Abstract

A PHYTO-PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW ON SIDDHA HERBOMINERAL FORMULATION MANIMANDHIRATHI CHOORANAM FOR GUNMAM (ACID PEPTIC DISORDERS)

A. Girija*, S. Sushma, M. Jagadeeshbabu, S. Matheshvaran and M. D. Saravana Devi

.

Abstract

Siddha medicine is one of the Indian systems of medicines practiced widely in the southern part of India. Siddha system of medicine elaborates the disease based on the three vital humor (Vadham, Pitham, Kabam). Gunmam is one of the diseases that occurs due to interruption of Vadham. In modern science, Gunmam is similar to Acid peptic disorders. Peptic ulcer disease affects 4 million people worldwide annually and has an estimated prevalence of 5-10% in the general population. A lot of medicines have been mentioned in Siddha literature that includes herbals, metals, minerals and animal products. Among them a herbomineral formulation named Manimandhirathi chooranam mentioned in “Agasthiyar Mani 4000 ennum vaithiya sinthamani venba Muthal pagam”, Page No-192, indicated for Gumam, Soolai, Moolam, Vayitru noi. This brief review focused on phytochemicals, chemical constituents and pharmacological properties of all its ingredients for Gunmam.

Keywords: Siddha, Manimandhirathi chooranam, Phyto-pharmacological properties, Gunmam.