsÉÉåqrÉÉrÉ rÉSÎalÉ oÉsÉuÉ×®rÉå
A³ÉmÉÉlÉÉæwÉkÉ SìurÉÇ iÉiÉç xÉåurÉÇ ÌlÉirÉqÉzÉïxÉæ:
(cÉ.ÍcÉ 14/247)
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According to Charak, food ingredients and
drugs causing downward movement of vayu and which
are the promoters of the power of digestion are all
invariably useful for piles. Further it is said that the
physician should also overcome piles by the use of
different types of fried vegetables, thick gruel, vegetable
soup, meat soup, a sour preparation, milk and butter
milk as given in Charak Chikitsa (14/246).
Using of Chitrakamoola is given in various forms and
with different drugs as:
In form of Bhrishta Saka-
̧ÉuÉëÑiÉç SliÉÏ mÉsÉÉzÉÉlÉÉÇ cÉÉXaÉårÉÉïͶɧÉMüxrÉ cÉ
rÉqÉMåü pÉÎeÉïiÉÇ S±ÉiÉç zÉÉMÇü SÍkÉ xÉqÉÎluÉiÉqÉç
(cÉ.ÍcÉ 14/122)
Leaves of trivrut, danti, palasha, changeri, and
chitraka should be fried with ghee and oil and should
be given along with curd.
In form of Peya, Yusha and Mamsarasa-
ÌmɹæaÉïeÉ MühÉÉ mÉÉPûÉ MüÉUuÉÏ mÉgcÉMüÉåsÉMæü:
iÉÑqoÉÑuÉïeÉÉeÉÉ kÉÌlÉMüÉ ÌoÉsuÉ qÉkrÉæ¶É MüsmÉrÉåiÉç
TüsÉÉqsÉÉlÉç rÉqÉMü xlÉåWûÉlÉç mÉårÉÉ rÉÔwÉ UxÉÉÌSMüÉlÉç
LÍpÉUåuÉÉæwÉkÉæ: xÉÉkrÉÇ uÉÉËU xÉÌmÉï¶É SÏmÉlÉqÉç
(A.¾Òû.ÍcÉ 8/50 )
Paste of gajakana, pata, karavi, panchakola,
tumburu, ajaji dhanyaka and marrow of bilwa are said
to prepare in syrup forms with sour fruits. The mixing
with drinking water and medicated ghee is also hinted
for the purpose of carminatives. Preparation of peya
form is further discussed by cooking with pippali,
pippalimula, chitraka etc. It should be made sour by
adding the juice of sour fruits and sizzled with ghee and
oil. Intake of this peya cures piles.
ÌmÉmmÉsÉÏÇ ÌmÉmmÉsÉÏqÉÔsÉÇ ÍcɧÉMÇü .........
........ÌmÉwOèuÉÉ mÉårÉÇ ÌuÉmÉÉcÉrÉåiÉç (cÉ.ÍcÉ 14/89)
In form of Khada (type of sour drink)
For the Khada preparation, Chitraka is mixed
with pippali, pippali mula, hastipippali, srungavera, ajaji,
karavi, dhanya, tumburu, bilwa, karkata and pata and
later, it is made in sour with addition of juices of sour consume kulmasha cooked with solution of alkali added
fruits. with yava kshara, lavana and chitraka mula.
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In form of Ksheera
zÉ×…¡ûuÉåU mÉÑlÉlÉïuÉÉ ÍcɧÉMü MüwÉÉrÉ ÍxÉ®Ç uÉÉ mÉrÉ:|
(xÉÑ.ÍcÉ 6/13)
Milk is boiled with srungavera, punarnava and chitraka
and is suggested good for the purpose. Futher in
Ashtanga Hridaya Chikitsa taking of boiled milk with
the powder of Chitraka during meal even is hinted to
cure piles.
rÉÉå eÉÉiÉÉå aÉÉåUxÉ: £ÉÏUɲ̻û cÉÔhÉÉïuÉcÉÔÍhÉïiÉÉlÉç
ÌmÉoÉÇxiÉqÉåuÉ iÉålÉæuÉ pÉÑgeÉÉlÉÉå aÉÑSeÉÉlÉç eÉrÉåiÉç
(A.¾Òû.ÍcÉ 8/30)
In form of Takra
lÉ ÌuÉUÉåWûÎliÉ aÉÑSeÉÉ: mÉÑlÉxiÉ¢çü xÉqÉÉWûiÉ:
ÌlÉÌwÉ£üÇ iÉή SWûÌiÉ pÉÔqÉÉuÉÌmÉ iÉ×hÉÉåsÉÑmÉqÉç
(A.¾Òû.ÍcÉ 8/42)
Present shloka reveals that piles masses do not
grow again, once they have been rooted out by the use
of butter milk as they burn away like the grasses
disappear when butter milk is poured on the ground.
iuÉcÉÇ ÍcɧÉMü qÉÔsÉxrÉ ÌmÉwOèuÉÉ MÑüqpÉÇ mÉësÉåmÉrÉåiÉç
iÉ¢Çü uÉÉ SÍkÉ uÉÉ iÉ§É eÉÉiÉqÉzÉÉåïWûUÇ ÌmÉoÉåiÉç
(cÉ.ÍcÉ 14/76)
The inside wall of an earthern jar should be
smeared with the paste of the root bark of chitraka and
in this jar, curd should be prepared.Intake of this curd
or the buttermilk prepared out of it cures piles.
