CASSIA AURICULATA Linn.- WHOLE PLANT (AVARAM SAMOOLAM) - A HIGHLY DEMANDED TRADITIONAL DRUG.

The medicinal use of the plant Cassia auriculata has received interest nowadays from both traditional systems and allopathic medicine. This medicinal plant plays an important role in public health especially in developing countries where it is believed that the intense utilization of plant with therapeutic action does not lead to intoxication.

Cassia auriculata belongs to family Caeselpinaces (Leguminosae) is a shrub with large bright flowers. It is a common plant in Asia, profoundly used in Ayurvedic medicines as a tonic, astringent, and as a remedy for diabetic, conjunctivitis, rheumatism, and ophthalmia. It is one of the principal constituents of 'Avarai Panchaga Choornam'  in Indian Herbal formulations used in the treatment of diabetic to control blood sugar level. It is also reported to use in ulcers, leprosy, and treatment of liver diseases. Leaves and fruits of the plan C. auriculata is antihelmintic and also used in curing skin disease. 

The demand for the drug is more resulting in many adulteration and substitution to the drugs. Now it becomes very important to get original and authentic raw drugs for manufacturing medicines to show good therapeutic action. The drug available in the market is in dry forms and becoming somewhat difficult for a vendor and purchaser to identify the drugs.

 

[Cassia auriculata Linn. Market sample]

Here, I would like to give some points that can help in quickly identifying the drugs.

1. The drugs available in the market are fully dried form consisting of leaves, petioles, inflorescences, flowers, fruits and seeds of the C. auricularta.

2. The drug possesses dull brownish-green leaves, which are alternate, stipulate, paripinnately compound with 16-24 pairs of leaflets and each leaflet has a short stalk. The surface of the leaves is pubescent.

3. Flowers are bright yellow, pedicellate, Sepals - 5; two external larger and three internal smaller. Petals - 5, imbricate, crisped along with the edge and bright yellow vein.

4. Anther many, ovary is unilocular with the peripheral ovule.

5. Fruits pale brown, flat, thin, papery, pilose, undulate, crimpled, and tripped with long style base. Seeds, 12-20 in numbers. Each seed is in a distinct and separate cavity.

Colour of the market drug as whole in dry form - Yellowish to greenish-brown.

Odor - fragrant and characteristics

Taste-  Astringent.

The above identification surely helps the person who wishes to procure the drugs without an expert as well as the medical student who is going to purchase drug for their practical work. This identification would also be very useful to the personnel who is working as Quality Controller in the manufacturing unit of a traditional system of medicines.            

Trichosanthes cucumerina (Snake gourd) Vs Momordica charantia (Bitter gourd) - Ingredient for Bhunimbadi kadha (Nilavembu Kudineer)

Bhunimbadi kadha or Nilavembu Kudineer the best remedy for the dengue, malaria, chikungunya, and other viral fever and seasonal fever due to common cold. Trichosanthes cucumirina (Snake gourd- small cultivated variety or Jangali Chichinda) belongs to family Cucurbitaceae is one of the most important ingredients among the other required for the manufacturing or preparing of the aforesaid medicine. The whole plant is reported to cure bronchitis, headache, and boils. The plant leaves are used to cure biliousness also. The plant is reported for its many therapeutic properties like antipyretic, antihelminthic, antiemetic, etc. This raw drug is commercially not available in bulk like other Trichsanthes anguina (long snake gourd). Trichosanthes cucumerina (Jangali Chichinda) still lacking of more cultivation. The scarcity of particular raw drugs affects the timely production of the Bhunimbadi kudineer (Nilavembu kudineer) as a result, the availability of this medicines in the general public in a frequent manner is highly questionable. 

[Trichosanthes cucumerina - small and wild variety]

Now the question is what would be the alternative solution of the plant Trichosanthes cucumerina and how we can prepare the medicine in absence of the that plant without affecting the therapeutic properties?

