Shaddharana Choornam with its Indication and Usage

Shaddharana Choornam with its Indication and Usage

Composition of Shad-Dharana Churna:

चित्रकेन्द्रयवौ पाठा कटुकातिविषाऽभया।

आमाशयोत्थवातघ्नं चूर्णं पेयं सुखाम्बुना॥

योगेऽस्मिन्भिषजा ग्राह्याः षण्णां षड्धरणाः पृथक्।

दिनेषु षट्सु दातव्यास्तेन षड्धरणःस्मृतः॥{भावप्रकाश म.ख.२४/२४३, २४४}

चित्रकेन्द्रयवौ पाठा कटुकातिविषाऽभया।

महाव्याधिप्रशमनो योगः षड्धरणः स्मृतः॥{योगरत्नाकर वातव्याधि चिकित्सा – ११२}

Ingredients:

Powders of
Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica
Indrayava – Seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica
Patha – Cyclea peltata
Katuka – Picrorhiza kurroa
Ativisha – Aconitum heterophyllum
Abhaya – Terminalia chebula

Usage:

Effective in Rheumatic complaints,
skin diseases, piles, diabetes, flatulence, rheumatoid arthritis, gall stones and obesity.
Roga karma: Vatavydhi, kusta, arshas, shopha, pandu, prameha, amavata, urustamba, medogatavata, kaphavritavata, ajeerna, sthoulya.

Dosage :

½ to 1 teaspoon along with gomutra or warm water, twice daily before or after food as directed by physician.

Reference:

Sushruta Samhita, Vatavyadi prakarana
Bhaishajya Ratnavali Vatavyadhi Chikitsa – 26/9-10

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