PUSHYANUGA CHURNA-Benefits, Ingredients, Indications, Dosage, Usage, Preparation, Side effects, Equivalent Medicines, Research Papers

Pushyanuga churna is an Ayurvedic medicine used in the management of bleeding disorders. This powder contains mineral ingredients along with herbs. This medicine should only take as per the direction by a physician.

BENEFITS OF PUSHYANUGA CHURNA

  • This medicine popularly used in the management of different types of bleeding disorders.
  • As per Ayurvedic classics, it balances the vata, pitta, kapha dosha and rakta dhatu.
  • It is effective in menorrhagia, bleeding piles

INDICATIONS OF PUSHYANUGA CHURNA

  • Rakta pitta – bleeding disorders
  • Rakta pradara – menorrhagia
  • Swetha pradara – leucorrhoea
  • Guda sruthi – bleeding piles

INGREDIENTS OF PUSHYANUGA CHURNA

SL.NOSANSKRIT NAMELATINQUANTITYACTION
1PATHACyclea peltata1 partBalances vata, kapha
2SUNDIZingiber officinalis1 partcarminative
3MUSTACyperus rotundus1 partAntipyretic action
4JAMBUEugenia jambolana1 partEffective in diabetes
5RASANJANAExtract of Berberis aristata1 partBalances vata and pitta
6ARJUNATerminalia arjuna1 partEffective in heart diseases
7MADHUKAGlycyrrhiza glabra)1 partBalances vata, pitta, kapha
8VILWAAegle marmelous1 partcarminative
9MOCHARASABombax ceiba1 part 
10VATSAKA (BARK) 1 partRelieves diarrhoea
11AMRABEEJA(SEED)Mangnifera indica1 partBeneficial effect in the digestive system
12ATIVISHAAconitum heterophyllum1 partBeneficial effect in the digestive system
13LAJJALUMimosa pudica1 partBalances kapha and pitta
14ARALUKA  (KATVANGA)Ailanthus excels1 partBalances kapha and pitta, carminative
15DHATAKIWoodfordia fruticosa1 partRelieves diarrhoea
16LODHRASymplocos racemosa1 partAction on diarrhoea and dysentery
17RAKTA CHANDANAPterocarpus santalinus1 partBalances kapha pitta, relieves fever
18SARIVAHemidesmus indica1 partReduces pitta dosha
19MARICHAPiper nigrum1 partCarminative
20DRAKSHAvitis vinifera1 partHematogenic property
21KATPHALAMyrica nagi1 part 
22GAIRIKAMRed ochre (hematite)1 partBalances pitta dosha
23SHILODBHEDAAerua lanata1 partBalances vata, pitta,  kapha
24AMBASHTAKICissampelos pareira  1 partBalances vata, kapha
25PADMAKESARANelumbo nucifera1 partBalances pitta
26KUMKUMA( BAHLIKA)Crocus sativus1 partRejuvenator

METHOD OF PREPARATION

Above mentioned drugs are taken in equal quantity and finely powdered.

DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA

  • Dosha – This medicine is mainly recommended for the treatment of  vata, kapha, pitta dosha imbalance
  • Dushya-  useful in diseases affecting rasadhatu and raktha dhatu – bleeding
  • Roga marga – Useful in diseases affecting following roga margas.
  • bahya and abhyantara roga marga – bleeding from external piles and internal bleedings

DOSAGE AND USAGE

Take 1 to 3 gms after food once or twice daily along with rice washed water or honey 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.

                RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR

  • Avoid food items which produce pitta dosha imbalance like more acrid, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible food items.
  • Avoid heavy exercises during bleeding conditions.
  • Consume wholesome diet.
  • Should take the diet according to digestive capacity and season, the place of living.
  • Drink more water, because excessive bleeding leads to dehydration

SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

  • This medicine should only take as per the direction of the physician.
  • Improper administration and overdosage may lead to side effects.
  • Can this medicine be used while taking Allopathic medicines?

                    Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this medicine along with Allopathic medicines.

  • How long the medicine can be used?

Duration of medicinal administration is based on your stage of the disease. Before taking medicine consult an Ayurvedic physician.

  • 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

  • Ashtanga hridaya – Uttara sthana

EQUIVALENT MEDICINES

  • Pradara ripu rasa – For menorrhagia
  • Bol parpati
  • Lakshadi churna

   AVAILABLE BRANDS

        RESEARCH PAPERS

  1. Study the role of pushyanug churna in the management of pradar
  • A Review study of effect of Pushyanug Churna in Shwet Pradar

https://www.ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/195

3.     Clinical evaluation of Pushyanuga choorna and Lodhrasava in Rakta Pradara (DUB)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237278224_Clinical_evaluation_of_Pushyanuga_choorna_and_Lodhrasava_in_Rakta_Pradara_DUB

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