Ayurvedic medicinal plants - 3

                                               Terminalia chebula

                                  Nama-Rupa –Guna-Karma_Vignanam

 Names in diferent languages:

1. Sanskrit Name:Haritaki
2. Sinhala Name: Aralu
3. Latin Name: Terminalia chebula
4. Family: COMBRETACEAE
5. Paryaya: Vijaya, Rohini, Putana, Amruta, Abhaya, Jeevanti, Chetaki

   Prayojyanga-Kalpana: 

· Fruit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Panchendriya Pareeksha (organoleptic study)

I). Chakshurindriya Pareeksha: 
Morphology of Drug
 
Terminalia chebula is a tree with a rounded crown and spreading
branches. The bark is dark-brown, often longitudinally cracked
Tthe leaves are ovate or elliptic with a pair of large glands at the
top of the petiole.
Tthe flowers are yellowish white, in terminal spikes; the drupes
are ellipsoidal, obovoid or ovoid, yellow to orange-brown and hard when
ripe, becoming 5-ribbed on drying.
The seeds are hard and pale yellow.
 
II). Ghranendriya Pareeksha:
 
i) Odour of drug:
ii) Odour while burning:
iii) Any specialties:
 
III). Sparshanendriya Pareeksha:
 
IV). Rasendriya Pareeksha:
· Madhura
· Amla
· Katu
· Tikta
· Kashaya

Panchabhoutika Nirmanaya(according to Rasa):

· Madhura = Jala + Prthvi
· Amla = Prthvi + Agni
· Katu = Vayu + Agni
· Tikta = Vayu + Akasha
· Kashaya = Vayu + Prthvi

 Chemical constituents:

ü Anthroquinone
ü Glycoside
ü Chebulinic acid
ü Tanic acid
ü Galic acid
ü Terchebin
ü Arachidic
ü Begenic
ü Indic
ü Oleic
ü Pulmitic
ü Sterricacide

 Guna Karma:

1. Veerya : Ushna
2. Vipaka : Madhura
3. Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
4. Prabhava : Tridosha shamaka
5. Doshagnata : Tridosha shamaka
6. Rogaghnata : Shota, Prameha, Kushta, Vrana, Chardi, Vata rakta
7. Karma : Tridosha hara, Anulomana, Rasayana, Praja sthpana, Caksusya, Hrdya
8. Matra : Powder 3-6 grm
9. Vishista Kalpana/Yoga :

 Amaika Prayoga(With Reference) :

1. Raktarshas – Take Haritaki with guda before meal
2. For pravahika – Haritaki And Pippali
3. Rakta pittaya – Triturate haritaki choorna with vasa swarasa for seven
times and give with pippali choorna and bee honey
4. For Ashmari – Haritaki seeds choorna with ksheera kashaya

GWAI-University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
BAMS

Ayurvedic medicinal plants 1 & 2

Abies webbiana

Description:

Botanical name : Abies spectabilis (D.Don) Mirb. (Abies webbiana Lindl.)
Family : Pinaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Talisam, Talisapatram 


AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES 
Rasa    : Tikta, Kashaya    
Guna   : Lakhu
Virya   : Seeta




PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sinhala    :    Taaleesa , Talis paturu

English    :     East Himalayan silver fir
Hindi       :     Talispatra, Tails patri 

Distribution : Upper Himalayan tracts.
PLANT DESCRIPTION 
A tall evergreen coniferous tree grows up to 60 m with strong horizontally spreading branches, young shoots covered with short brown hair; leaves simple, densely covering the twigs spreading in all directions, each leaf 1.5-2.3 cm long; the cones are bluish in color, seeds winged.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES 
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, cough, asthma, bronchitis, dyspepsia, flatulence, colic, diarrhea, epilepsy, vomiting, hoarseness, hiccough, fever and emaciation. 
Useful part    :    leaves

Photo :http://www.ecoplanet.in/herbalextracts/images/Abieswebbiana.jpg

How to Avoid Side Effects of Ayurvedic Medicines

Ayurvedic medicines, majority of them don’t cause any undesirable side-effects. Rare cases of side effects for Ayurvedic medicines can be attributed to improper methods of administration, poor timing, or dietary imbalance. Another reason can be manufacturing defects. Ancient Ayurvedic scriptures like Charaka Samhita recommend the right methods of medicine administration, medicine combination, diet and controls on activities. They also give specific advice on manufacturing process, the desirable environment to prepare medicines, and hundred other factors that affect the quality of medicines. The dos and don’ts of administration of medicines are clearly explained in Ayurvedic texts. One don’t is not to take Ayurvedic medicine when taking allopathic medicine. Though there are several exceptions to this case, the first thing you can do is to avoid Ayurvedic medicine while undergoing allopathic treatment and vice versa. Ayurvedic medicines of high power are advised to take only for pre-determined number of days, weeks or months. If overdone, the favorable medicines show its undesirable side. Some medicines are to be taken in the morning, some at mid day and some at night. There are specific reasons for the directions. The usage directions of a medicine are determined by the type of action the medicine does with your metabolism at different times of the day. Presence of lead and lead poisoning in certain Ayurvedic formulations like Yogiraj Guggul was an apple of discord between Ayurvedic practitioners and general public. Lead has toxic property when used as such. But it also has medicinal properties which have to be brought forth by specialty processing, which lasts for many hours over a few days. Any short cuts taken here can cost heavily. Another significantly important factor to look for in Ayurvedic medicines are the changes in environmental factors. At the time when Ayurvedic scripts were written and the knowledge passed down to generations, there were no pesticides in the air, water or earth. There were no vehicle fumes or smoke from factories. There were no acid rains. Dust was not a major problem. Ayurveda Acharyas, would have never imagined present state of development and changes in environment. The plants that grow in this changed environment can have the unnecessary elements of modern environment. This also can be a reason for side-effects. Organic farming of herbs in unpolluted environment, sticking to the preparation methods of Ayurvedic medicines as described in ancient text and  proper administration of medicines ensure a no-side-effect Ayurvedic treatment Source : http://www.keralaayurvedics.com