Here, I have some solutions for the above queries. There is another plant that also belongs to the family - Cucurbitaceae and commonly know as Momordica charantia - wild variety (but not a cultivar variety (Karela - bitter gourd) that fruits are usually being sold in the vegetable market). The Momordica charantia small and wild variety has already picked up the market because of its cultivation in bulk and also easily available in the raw drug trade market but the trade name is Bitter gourd -wild variety is still remaining for identification purposes. This plant also has the same therapeutic properties as stated for the Trichsanthes cucumerina. 

[Momordica charantia - wild variety]

Many manufacturing companies easily using the whole plant of the Momordica charantia, the common vegetable bitter gourd (Karela) in absence of Trichosanthes cucumerina and Momordica charantia - wild variety. I think, using this material is actually not harmful to health but more research requires to prove its therapeutic action of the raw drugs along with other ingredients because much literature supports utility for its roots, leaves and fruits only.  

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Salab Punja, Salab Misri and Salab Gatta - Unique Identification.

In India, mainly five types of systems of traditional medicines comprise together to form a system is called AYUSH System that includes Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic medicines. It has been practically observed that more efforts have been made to develop Ayurveda and Siddha, Systems of traditional medicines. In which, Ayurveda and Homoeopathy achieved its name in the country and abroad but Siddha is popularly practiced to South part of India and some neighboring countries. Yoga  & Naturopathy is also on upward movement but the Unani System of medicine still requires more attention to make the medicines scientifically proven. There are many valuable medicines available in the  Unani System but lacking of authentication due to more confusion in the identical or similar looking herbs but has different therapeutic values. Since, the Unani medicine is an important part of Ayush System, the standards of single drugs as well as compound formulations cannot be left over the Haqim or Unani Physician. Their experiences and skill of treatment to the patient cannot be overlooked but along with the knowledge now evidences on research background is also required as the backbone of the Unani System. Though, many efforts are being made to grow this system but still many drugs lacking identifications and create great confusion on its utility point.

Here, I like to discuss about the Salab Punja, Salab Misri, and Salab Gatta. These drugs belong to the family Orchidaceae and genus Orchis. These three drugs is very much differ from each other due to their species and therapeutic values. The ground tuber of this Orchis species is called "Salep" and is being utilized in many important treatments like sexual disorder, nutraceutical supplements to geriatric patients. It also has aphrodisiac, hypolipidemic and antihypertensive properties. As per Unani experts, all these Salep cannot be utilized for the same purposes due to its different therapeutic properties but due to lack of Pharmacognostic evaluation of these species, all are confusingly being used as per availability in the market.  

The efforts are made in this blog to identify the aforesaid drugs with their morphology as to make more approachable on the utilization point of view and also without confusion. 

1.Salab Punja: As the name indicates, "Punja" this drugs look like a palm along with fingers like 3-5 projections.  The drug is the cleaned, dried, and peeled tuber of plant Dactylorhiza hatagirea; family Orchidaceae. It is naturally brown in color but after peeling it gives shiny white to creamish appearance, fleshy and slightly sweetish in taste. 

[Dactylorhiza hatagirea (Peeled Tuberous root)]

2. Salab Misri: As the name indicates " Misri" means very sweet in taste. The scientific name of Salab Misri is Orchis latifolia; Family - Orchidaceae is also called as "Salep" in English languages. The tuberous root of the plant is called Adam and Eve Root due to its magical medicinal properties. It is one of the herbs that are very effective in promoting sexual health. This is very much use for treating aged patients because of its high nutritive value. This drug is widely used in the Unani System of Medicine to treat chronic diarrhea, bilious fever, syphilis, strangury, hemiplegia, dyspepsia, tuberculosis, debility, and helminthiasis etc.    

[Orchis latifolia - Tubrous root]

3. Salab Gatta: This is also called as Khusiyat -Ul- Salib or Salab Gatta. This is the ground tuber of Orchis masculata; Orchidaceae. The drug sample consists of the dried and mature tuber of O. masculata. The drug sample in the market varying in size from 5.5 cm to 9.5 cm long and 2.5 cm to 4.5 cm wide and conical, conch, or somewhat spindle-shaped. the drug has many shallow grooves and thus forms shrinking appearances The lower end of the drug is tapering and shows sharp to blunt ending;, however, the upper portion shows white to creamish broad scar indicated the detachment of the tuber from the plant stem. Colour, dark brown to black, Odorless, and taste is bitter and astringent.

