Difference between revisions of "Talk:Abhaya"

From Charak Samhita
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "Terminalia chebula Retz. var. typica {{Infobox |title = Abhaya |label1 = Section/Chapter |data1 = Herb database/Abhaya |label2 = Botanical name(s) |data2 = Terminalia chebula...")
 
 
(17 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 24: Line 24:
  
 
Chebulic myrobalan
 
Chebulic myrobalan
 +
 +
==Therapeutic Use==
 +
 +
Shotha (edema), Arsha (hemorrhoids), Aruchi (anorexia), Hridroga (cardiac diseases), Kasa (cough), Pandu (anemia and blood deficiency related diseases), Prameha (obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus), Udavarta, Vibandha (constipation), Jirna-jwara (chronic fever), Vishama jwara (different types of fever), Shiro-roga (diseases of head), Tamaka shwasa (bronchial asthma), Gulma (abdominal lumps), Udararoga (generalized enlargement of abdomen)<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:31</ref>
  
 
==Other Varieties / Other Botanical names==
 
==Other Varieties / Other Botanical names==
Line 51: Line 55:
  
 
==Types==
 
==Types==
−
===Bhvaprakasha Nighantu=== :- 7
+
===Bhvaprakasha Nighantu===
 +
Mentioned 7 types<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 7 – 9, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>
  
−
Sr. No. Types Characters Utility
+
{| class="wikitable"
−
1. Vijaya Oval All diseases
+
 
−
2. Rohini Round Wound healing
+
! Sr.no. !! Types !! Characters !! Utility
−
3. Putana Small but with large seed For external application
+
|-
−
4. Amruta Bulky For purification
+
| 1 || Vijaya || Oval || All diseases  
−
5. Abhaya Five lines on it Eye diseases
+
|-
−
6. Jivanti Yellow colored Useful in all diseases
+
| 2 || Rohini || Round || Wound healing
−
7. Chetaki Three lines over it For preparing powder
+
|-
 +
| 3 || Putana || Putana Small but with large seed || For external application  
 +
|-
 +
| 4 || Amruta || Bulky || For purification  
 +
|-
 +
| 5 || Abhaya || Five lines on it || Eye diseases  
 +
|-
 +
| 6 || Jivanti || Yellow colored || Useful in all diseases  
 +
|-
 +
| 7 || Chetaki || Three lines over it || For preparing powder  
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Kaiyadeva Nighantu===
 +
Mentioned 3 types<ref>Prof. Priya Vat Sharma, Kaiyadev Nighantu, Aushadhi Varga, Translated by Dr. Guru Prasada Sharma, Chaukhambha Orientalia, Delhi; </ref>
 +
# Niraja
 +
# Vanaja
 +
# Parvatiya
 +
===Prashasta Haritaki (Qualities of Best Haritaki)===
 +
* Nava – new
 +
* Snigdha – Unctuous
 +
* Ghana – Hard
 +
* Vritta – Round
 +
* Gurvi – With weight
 +
* Ambasi nimajjana – Sinks in water
 +
* Dwikarsha – Double the weight of Bibhitaki (22 gm)<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 25 - 26, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>
 +
 
 +
===Ritu Haritaki===
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
 
 +
! Sr.no. !! Ritu (Season) !! Anupana
 +
|-
 +
| 1 || Varsha (Rainy season)||Saindhava lavana (Rock salt)
 +
|-
 +
| 2 ||Sharad (Autumn)||Sharkara (Sugar)
 +
|-
 +
| 3 ||Hemanta (Early winter)||Shunthi (Ginger)
 +
|-
 +
| 4 ||Shishira (Late winter)||Kana (Long pepper)
 +
|-
 +
| 5 ||Vasanta (Spring)||Madhu (Honey)
 +
|-
 +
| 6 ||Grishma (Summer)||Guda (Jaggery)
 +
|}<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 31, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>
 +
 
