Guggulutikthakam ghrutham is a very potent formulation described in Vata vyadhi chikitsa by Vagbhatacharya in Ashtanga hridaya. Though it is said as a ghee preparation now its kashaya and kashaya tablets are also available.
INDICATIONS
Guggulutikthakam ghrutham is indicated in conditions like,
- Neurological diseases
- Diseases due to vitiated vata dosha
- Diseases affecting joints and bones
- Diseases of majja dhathu (tissues)
- Skin diseases
- Sinus ulcers
- Fistula in ano
- Diseases of head and neck
- Abdominal tumours
- Haemorrhoids
- Anaemia
- Insanity
- Respiratory disorders
- oedema
INGREDIENTS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION of Gulguluthiktakam Ghrutham
Sl. No. | English name | Sanskrit name | Latin Name | Proportion |
1 | Neem | Nimba | Azadiracta indica | 480 g each for preparing decoction |
2 | Giloy | Amrit | Tinospora cordifolia | |
3 | Malabar nut | Vrisha | Adathoda vasica | |
4 | Pointed gourd | Patola | Trichosanthes dioica | |
5 | Wild eggs plant | Kantakari | Solanum virginianum | |
6 | Indian moon seed | Pata | Cyclea peltata | 12 g each for preparing pate |
7 | False black pepper | Vidanga | Embelia ribes | |
8 | Himalayan cedar | Suradharu | Cedrus deodara | |
9 | Long pepper | Gajopakulya | Scindapsus officinalis | |
10 | – | Yavakshara | Carbonate of potash | |
11 | – | Sauvarchala | Sodii carbonas impura | |
12 | Dry ginger | Nagara | Zingiber officinalis | |
13 | Turmeric | Nisa | Curcuma longa | |
14 | Dill plant | Misi | Anethum graveolens | |
15 | Java Long pepper root | Chavya | Piper mullusea | |
16 | Indian costus root | Kushta | Saussurea costus | |
17 | Staff tree | Tejovati | Celustrus paniculatus | |
18 | Black pepper | Maricha | Piper nigrum | |
19 | Kurchi | Vatsaka | Halarrhena pubescens | |
20 | Carom seeds | Deepyaka | Trachyspermum ammi | |
21 | Leadwort | Agni | Plumbago zeylanica | |
22 | Hellebore | Rohini | Neopicrorhiza scrophulariflora | |
23 | Marking nut | Arushkara | Semecarpous anacardium | |
24 | Sweet flag | Vacha | Acorus calamus | |
25 | Pong pepper root | Kanamoola | Piper longum (wild) | |
26 | Indian madder | Manjishta | Rubia cordifolia | |
27 | Indian atees | Ativisha | Aconitum heterophyllum | |
28 | Monk’s hood | Visha | Aconitum ferox | |
9 | Cumin seeds | Yavani | Cuminum cyminum | |
30 | Indian bedellium | Guggulu | Commiphora mukul | 240 g |
31 | Ghee | 768 g |
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Preparation of Kashaya
480 g each were taken and crushed into coarse powder. Add 1 khata (24.576 litre) of water and boiled. It is then reduced to 1/8th quantity and filtered to collect decoction.
Preparation of ghee
The ghee is taken in a suitable vessel to which the prepared decoction and fine paste of drugs and guggulu are added and cooked in mild flame. The cooking is continued till the paste of drugs can be made into a wick shape. Then the ghee is filtered and collected.
PROPERTIES OF INGREDIENTS
Sl. No. | Sanskrit name | Properties |
1 | Nimba | It is cold, and grahi (absorb moisture from intestine), improves digestion, relieves tiredness, cough, fever, anorexia, worms, vomiting, skin diseases, heals wound quickly, and useful in diabetes. |
2 | Amrit | Balances tridosha, and has hot potency. It is rejuvinative, improve strength, relieves diabetes, anaemia, jaundice, skin diseases, worms, etc. |
3 | Vrisha | Balances kapha pitta dosha. It is useful in chronic respiratory diseases, and bleeding disorders. |
4 | Patola | It balances kapha pitta dosha. It is useful in skin diseases, aphrodisiac, improves taste, and cures fever, burning sensation, cough and haemorrhoids. |
5 | Kantakari | It cures vitiated vata kapha dosha. It is having anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, analgesic, stimulant, carminative, expectorant and demulcent action. It is cardio-tonic and aphrodisiac. |
6 | Pata | Balances kapha and pitta dosha. It is vrishya, anti-toxic, relieves intestinal worms, burning sensation, chronic toxicity and wounds. |
7 | Vidanga | This is the best drug in treating worm infestation. Useful in treating skin diseases, diabetes, skin diseases, colic pain, bloating, abdominal distension. It helps in expulsion of doshas (vitiated humours) from the head. |
8 | Suradharu | Cleanses wounds, cures worm infections, skin infections, neurological disorders, chronic respiratory conditions, diabetes, excessive itching, etc. |
9 | Gajopakulya | Reduces vitiated kapha and vata dosha and it improves strength. It is used in the treatment of diarrhoea, respiratory disorders, throat disorders and worm infestation. |
10 | Yavakshara | Used in treatment if cardiac diseases, diseases of spleen, GIT, urinary diseases like calculi |
11 | Sauvarchala | It is light, easy to digest and used in treatment of diseases of GIT. It is good for heart and clears throat. |
12 | Nagara | It improves taste and cures anorexia. It balances vata kapha dosha. It is having anti-inflammatory property. It relieves abdominal pain, constipation, throat disorders, bloating, cough, cold, vomiting and hiccups. |
