CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF PRAMEHAGHNA DRAVYAS FROM BHAVPRAKASH NIGHANTU ON THE BASIS OF RASADI PROPERTIES AND THEIR DOSHAGHNATA.
Thakare Poonam P.* Jamdade Yogita A. and Lad Meenal D.
ABSTRACT
Diabetes mellitus is a dreadful disease found in all parts of the world
and is becoming a serious threat to mankind health. It is estimated that
the total number of people with diabetes will rise from 171 million in
2000 to 366 million by 2030. The herbal drugs are now-a day’s playing
vital role in drug research in word scenario. Screening of pramehaghna
dravyas from Bhavprakash Nighantu can give effective solutions for
Prameha. The literary screening concluded that there are about 41
herbal dravya are recommended as pramehaghna, but their specific
action is not defined on the basis of their Rasadi properties and
doshaghnata. A literary review of the rasa panchaka is done to assess
their probable mode of action. Samprapti of prameha shows tridosha
dushti, meda and kleda dushti, so the line of the treatment should be ushna ,tikshna, Kleda
shoshak and kapha –medohara mainly. The present paper is about to enlist the pramehaghna
herbal dravyas mentioned in Bhavprakash Nighantu with their Rasa, Veerya, Vipaka, Guna
and karmas for critical analysis, to assess their specific type pramehaghna property.
Keywords: Pramehagna, Rasapanchak, Bhavprakash Nighantu.
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