 +
===Actions of Haritaki on Dosha with Anupana===
 +
 
 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
 
 +
! Sr.no. !! Effect on Dosha !! Anupana
 +
|-
 +
| 1 || Kaphahara||Saindhava lavana (Rock salt)
 +
|-
 +
| 2 || Pittahara||Sharkara (Sugar)
 +
|-
 +
| 3 || Vatahara||Ghrita (Ghee)
 +
|-
 +
| 4 || Tridoshahara||Guda (Jaggery)
 +
|}<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 30, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>
 +
 
 +
===Contra indications of Haritaki===
 +
* Adhwatikhinna – Tired of walking
 +
* Balavarjita – weak
 +
* Ruksha – who has dryness in body
 +
* Krisha – lean
 +
* Langhana karshita – Tired of observing fasting
 +
* Pittadhikya – Excessive aggravation of Pitta
 +
* Garbhavati – Pregnant
 +
* Vimukta raktata – One who underwent blood letting<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 32, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>
 +
 
 +
===Haritaki Prayoga in different forms===
 +
#
 +
# Charvita – Chewed and swallowed increases Agni.
 +
# Peshita (Powder) – When triturated, acts as Malashodhaka (purifies faeces)
 +
# Swinna – When boiled acts as Sangrahi
 +
# Bhrishta – When fried, acts as Tridosha shamaka
 +
# Sahabhojana – When taken with food, Improves intellect, strength and functions of sense organs, Pacifies Tridosha
 +
Evacuates faeces and acts as diuretic.
 +
# Pashchat bhojana – When taken after food, Alleviates the diseases occurred because of improper food and also alleviates Tridosha.<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 27, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>
  
 
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==  
 
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==  
Line 91: Line 174:
 
| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 1/82 || Phalini ([[Virechana]]) (Therapeutic Purgation)
 
| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 1/82 || Phalini ([[Virechana]]) (Therapeutic Purgation)
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/29 || Vatanulominiyavagu
+
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/29 || Vatanulominiyavagu(gruel for flatulence).
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(12) || Arshoghnamahakashay
+
| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(12) || Arshoghna (anti – haemorrhoidal) mahakashay
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(13) || Kushthaghnamahakashay
+
| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(13) || Kushthaghna (anti – dermatosis)  mahakashay
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(24) || Virechanopagmahakashay
+
| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(24) || Virechanopag (sub – purgative) mahakashay
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 6 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(30) || Hikkanigrahanamahakashay
+
| 6 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(30) || Hikkanigrahana (reducing hiccups)mahakashay
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 7 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(36) || Kasaharamahakashaya
+
| 7 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(36) || Kasahara (anti – cough) mahakashaya
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 8 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(39) || Jwaraharamahakashaya
+
| 8 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(39) || Jwarahara (antipyretic) mahakashaya
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 9 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(49) || Prajasthapanamahakashaya
+
| 9 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(49) || Prajasthapana (promoting conception and implantation of embryo) mahakashaya.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 10 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(50) || Vayasthapanmahakashaya
+
| 10 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(50) || Vayasthapana (anti – ageing) mahakashaya
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 11 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/16 || Vamanartha
+
| 11 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/16 || Vamanartha (for therapeutic emesis)
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 12 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/16 || Preparations of Trivrut
 
| 12 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/16 || Preparations of Trivrut
Line 115: Line 198:
 
| 13 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/30 || Preparations of Trivrut
 
| 13 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/30 || Preparations of Trivrut
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 14 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/46 || Vyoshadi Modaka
+
| 14 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/46 || As an ingredient of Vyoshadi Modaka
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 15 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/50 || Pathyadi Modaka
+
| 15 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/50 || As an ingredient of Pathyadi Modaka
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 16 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 9/7 || Tilvaka Yoga
+
| 16 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 9/7 || As an ingredient of Tilvaka Yoga
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 17 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 11/7 || Saptala Shankhini Yoga
+
| 17 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 11/7 || Saptala Shankhini Yoga for purgation.
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 18 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 12/15 || Avaleha Yoga
+
| 18 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 12/15 || As an ingredient of Avaleha(linctus) Yoga
 
