Multidimensional Therapeutic Use of ‘Vaisyavanar Churna’: An Ayurvedic Literary Review

Author(s): Aniruddha Prasad, Dhiman Majumder and PB Kar Mahapatra

Abstract:

Ayurveda deals with several compound medicines for the treatment of the diseases as well as prevention and promotion of health. Vaisyavanar churna is a reputed compound medicine used by the ancestors from ancient era. In present time it has got an extra value in the management of agnikarma (metabolic dysfunction). The old and newer books of pharmacy have mention this drug as a remedy of amavata(rheumatoid arthritis) gulma (abdominal lump), shula (abdominal pain), arsha (piles), anaha (constipation ), vibandha (intestinal obstruction) etc. Commonly vaisyavanar churna is composed with Haritaki (Terminalia chebula), saindhav (rock salt), sunthi (Zingiber officinale) and yavani (Trachyspermum ammi), though there are other opinions regarding the composition yet the properties action and therapeutic useses are found similar. In present study it has been tried to collect the information regarding the properties of ingredients of vaisyavanar churna and to furnish in methodological manner to establish their action through the pharmacodynamics of them. So the main aims and objectives of this articles is to review drug and to report the information s regarding the therapeutic uses by which the practitioners and researchers of this field will be encouraged toward uses and work on it.

Keywords: Vaisyavanar churna and ayurveda’, amavata, and vaisyavanar churna vaisyavanar churnaand vividh vat

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