SÍkÉijÉ ÌoÉsuÉ xÉÇrÉÑ£üÇ rÉÑ£Çü uÉÉ cÉurÉ ÍcɧÉMæü:
pÉssÉÉiÉMü rÉÑiÉÇ uÉÉÅ ÌmÉ mÉëS±É¨É¢ü iÉmÉïhÉqÉç
Tarpana (refreshing drink prepared of roasted
corn flour) mixed with butter milk and added with
chavya ,chitraka etc.
In form of Kulmaasha (Cooked pulses)
£ÉÉU sÉuÉhÉÉÇͶɧÉMü qÉÔsÉ £ÉÉUÉåSMü ÍxÉ®ÉlÉç uÉÉ
MÑüsqÉÉwÉÉlÉç pÉ£ÉrÉåiÉç(xÉÑ.ÍcÉ 6/13)
It is suggested in Sushuruta Chikitasa to
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PHARMACEUTICAL & ANALYTICAL STUDY ON
PATOLADI GANA IN KWATHA, ARISHTA & GHANAVATI FORM
Dr. Vibhu Muraleedharan PG Scholar Guided by - Dr. B D Mishra MD(Ayu)
Prof (Dr.) D K Mishra M.D(Ayu) H.O.D Dept of Bhaishajya kalpana, A.L.N.R.M.A.M.C. Koppa.
(Continued from April.........) PRACTICAL NO. 4
PRACTICAL NO. 2 Ingredients: Patoladi Kwatha - 6 ltr,Guda -2.4 kg,
Ingredients : Patola,Katurohini, Chandana, Madhu-1.2 kg, Dhataki pushpa - 600 g, Patola
Madhusrava,Guduchi, Patha - 500 g, Water- 24 ltr. ,Katurohini, Chandana, Madhusrava, Guduchi, Patha
Method of Preparation:As a classical kwatha method - 40 g.
Precautions: Method of Preparation
ƒ The whole procedure was carried out in mild heat. Poorva karma -
ƒ After attaining semisolid consistency the compound ƒ Dhupana - An earthern pot having the capacity of 20
was removed from fire and heated in water bath to ltr was selected, cleaned well and dried in sunlight.
avoid carbonization. Then it was subjected to dhupana with Guggulu,
Jatamamsi, Maricha etc.
ƒ Care was taken to avoid loss while filtering and
ƒ Lepana - After dhupana the mud pot was subjected
handling.
to lepana with Ghrita.
Observation: Pradhana karma -
ƒ Colour of Kwatha gradually changed to dark brown ƒ The measured 6 ingredients of Patoladi gana were
colour & its consistency became thicker. made into coarse powder.
ƒ As it reduced more to get the semisolid consistency, ƒ The earthern pot which was already subjected to
it was black in colour and the compound was able to Dhupana and Lepana was kept in between the husk
rolled in to pills. of paddy in a dark room.
ƒ The compound had a bit sticky nature which helped ƒ 2.4 kg Guda, 1.2 kg Madhu were added to 6 ltr
in the easy rolling to pills. Patoladi Kwatha and mixed well in a container. It was
filtered through a clean and dry cloth into another
Yield of Patoladi Ghanavati - 230 g.
vessel. Then the mixture was poured into earthern pot.
Purpose
ƒ The 240 g coarsely powdered drugs along with 600
ƒ 100 g of Ghanavati subjected to Physico-chemical g dhataki pushpa were put into it and stirred well.
analysis. Then it was properly covered with two layered clean
PRACTICAL NO. 3 cloth.
Ingredients : Patola,Katurohini,Chandana, Madhusrava ƒ After the starting of fermentation (4 days), this pot
Guduchi, Patha - 500 g, Water- 24 ltr. was closed with a lid. A plastic tube (for lime water
Method of Preparation test) was connected through lid to outside with its
ƒ The drugs were separately reduced into yavakuta mouth temporarily closed. Then sandhi bandhana was
choorna with pounding machine. done with mud-layered cloth.
ƒ It was kept undisturbed till fermentation process was
ƒ The yavakuta choorna was taken in a clean tin coated
over.
copper vessel and was filled with 12 ltr of water. It
Paschath karma -
was kept as such for one night, and on next day after ƒ After 20 days, the plastic tube was opened for
adding remaining 12 ltr of water, it was boiled over checking fermentation progress (by lime water test).
low flame till volume of water reduced to 1/4th - 6 ltr. ƒ After completion of fermentation (36 days), the pot
ƒ Then the container was taken out from the fire and was opened and the supernatant arishta was filtered
the content was filtered to another vessel through a through clean and dry double folded cloth.
fine cloth. Thus Patoladi Kwatha was prepared. ƒ It was then stored in clean dry coloured glass bottles
Purpose - The whole Patoladi Kwatha was used for up to 3/4th of its capacity.
preparation of Patoladi Arishta. (Continued next edition..........)