[Orchis masculata - Tuberous root]

Nowadays, in the commercial market, the above mentioned three drugs are available in the name of Salab root. Due to lack of detailed descriptions of its identification and easy distinguishing characters, the quality of medicines becomes questionable. As we know the above mentioned one drug of the genus Dactylofera and other two species of the genus Orchis has different therapeutic values and if the authentic material would be used for preparation of medicines, the medicines would be more effective.

The above diagram surely helps to identify the drugs and its selection according to the medicinal requirement to produce highly effective, standard medicines to treat the patient satisfactorily and thus the writing of this blog will work purposefully.

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Stay Healthy and Stay Safe. 

Dr. Prem Dutt Dwivedi,

Pharmacognosists.

Study of Botany as pure subject is nearing to extinction...

It is very much surprising that a human being knows that he or she cannot live without food, shelter, and clothes that are mainly originated from the vegetation or flora or Botany. Nowadays, all countries of the whole world competing for each other in various technologies except the consideration of their own fundamental needs that are improving agriculture.

Heavy competition is going on to empower forces, modern weapons, increasing soldiers in the various army like in the sky, earth, and in water. In the education system, a great focus has been given to prepare candidate with the streaming subject in engineering medical, paramedical sciences, pure sciences that include Physic, Chemistry and Biology, information technologies, Mathematics and so on.. but, have you ever seen that any student wish to study pure botany or zoology as subject after his or schooling (10 +2) as it was seen before 1990?  We may say that time it was the requirement of those decades then, what now becomes new.

We also consuming the same food in various forms and the required quantity becomes five times more than the earlier due to the raise of populations in our Country. A newly born child cannot live without his or her mother likewise we cannot imaging our survival on the earth without vegetation whatever the modernization may be...

We have to consider once again the conservation of forest, improvement of agricultural technology, indigenous cattle, promote veterinary sciences, animal husbandry, etc.., otherwise, the day is coming when we would be compelled to eat plastic rice, artificial bread, artificial vegetables. 

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Ayurveda recommends use of whole plant not alkaloids or active principles

Nowadays, isolation of active principles or alkaloids from the plants is seeking more attraction to the researchers and Scientists to manufacture various kinds of medicines based on a single active principle or molecule mainly in the Allopathic System of Medicine. Indigenous drugs are now being tested in various chemical laboratories, however, the Ayurveda recommends utilization of the whole plant as drugs not single isolated molecules or active principle constituents. 

 Much work had already been done to compare the properties of the Indigenous drugs by using as whole as well as isolated single molecules and observed that the whole drugs were found more effective in comparison to the isolated molecules.

 According to many practical observations it is seen that- 

 " It is impossible to obtain any information about the medical properties of drugs by carrying on researchers in chemical laboratories. Whether a botanical or chemical drug is harmful to the system can be conclusively proved only if the drug is administered in its natural state - a state in which its action has been described in Ayurvedic work: research regarding them should be carried on primarily in human hospitals or at the most in biological laboratories." 

 The following quotes published in the current Science in 1946 also supporting that -

  " Looking at the matter from chemical point of view one is struck by the large number and variety of natural products employed successfully as curative materials by the Ayurvedic practitioners as a result of the immensity of valuable therapeutic knowledge of these accumulated by centuries of observations. It has been the practice among advocates of Indigenous drugs for use in the western system of medicine to extract some of these drugs for what is known as active principles with a view to employing the latter for the same purposes as the crude drug. Ths practice which has currency for some time soon proved dangerous, as it was frequently found that, the extracted principles very often had not even a fraction of the efficacy of the crude drug. As has been recently shown by Miss Irani in the case of Kuruchi seeds, the constituents of a  crude drug responsible for its curative action may be in a different and much more complex stage of combination than the substances usually isolated from them in the form of the so-called active principles. This question, therefore, of the substitution of Ayurvedic drugs by their so-called active principles may be fraught with dangerous consequences."