|-
 
|-
−
| 19 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 12/27 || Modaka Yoga
+
| 19 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 12/27 || As an ingredient of Modaka Yoga
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
 +
==Dose==
 +
3-6 gm of the drug in the powder form.<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:31</ref>
 +
 +
==Important Formulations==
 +
As per A.P.I.<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:31</ref>
 +
* Triphala Churna
 +
* Triphaladi Taila
 +
* Abhayarishta
 +
* Agatsya Haritaki Rasayana
 +
* Citraka Haritaki
 +
* Danti Haritaki
 +
* Dasamula Haritaki
 +
* Brahma Rasayana
 +
* Abhaya Lavana
 +
* Pathyadi Lepa
  
 
    
 
    
 
== Current availability==  
 
== Current availability==  
  
−
Available  
+
Available
 +
 
 +
* In India – Found in sub – Himalayan region. West Bengal, Assam, Madras, Mysore, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala.
 +
* Out of India –
 +
* South Asia – Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh
 +
* Southeast Asia – Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
 +
* East Asia - China
 +
 
 +
 
  
 
== Current researches ==
 
== Current researches ==

Latest revision as of 06:58, 17 August 2025

Terminalia chebula Retz. var. typica

Abhaya
Section/Chapter Herb database/Abhaya
Botanical name(s) Terminalia chebula Retz. var. typica
Family Combretaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2024
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Chebulic myrobalan

Therapeutic Use

Shotha (edema), Arsha (hemorrhoids), Aruchi (anorexia), Hridroga (cardiac diseases), Kasa (cough), Pandu (anemia and blood deficiency related diseases), Prameha (obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus), Udavarta, Vibandha (constipation), Jirna-jwara (chronic fever), Vishama jwara (different types of fever), Shiro-roga (diseases of head), Tamaka shwasa (bronchial asthma), Gulma (abdominal lumps), Udararoga (generalized enlargement of abdomen)[1]

Other Varieties / Other Botanical names

  • Buceras chebula (Retz.) Lyons
  • Combretum argyrophyllum K.Schum.
  • Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn.
  • Myrobalanus gangetica (Roxb.) Kostel.
  • Myrobalanus tomentella Kuntze
  • Terminalia acutae Walp.
  • Terminalia argyrophylla King & Prain
  • Terminalia gangetica Roxb.
  • Terminalia glandulipetiolata De Wild.
  • Terminalia parviflora Thwaites
  • Terminalia reticulata Roth
  • Terminalia tomentella Kurz
  • Terminalia zeylanica Van Heurck & Müll. Arg.

Identification Characters

-

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Haritaki, Pathya

Additional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Abhaya, Kayastha, Putana, Amruta, Haimavati, Avyatha, Chetaki, Shreyasi, Shiva, Vayastha, Vijaya, Jivanti, Rohini

Types

Bhvaprakasha Nighantu

Mentioned 7 types[2]

Sr.no. Types Characters Utility
1 Vijaya Oval All diseases
2 Rohini Round Wound healing
3 Putana Putana Small but with large seed For external application
4 Amruta Bulky For purification
5 Abhaya Five lines on it Eye diseases
6 Jivanti Yellow colored Useful in all diseases
7 Chetaki Three lines over it For preparing powder

Kaiyadeva Nighantu

Mentioned 3 types[3]

  1. Niraja
  2. Vanaja
  3. Parvatiya

Prashasta Haritaki (Qualities of Best Haritaki)

  • Nava – new
  • Snigdha – Unctuous
  • Ghana – Hard
  • Vritta – Round
  • Gurvi – With weight
  • Ambasi nimajjana – Sinks in water
  • Dwikarsha – Double the weight of Bibhitaki (22 gm)[4]

Ritu Haritaki

Sr.no. Ritu (Season) Anupana
1 Varsha (Rainy season) Saindhava lavana (Rock salt)
2 Sharad (Autumn) Sharkara (Sugar)
3 Hemanta (Early winter) Shunthi (Ginger)
4 Shishira (Late winter) Kana (Long pepper)
5 Vasanta (Spring) Madhu (Honey)
6 Grishma (Summer) Guda (Jaggery)