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Formulation Profile (Series-A/7) Herbal Drug Profile (Series-A/8)
Dashamularitsa Shatavari
Prof. D.K.Mishra Dr.Mahesh.M.Madaalageri 1. Prof. M.Vidyasagar 2. Prof. K.S.Sanjay
Bhavya. D.C 3. Dr. Hari Venkatesh 4. Dr. Prashant Kumar Jha

Ingredient:
Dashamula - each drug 5 Pala for Kwatha
Chitraka, Pushkara-25 Pala, Lodra, Guduch-20Pala,
Javas-12Pala, Vidanga, Haritaki-8Pala, Kusta,
Devadaru, Vayuvidanga, Ystimdhu, Bharngai, Kapitta
twaka, Nishotha, Bibitaki, Punrnava, Cavya, Jatamasi,
Sariva, Krisna jiraka, Harenuka, Rasna, Pippali, Puga,
Kachura, Haridra, Shatapuspa, Padma kasta, Biological Source: The drug consists of tuberous roots
Nagakeshara, Musta, Indrayava, Jivaka, Rushabhaka, of Asparagus recemosus Willd. from family Liliaceae.
Medha-16 Pala, Madhu, Guda, etc.
Habit: The plant is climbing, straggling, branched,
Method of Preparation: First made kwatha of prickly undershrub; prickles about 0.25 inch, more or
Dhashamula and other drugs after to add praksepaka less recurved; rootstock thick, bearing numerous
dravya like madhu, guda, lavanga etc. Stir the fusiform, succulent tubers; leaves reduced to spinescent
preparation properly & store it in an earthen pot that cladodes (needle-like structure); cladodes 0.5-1.0 inch
has been coated with gruta from inside and that has long, in tufts of 2-6, terete, spreading; flowers tiny,
been fumigated keep the pot underground for one white, fragrant, profuse and in 1-4 inch long racemes.
month or more or less. Following that one should obtain
the medicine and preserve it, take out the medicine Macroscopic: Roots are fusiform, swollen at base
while tapering both sides, 5-15 cm in length and 1-2
and add to it 46gm measure of nimali fruits keep the
cm in diameter; more or less smooth when fresh while
medicine for overnight period and finally strain it into
wrinkled when dried; colour silver white or light ash;
clean bottles. This medicine is named Dashamularista.
fracture complete; odour not marked; taste sweetish.

Dose:15 to 30 ml Microscopic: The transverse section of the root is

almost circular in outline showing central stele
Uses: Shula, Swasa, Kasa, Bhagndara, Vatavyadi,
surrounded by a wide cortex full of cell contents and
Udararoga, Kshya, Arsha, Kamala, Kusta etc.
crystals of raphides; above this lies zone of 3-4 layered
cork cells, the wall being suberised; epidermis covers
Analytical Report:
the section; the central core exhibits typical
Specific gravity : 0.994
monocotyledonous root where vascular bundle is
pH : 3.65
endarch type; vessels having pitted wall and spiral
Total solid : 35.4%
thickening.
Total ash : 0.045gm
Acid insoluble ash : 0.01gm Powder: The powder is creamish-white in colour
Water soluble ash : 0.005gm showing fragments of lignified, thick-walled vessels with
Alcohol content : 6.27% simple pits, raphides, cell contents in and out of
parenchyma cells.
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Chemical Constituents: The root contains steroidal
glycosides and aglycones shatavarins I-IV; â-D-Glc-
(1-4)-â-D-Glc-(1-2) a- L-rha(l-2) sarasapogenin, 2
arasosapogenin, 3 sterols and diosgenin; asparagamine
(alkaloid) etc.
Uses: The roots are used mainly to promote milk
secretion and as a demulcent, diuretic, aphrodisiac,
tonic, alterative, antiseptic and antidiarrhoeal. It is also
used to treat debility, especially in women, and infertility,
impotence, menopause, stomach ulcers, hyperacidity,
dehydration, lung abscess, haematemesis, cough,
herpes, leucorrhoea and chronic fevers.
Formulations: Brahma Rasayana, Mahanarayana
Taila, Shatavari Ghrita, Shatavari Kalpa etc.
Dose: 3-6 gm of the drug
New Reseacrhes In Medical Science
1) Impaired polymorphonuclear leucocyte migration
as a possible monitor for the risk of septicaemia in
immunosuppressed transplant patients.
2) The tumor growth could be completely prevented
by blocking the expression of tumor cell-derived
CTGF and that tumor cell survival was compromised
under conditions of hypoxic stress in vitro when
CTGF levels were low.
3) Fomepizole is a competitive inhibitor of alcohol
dehydrogenase that prevents the formation of the
toxic metabolites of ethylene glycol and methanol.
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