From the above, it is very much clear that the Ayurvedic System Of Medicines recommends utilizing whole drugs for the preparation of medicines to get more and effective therapeutic properties.

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Murraya koenigii (Metha Neem) - A natural health maintainer and anemia killer

Murraya koenigii (Meetha neem or curry leaves) belongs to the family Rutaceae is a handsome aromatic shrub or small tree. It is commonly found in forests often as gregarious undergrowth. It is cultivated for its aromatic leave and for ornament throughout India.

 

{Murraya koeniggi (Curry leaves); Family - Rutaceae}

 The leaves of the plant are extensively employed as a flavoring in curries and chutneys. Analysis of the leaves showed to consist of many nutritional elements like protein, fat, carbohydrate, fiber, minerals, calcium, and phosphorus. It also consists of plenty of Vitamin A, nicotinic acids, and Vitamin C and is a very good source of iron. It is reported that the regular consumption of leaves in any form either churna, chutney, or podi may help to maintain blood formation in the body and thus controls anemia.

The leaves are commonly used in the preparation of various delicious and spicy food. Consuming leaves in any form is very helpful for health. Though many therapeutic uses like piles, diarrhea, emesis, burning sensation, non-healing ulcer, fever, itching, helminthiasis, skin diseases, metabolic disorder, dysentery, colic pain, emaciation, oedema leucoderma/vitiligo, etc., have been reported, however, consuming leaves powder as churna 03 to 06g OR Svarasa (Juice) 10-20 ml daily gives very good result in the various health complaints.

In addition to the above health benefits, the curry leaves gives following main health benefits. These are -

      

1. In diabetics: Regular consuming leaves may help to maintain blood sugar levels in the body and thus control diabetics.

2. Cough: Dry curry leaves powder helps to control cough if taken with honey to in case of dry and sticky phlegm from lungs.

3. Diarrhea and dysentery: 2 -3 g churna with 100 ml of butter milk may help to stop the loose motion and relax the stomach without pain.

4. Bruises and eruptions: The fresh leaves in paste form or dry leaves powder may help to reduce bruises and eruptions when applied externally on the affected part of the body.

5. Vomiting: 2 - 3 g powder with hot water or butter milk may help to stop vomiting.

7. Skin disease and pimples: The paste made from fresh leaves is helpful to normalize the skin disease and pimples if applied on the affected area of the body.

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Dare, Aware and self care; three main principles to escape from COVID -19

 " Endless Efforts is the mantra of Success" 

As the world is suffering from COVID -19, a pandemic disease that overall destroyed the routine life of the entire world. Gradually, the people losing their patience and confidence due to seeing the upraising graph of Corona on daily analysis from various media. In this situation, even a small rumors may make panic to the entire public of a country and therefore, it is the duty of various responsible organizations not to deliver such kind of news or bulletins that has controversial views from one to another. It is noted that the earlier information was given by World Health Organization (W.H.O.) that the corona was spreading by air through minute droplets and can affect even a common man that had not shown symptoms to this COVID -19; a pandemic disease and such kind of person be referred as "Asymptomatic".

It was also told by the many news channels that an asymptomatic person that has infections can spread this disease to the other persons and therefore, public should take utmost care not to come in contact to others. Recently, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Technical Lead COVID -19, the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, updated that there is no actual rate of transmission known for spreading this disease from asymptomatic persons to the secondary individuals. In her program, Dr. Samadi, Director of Men's Health, St. Francis Hospital stating that if a person has no chillness, fever, soreness in the throat, and difficulties in breathing, such person is very rare to spread disease. It clearly indicates that the asymptomatic persons are not contagious too.

The common people have no ideas to diagnose symptomatic and asymptomatic patients so easily and whether they can spread the disease to others or NOT that is also suspicious. 

In these conditions, it would be better for the common people to adopt the following three mantras - 

1. Dare: It is very important to maintain dare and leave the fear from the mind considering that the person getting infected at the same time they are recovering too. So, it is not necessary to be panic for this disease.

