ABHAYADI CHURNA is used in the treatment of constipation and psychotic diseases. This medicine contains herbal ingredients only. This medicine should only take as per the direction by a physician.
ABHAYA CHURNA Benefits
• This medicine is popularly used in the management of psychotic diseases.
• It is effective in constipation also.
INDICATIONS
• Haemorrhoids
• Constipation
• Digestive problems
• Abdominal fullness
• Abdominal colic
• Psychotic disorders
| SL.NO | SANSKRIT NAME | ENGLISH | LATIN | QUANTITY | ACTION |
| 1 | PIPPALI | Long pepper | Piper longum | 1 part | carminative |
| 2 | HARITHAKI | Chebulic myrobalan | Terminalia chebula | 1 part | rejuvenator |
| 3 | CHITRAKAM | The root of leadwort | Plumbago zeylanica | 1 part | Carminative |
| 4 | VACHA | Sweet flag | Acorus calamus | 1 part | Balances kapha and vata |
| 5 | TRIVRIT | Operculina turpethum | 1 part | laxative | |
| 6 | DRAKSHA | vitis vinifera | 1 part | Hematogenic property | |
| 7 | KUTAJA | Holarrhena antidysenterica | 1 part | Relieves diarrhoea | |
| 8 | ATIVISHA | Aconitum heterophyllum | 1 part | Beneficial effect on the digestive system | |
| 9 | GAJAPIPPALI | Piper chaba | 1 part | Carminative | |
| 10 | INDRAVARUNI | Citrullus colocynthis | 1 part | relieves constipation | |
| 11 | KARPURA | camphor | Cinnamomum camphora | 1 part | aphrodisiac |
| 12 | ARKA | Calotropis procera | 1 part | Balances vata dosha | |
| 13 | SURAPRIYA | Piper cubeba | 1 part | Carminative |
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Above mentioned drugs are taken in equal quantity and finely powdered.
DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA
• Dosha – This medicine is recommended for the treatment of vata, pitta and kapha dosha imbalance.
• Dushya- useful in diseases affecting rasa , rakta, mamsa dhatu – piles, indigestion
• Roga marga – This medicine can be administered in diseases affecting Bahya and Abhyanthara roga marga – indigestion, constipation, external and internal piles.
ABHAYADI CHOORNAM Dosage
Take 5 to 15 gms before or after food twice daily or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.
EXERCISES AND YOGA
Yoga and Pranayama are a set of breathing and stretching exercises respectively, widely practised in the treatment of many diseases. Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – for getting calmness to the mind provide overall health The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
• Yoga practice is of great role to prevent and control haemorrhoids. The practice of shatkriya or yogic cleansing techniques purify the body and prevent digestive problems.
• In haemorrhoids, one may experience constipation or difficultly in passing stool. Basti kriya aid smooth peristalsis movement for quick elimination.
• ashwini mudra in various seated and inverted postures strengthen and prevent the enlargement or swelling of haemorrhoids. Inverted postures like viparita karani, sarvangasana and sirsasana are great reliefs from the irritation and pain from the haemorrhoids.
RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR
• Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold, more acrid, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Consume easily digestible food items, Lukewarm water, gruel
• Avoid smoking, carbonated drinks, alcohol
• Avoid consumption of a heavy diet at bedtime.
• Avoid food items which produce constipation
• Drink more water
ABHAYADI CHURNA Side Effects
• This medicine should only take as per the direction of the physician.
• Taken by children, lactating women and during pregnancy only after consulting an Ayurveda doctor.
• Improper administration and overdosage leads to side effects o Can this medicine be used while taking Allopathic medicines? Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this medicine along with Allopathic medicines. o How long the medicine can be used? The duration of medicinal administration is based on your stage of the disease. Before taking medicine consult a physician. o Is this medicine habit forming? This medicine is not habit-forming. After using for a prescribed period gradually decrease the dose and eventually stop it.
CLASSICAL REFERENCE
• Bhaishajya ratnavali
EQUIVALENT MEDICINES
• Chiruvilwadi kashaya
• Dusparshadi kashaya
• Kankayana gulika
• Kalyana ksharam
AVAILABLE BRANDS
• Oushadhi
• Vaidyaratnam
RESEARCH PAPERS
1. Phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Haritaki – A review https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311913313_Phytochemistry_and_pharmacological_activities_of_Haritaki_-_A_review