13 | Nisa | Alleviates Kapha pitta doshas, it is having anti-allergic, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. It is having kandughna (cures itching), kushtanghna (anti-leprotic action), vishaghna (antitoxic effect) properties |
14 | Misi | Balances vitiated vata and kapha dosha. It improves digestive fire, cures fever, abdominal pain, healing wounds, eye disorders, etc. |
15 | Chavya | Alleviates vata kapha doshas, it relieves anorexia, constipation, worm infestation, abdominal pain, tumours (gulma), bloating, ascitis. |
16 | Kushta | Used in treatment of gout, skin diseases, dyslipidaemia, and increases sperm count. It balances vata dosha and used in managing vatavyadhi and vataraktha. |
17 | Tejovati | It balances vitiated kapha vata dosha. It is having very hot potency, very strong, pungent and improves digestion, memory and intelligence. |
18 | Maricha | It alleviates vata kapha dosha. It improves taste and digestion. It alleviates bloating, chronic respiratory diseases, intestinal worm infestations, cardiac diseases and recurrent fever. |
19 | Vatsaka | Balances kapha pitta dosha. It is used in treating diarrhoea, IBS, disorders of blood, fever, cardiac disorders, skin diseases, worm infestations. |
20 | Deepyaka | Balances kapha vata dosha. It improves taste, digestion, and used in management of abdominal colic, worm infestation, ascitis, bloating, splenomegaly and poisoning. |
21 | Agni | Balances vata kapha dosha. It improves digestion, and useful in skin diseases, worm infestation, haemorrhoids, amenorrhea, hepatomegaly and spenomegaly. |
22 | Rohini | Balances vitiated kapha pitta dosha. Used in treating bleeding disorders, relieves burning sensation, good for heart, improves digestion and metabolism. |
23 | Arushkara | Improves intelligence, act as digestant, cures skin diseases, haemorrhoids,wounds and balances vata kapha dosha. |
24 | Vacha | Balances kapha vata dosha and improves intelligence. It is used in treatment of neurological disorders, obesity, fever, etc. |
25 | Kanamoola | It breaks down thick kapha (sputum), relieves asthma, worm infestations, ascitis, bloating, splenomegaly, respiratory diseases, cough. It is digestive and improve taste. |
26 | Manjishta | Useful in treating diseases of blood. It is used in treating fever, improves complexion and poisoning. |
27 | Ativisha | It balances tridoshas, it is having anti –toxic effect. It is also digestive, carminative and absorbent. |
28 | Visha | It is toxic herb but if used after purification possesses many therapeutic actions. It is tridoshahara and acte as catalyst fir the action of other drugs. |
9 | Yavani | It acts as digestant and carminative. Useful in fever, thirst, burning sensation and abdominal colic. Cures worm infestation, vomiting, etc. |
30 | Guggulu | It is a best rejuvinative drug. It acts as digestant and improves strength. It is having anti-inflammatory properties and used in managing diseases of vata vitiation and neurological diseases. |
Most of the drugs are capable of decreasing vata dosha and so it is useful in treating a wide spectrum of diseases of vata vitiation described under the heading vata vyadhi in Ayurveda. It is also used in managing very complicated conditions involving the raktha dushti (blood related diseases) and skin diseases. it is given as Samana Oushadha (curative medicine) and for snehapana. .
DOSAGE:
5 to 10 ml of ghee is with suitable adjuvant. The adjuvant can be selected according to the disease condition. For Snehapana dose is decided considering the digestive capacity and strength of the patient.
EXERCISE AND YOGA
Heavy exercise is not advised during the consumption of Guggulutikthakam ghrutham. But can adopt simple yoga postures, meditation and pranayama.
- Anuloma viloma pranayama
- Merudhandasana
- Sasankasana
- Savasana
- Gomukhasana
- Bhujangasana
- Padmasana
- Vajrasana
- Meditation
PATHYA AHARAS AND VIHARAS
This is an herbal formulation but it contains toxic drugs like Aconitum ferox, semecarpous anacardium etc. which needs purification before their addition to the formulation. If not properly purified, it can cause the toxic symptoms in the body. Many people have allergy to the marking nut. So medical history should be taken
Guggulu also is a very potent drug and during its consumption it is desirable to avoid exposure to sun light, sexual acts, exercise, foods like horse gram, other hot spicy and acrid food.
So during the consumption of Guggulutikthakam ghrutham it is necessary to have a close monitoring of patients.
SIDE EFFECTS
Can cause health problems like allergic reactions if patient is allergic to marking nut, guggulu, etc. if aconitum ferox is not purified properly can cause toxic effects in the body.
BRANDS AVAILABLE
- Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala
- Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal
- SNA Oushadasala
- Sitaram
- Nagarjuna
- Kerala Ayurveda
- Arya Vaidya Pharmacy
REFERENCE:
Ashtanga hridaya Vata vyadhi chikitsa
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