  

2. Aware: Awareness is important to take care of our body even from a small infection. Better to wear a facemask, maintain proper distancing, avoid physical contact, and wash hands with suitable soap frequently.  

3. Self-care: Only things to maintain good immunity by taking healthy and hygienic food. It is good to get proper sleep of 6-7 hours, regular indoor exercises, and meditations help to boost the immune system and make ready the body to fight against any communicable disease. 

Hope, any good vaccine will be invented and launch very soon to eradicate this pandemic and make human life in normal condition. 

Stay Healthy & Stay Safe.   

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Is all traditional Medicines analysis essential in modern time - A review.

"अपने अच्छे कार्य करते रहना चाहिए। हम रहें या न रहें, हमारा काम बोलना चाहिए। " 

It is often said by people that this is a progressive time even for traditional medicines and therefore, many research and development activities to identify the drugs and their potency and other formulation and development work have been taken place to modernizes the doses in various forms such as tincture, extracts, capsules, tablets, etc as per the carrying conveniences but many times it is practically observed that such converted forms of medicines are not having such effect as experienced in their fresh form or juice form. 

Now, the question is whether all traditional Medicines analysis essential in modern times? In fact, answering such a question is a little bit tough and cannot be concluded immediately. But one thing is appreciable that in India, all the green vegetation available throughout the years, then why we should not use their fresh juice? For instance, the kwatha and churn of Boerhaavia diffusa (Punarnava) showed more effectiveness in comparison to its tincture. Another example is the  Abroma augusta (Ulat - kambal) is a very good drug. This plant mainly grows in West Bengal and therefore, many attempts have been made to prepare its tincture in order to serve the drugs all over India but on the practical ground, the tincture showed less effective than that of fresh extract (swarasa). According to Dr. Bhuvan Mohan Sarkar " Attempts have been made to administer the drug in the more acceptable forms of tincture, pill or powder; but, none prove so efficacious as the fresh viscid sap in substances in which form I have used it with the wonderful result." 

Indian peoples have been using fresh drugs since the ancient periods and those drugs proved wonderful therapeutic properties as told by many experienced persons but these herbal drugs do not show the same chemical constituents during their chemical analysis. In Modern time, it is being considered that a drug should have a particular chemical constituent in it up to the fixed standard parameters then only it may be considered as suitable medicine otherwise not. But, it is practically observed that medicines that had not been found complied with fixed chemical parameters, also having many important therapeutic properties. in this connection, one Scientist quoted that " All the phenomena of the plant life are not explicable in terms of chemistry and physics; there are certain residual phenomena which points to the existence of what may be called in the present state of our knowledge, 'Vital force."  

Apart from that this may also be considered that all the drugs had still not been chemically isolated. The Isolation of drugs needs more research and formulation work. Whether we should wait for not to use the drugs that either under research or no research initiated so far. This is true that in many Metropolitan Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, it is difficult to collect green and fresh drug and again to make its paste for extracting fresh juice but it does not mean that we will not get good and effective doses of medicines. In Ayurveda, a very good method for 'Asava' preparation has been mentioned. If we take all medicines in the form of  'Asava' what would be wrong in that. Many reputed companies had already been started work on the preparation of 'Asava' too. This would be a great wok in the Traditional Medicine System. The Traditional System of Medicine uses plant or their parts as such is always recommended and only the things, it should not be compared with the logic of the Allopathy System. 

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संभावित कोरोना वैक्सीन, वर्तमान स्थिति और आकलन।

कोरोना महामारी ने सम्पूर्ण विश्व में लगभग १. १२ करोड़ लोगों को संक्रमित किया है और लगभग ५. ३ लाख लोगों की अब तक मौत हो चुकी है। हमारे देश भारत में ही लगभग ७ लाख लोग संक्रमित पाए गए हैं हालाँकि इनमें लगभग 4. २५ लाख लोग इस महामारी से ठीक भी हुए हैं। महाराष्ट्र , दिल्ली और तमिलनाडु राज्य की स्थिति काफ़ी नाज़ुक है।  यदि कोरोना के बढ़ते आँकड़े रुक गए होते, तब तो कोई बात नहीं थी, किन्तु आये दिन कोरोना के मामले बढ़ते ही जा रहे हैं। हमारी भारत सरकार और राज्य सरकारें कोरोना से निज़ात पाने के मुहिम में पुरजोर प्रयास कर रही हैं लेकिन सफलता उस हिसाब से नहीं मिल पा रही है जिसकी हम लोगों को उम्मीद थी। 