[5]

Actions of Haritaki on Dosha with Anupana

Sr.no. Effect on Dosha Anupana
1 Kaphahara Saindhava lavana (Rock salt)
2 Pittahara Sharkara (Sugar)
3 Vatahara Ghrita (Ghee)
4 Tridoshahara Guda (Jaggery)

[6]

Contra indications of Haritaki

  • Adhwatikhinna – Tired of walking
  • Balavarjita – weak
  • Ruksha – who has dryness in body
  • Krisha – lean
  • Langhana karshita – Tired of observing fasting
  • Pittadhikya – Excessive aggravation of Pitta
  • Garbhavati – Pregnant
  • Vimukta raktata – One who underwent blood letting[7]

Haritaki Prayoga in different forms

  2. Charvita – Chewed and swallowed increases Agni.
  3. Peshita (Powder) – When triturated, acts as Malashodhaka (purifies faeces)
  4. Swinna – When boiled acts as Sangrahi
  5. Bhrishta – When fried, acts as Tridosha shamaka
  6. Sahabhojana – When taken with food, Improves intellect, strength and functions of sense organs, Pacifies Tridosha

Evacuates faeces and acts as diuretic.

  1. Pashchat bhojana – When taken after food, Alleviates the diseases occurred because of improper food and also alleviates Tridosha.[8]

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Astringent (kashaya), Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta), Sweet (madhura), Sour (amla)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify vata, pitta and kapha
6 Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) Removes all the three dosha

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/82 Phalini (Virechana) (Therapeutic Purgation)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/29 Vatanulominiyavagu(gruel for flatulence).
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(12) Arshoghna (anti – haemorrhoidal) mahakashay
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(13) Kushthaghna (anti – dermatosis) mahakashay
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(24) Virechanopag (sub – purgative) mahakashay
6 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(30) Hikkanigrahana (reducing hiccups)mahakashay
7 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(36) Kasahara (anti – cough) mahakashaya
8 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(39) Jwarahara (antipyretic) mahakashaya
9 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(49) Prajasthapana (promoting conception and implantation of embryo) mahakashaya.
10 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(50) Vayasthapana (anti – ageing) mahakashaya
11 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/16 Vamanartha (for therapeutic emesis)
12 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/16 Preparations of Trivrut
13 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/30 Preparations of Trivrut
14 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/46 As an ingredient of Vyoshadi Modaka
15 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/50 As an ingredient of Pathyadi Modaka
16 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 9/7 As an ingredient of Tilvaka Yoga
17 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 11/7 Saptala Shankhini Yoga for purgation.
18 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 12/15 As an ingredient of Avaleha(linctus) Yoga
19 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 12/27 As an ingredient of Modaka Yoga

Dose

3-6 gm of the drug in the powder form.[9]

Important Formulations

As per A.P.I.[10]

  • Triphala Churna
  • Triphaladi Taila
  • Abhayarishta
  • Agatsya Haritaki Rasayana
  • Citraka Haritaki
  • Danti Haritaki
  • Dasamula Haritaki
  • Brahma Rasayana
  • Abhaya Lavana
  • Pathyadi Lepa


Current availability

Available

  • In India – Found in sub – Himalayan region. West Bengal, Assam, Madras, Mysore, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala.
  • Out of India –
  • South Asia – Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh
  • Southeast Asia – Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
  • East Asia - China


Current researches

 This article is under development ..
  1. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:31
  2. ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 7 – 9, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
  3. ↑ Prof. Priya Vat Sharma, Kaiyadev Nighantu, Aushadhi Varga, Translated by Dr. Guru Prasada Sharma, Chaukhambha Orientalia, Delhi;
  4. ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 25 - 26, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
  5. ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 31, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
  6. ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 30, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
  7. ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 32, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
  8. ↑ Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Haritakyadi Varga, Verse no. 27, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;
  9. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:31
  10. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:31
Retrieved from "https://www.charakasamhitauptodate.com/index.php?title=Talk:Abhaya&oldid=45302"