Panchakola Choornam with its Indication and Usage

Panchakola Choornam with its Indication and Usage


पिप्पलीपिप्पलीमूलचव्यचित्रकनागरैः।

एकत्र मिश्रितैरेभिः पञ्चकोलमुच्यते।

पञ्चकोलं त्रिदोषघ्नं रुच्यं दीपनपाचनम्।

स्वरमेदोहरं चैव शूलगुल्मार्तिनाशनम्॥ {यो.र}

Ingredient :-

Panchakola is a compound prepared by mixing up the fine powders of 5 drugs in kola pramana (6 grams each) each. They are:

Pippali – Piper longum
Pippalimula – Root of Piper longum
Chavya – Piper chaba
Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica
Shunti / Nagara – Zingiber officinale


Benefits:-

It is extensively used to correct metabolic errors (agnidushti), as an appetizer, carminative and digestant.
It is given for Amapachana before Panchakarma procedures.

The other uses of Panchakola are:

Tridoshagna – Panchakola is beneficial to combat all the 3 vitiated doshas i.e. Vata, Pitta and Kapha
Ruchyam – Enhances taste and wards of tastelessness, anorexia and aversion towards food
Deepana – Good appetizer, kindles digestive fire and sets right errors of digestion
Pachana – To digest ama or removal of metabolites (intermediate products of digestion)
Svaraharam – Destroys voice (on excessive consumption)
Medaharam – Removes excess fat, lipids
Shoolaghnam – Alleviates colic
Gulmarti nashanam – Relieves pain in Gulma (abdominal tumors)

Dose:-

2-3 grams, once or twice daily or as directed by the physician.Mixed with hot or warm water, honey, ghee, or as directed by the physicianPanchakola is used as an important ingredient in many Ayurveda medicine preparations like Ghrita, Asava-Arishta, Kashayam etc