 

इस महामारी के निरंतर बढ़ने का श्रेय हम आम नागरिक को ही जाता है।  हम  भारत सरकार और राज्य सरकारों को दोषी नहीं ठहरा सकते कारण यह है कि हम लोगों ने इस कोरोना महामारी को प्रारंभ में बहुत हल्के में लिया और सरकार के बताये हुए नियमों का पालन ठीक ढंग से नहीं किया।  जो एक जिम्मेदार नागरिक को करना चाहिए था। अब सवाल यह उठता है कि गलती कहाँ पर हुई ? तो इसका उत्तर बहुत ही सरल है और वह है हम सभी का का गैर जिम्मेदारानापन तथा अपने आपको अपने से धोखा देने की परंपरागत और झूठी शान। जब सरकार ने लाकडाउन किया तब हम थोड़े दिन में ही तसल्ली खो बैठे थे।  पूरा अफरा -तफरी मचा डाली, कहीं रोटी का रोना रोया तो कहीं नौकरी का तो कही अपने घर वापसी का।  और थोड़े से दुःख को बर्दास्त न कर सके। 

 

आज भी सड़क पर बहुतायत लोगों को बिना मास्क और सोशल डिस्टैन्सिंग के देखा जा सकता है।  ऐसे लोग अब समाज के लिए खतरा बने हुए हैं।  इन्होंने तो जैसे मन बना लिए है कि  न जियेंगे और न ही जीने देंगे। अब भी जहाँ पाते हैं वहीँ पर थूक देते हैं।  बिना कार्य के ही बहाना बनाकर घर से बाहर जाते हैं।  यदि पुलिस ने पूँछा भी तो कोई न कोई पुख्ता बहन जरूर होता है इनके लिए। मास्क भी लगाते हैं तो ठुड्डी पर। पुलिस को देखा तब सही कर लिया।

 

हम यह क्यों नहीं सोचते कि इस से पुलिस को क्या नुकसान है वह तो अपनी ड्यूटी करते हैं।  कोरोना महामारी में सबसे  ज़्यादा परेशानी तो डॉक्टर और पुलिस तथा इन के विभाग से जुड़े लोगों को ही हुआ है. हम इनका उपकार जीवन में कभी भी नही भूलेंगे। यह भी  हमारी तरह अपने परिवार के सर्व प्रिये हैं फिर भी अपनी जिंदगी को दावँ पर लगाकर हमारी सुरक्षा करने में डटे रहते हैं।  

 

कोरोना की वैक्सीन बनाने की मुहीम जोरों पर है।  कई संस्थान इस मुहीम में लगे हुए हैं।  अभी कल मैंने एक संभ्रांत सज्जन व्यक्ति से पूछा कि  भाई साहब आपने मास्क क्यों नहीं लगाया है और सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग का क्या हुआ कि आप एक ही मोटर साइकिल पर तीन लोग सवार होकर जा रहे हो।  उन्होंने जो उत्तर दिए वह सुनकर मेरे तो पसीने आ गए। उन्होंने कहा कि डॉक्टर साहब यह कोरोना उनका क्या बिगाड़ेगा? अगले महीने वैक्सीन आ जाएगी फिर हम सपरिवार अस्पताल में जाकर लगवा लेंगे।  अब कौन इन्हें समझाए कि वैक्सीन आने में अभी समय है।  जिस हिसाब से आकड़े बढ़ रहे हैं यह देख कर एक- एक दिन बड़ा लग रहा है।  चलो थोड़ी देर के लिए मान लेते हैं कि यदि तय समय पर वैक्सीन आ भी जाती है तो भी यह क्या सभी १३७ करोड़ नागरिकों को तुरंत मिल जाएगी ? इस पर कितना ख़र्च लगेगा ? इसका भी अभी मानक तय नहीं हुआ है। 

 

आप सभी से अनुरोध है कि इस महामारी को इतने हल्के में मत लें , जितना हो सके सावधानी बरतें।  भारत सरकार और राज्य सरकार के बताये हुए नियमों का पालन करें।  ध्यान रहे हमारी एक छोटी सी लापरवाही हमारे पूरे परिवार पर बहुत भारी पड़ सकती है। इस कहावत को सच न होने दें " सावधानी हटी और दुर्घटना घटी" .

 

जहाँ यह महमारी अपना पैर पसार रही है वहीँ बहुत अधिक अनुपात में लोग इस बीमारी को जीत कर बाहर भी आ गए हैं।  बस ! हमे हौशला रखना है, मास्क पहनना है, सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग का पालन करना है और अपने हाथों को भली भाँति हर घण्टे साबुन से धोते रहना है। 

 

विश्वास करें , हम अवश्य जीतेंगे। 

 

जय हिन्द , जय भारत  . 

 

डॉ. प्रेम दत्त द्धिवेदी।

Nilavembu Kudineer - a potent antiviral, antimalarial and antipyretic medicine.

In all over India, monsoon has started with showery rain. Really, it is a very lovable season for all, especially new couples to enjoy the rain along with care and share of life theme to each other. But this season sometimes becomes worst for those who had not taken proper care and very unsystematic for their routine lifestyle. Drastic changes in the atmospheric temperature directly affecting the human body resulting in minor to severe infection of seasonal diseases like the common cold, flu, viral fever, dengue malaria, or chikungunya like life-threatening disease also involved in this season. Still, the country facing COVID - 19 pandemics without a suitable vaccine to treat the diseases. 

 

In this situation, maintaining the proper immune system to live a normal life is a great challenge for everyone. It is a well-known fact that the week immune system is prone to receive many diseases. To avoid this situation, it is not necessary to wait for the moment to become worst but has to search for an alternative track to safeguard life in a healthy way.

 

It is very difficult to avoid crowed beyond an extent due to travel by bus, metro, working in common places, etc. There, the stronger Immune only works as the bodyguard.

 

Many medicines have been suggested in the traditional system of medicines i.e. in Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH). Among all the systems of medicines, there is medicine in Siddh System called " NILAVEMBU KUDINEER".

 

This medicine is in the form of highly coarse powder and the decoction of the same is consumed as "Kadha" or "Kudineer" This is a Shashtric medicine and has been reported by many Siddha doctors as Immunomodulator, Immune booster, antimalarial, antiviral, antibacterial. This medicine is also used to treat the root cause of the fever. 

 

This medicine consists Kalmegha (Andrographis paniculata), Dry Ginger (Zingiber officinale), Black pepper (Piper nigrum), Khas-Khas (Vettiveria zizanioides), Chandan (Santalum album ) like 09 special ingredients that all together effectively working to kill the virus and other unwanted microbes to the body at the same time it works to establish the strong immune system to not get infected repeatedly.

 

Apart from that, it has many therapeutic properties that overall recover our body from ailments.

भूनिम्बादि काढ़ा - एक प्रबल मलेरिआ रोधी , जीवाणु रोधी और विषाणु रोधी औषधि - भाग - २

प्रिये मित्रों अपने वादे के अनुसार मैं आप सभी के समक्ष पुनः प्रस्तुत हुआ हूँ। इस ब्लॉग के माध्यम से आज मैं आप को भूनिम्बादि  काढ़ा बनाने में उपयुक्त  सामग्रियाँ और इसके बनाने की विधि के बारे में बताउँगा।

 

इस काढ़ा को बनाना बहुत ही आसान है।  बस ! आवश्यकता इस बात की है कि जो सामग्री (जड़ी  - बूटी) इसमें प्रयुक्त होती है उसकी समुचित मात्रा ही होनी चाहिए तथा मिलावटी नहीं होनी चाहिए  यह सब सामग्री आपको किसी भी पंसारी की दुकान से आसानी से मिल जाएगी। आपके सुलभता के लिए मैं जड़ी- बूटियों के वानस्पतिक नाम को भी लिख रहा हूँ।

 

इसमें प्रयुक्त होने वाली सामग्री निम्नलिखित है। 

1. कालमेघ /चिरायता (Andrographis paniculata - whole plant )
2. चन्दन काष्ठ  (Santalum album -heart wood)
3. काली मिर्च  (Piper nigrum -fruits)
4. सोंठ (Zingiber officinale - Dry ginger - rhizome)
5. मोथा की जड़ (Cyperus rotundus - rhizome)
6. खस -खस/ उशीरा  की जड़ (Vettivera zizanoides - root)
7. ह्रिवेरा / वलाक की जड़ (Coleus vettiveroides - root)
8. करेला का पूरा पौधा (Momordica charantia - whole plant) अथवा चिचिंडा का पौधा (Trichosanthes cucumerina) - whole plant
9.  परपटका / खेत पापड़ा (Molugo cerviena- whole plant)

उपरोक्त बताई गयी जड़ी बूटियों को पंसारी की दुकान से तौल में बराबर मात्रा में लेकर, भली -भाँति साफ कर के सुखा लेना चाहिए।अब इसे मोटा मोटा यानि कि खुरदरा कूट - पीस कर एक साफ सुथरे डिब्बे में भर कर और ऊपर से मजबूती से ढक्कन लगा कर रख लें। (यदि समुचित ढंग से रखा गया तो यह दो साल तक प्रयोग में लाया जा सकता है) घुन या और कीड़े न लगे इसके लिए आप इसमें थोड़ी से साबुत लौंग डाल कर  रखें। 

 

काढ़ा बनाने की विधि- ( यहाँ पर केवल एक वयस्क व्यक्ति या एक ख़ुराक़ के बनाने की विधि बताई जा रही है। अब जितने लोगों को लेना है उतने लोगों के लिए अनुपात बढ़ा लेना चाहिए )

सर्व प्रथम एक साफ बर्तन में २-३ ग्राम पिसी जड़ी बूटी के पाउडर को २०० मि.ली. पीने के पानी में रख कर धीमी आँच में उबालें।  इसे तब तक उबालते रहे जब तक कि यह एक चौथाई तक हो जाये।  अब इसको बर्तन में से साफ सूती कपडे या छननी से छान लें। आपके लिए काढ़ा बनकर तैयार है। 

सेवन की विधि- छाने हुए काढ़े में से ३० मि.ली. लेकर इसमें इतना ही गुनगुना पानी मिला लें और सुबह के नाश्ते के बाद तुरंत गुनगुना सेवन करें। ऐसे एक सप्ताह में केवल दो दिन लें।  इस से आपकी इम्युनिटी बराबर बनी रहेगी। औषधि को स्वादिष्ट बनाने  के लिए देशी गुड़ का प्रयोग किया जा सकता है।  किन्तु बिना मीठा किये पीना अधिक गुणकारी होता है। 

यदि कोई व्यक्ति पहले से सर्दी, जुक़ाम, बुखार या डेंगू अथवा मलेरिआ से  संक्रमित है तब इस अवस्था में काढ़े का प्रयोग सुबह खाली पेट और शाम को खाने से पहले दोनों समय लगातार ५ दिन तक करना चाहिए। इसके बाद हफ्ते में केवल दो दिन तक लेना चाहिए।  ऐसे करने से मरीज़ पूर्ण रूपेण स्वस्थ्य हो जाता है। 

 

नोट : यह औषधि ५ वर्ष के नीचे उम्र के बच्चों के प्रयोग के लिए नहीं है। ५-१० साल तक के बच्चों को ८-१० मि.ली. औषधि उपरोक्त विधि द्वारा दी जा सकती है। 

 

संदर्भ : सिद्ध फारमूलरी ऑफ़ इंडिया के " सिद्ध वैद्य थिराट्टु " के निलावेम्बू कुडिनीर के बनाने की विधि पर आधारित। 

 

डॉ. प्रेम दत्त द्धिवेदी।