76. Revalchinni
Names:- Latin Garcinia morella
Tamil Revalchinni
Telugu Revalchinni
Canarese Revalchinni
Malayal Revalchinni
Urdu Revalchinni
Revalchinnee Katuh Tiktaa
Balyaa Saa Mrudurechini
Hantyajeerna mateesaaram
Vahnimaandya marochakam
Vitsangam Seeta pittamcha
Dushta Vrana Virohini.
Saaligraama Nighantu
Revalchinni (Rhubarb) is pungent and bitter. It gives strength. It is a mild laxative. It is useful in the treatment of indigestion, diarrhoea, lack of appetite and bad taste, constipation, seetapitta (Urticaria) and foul ulcers.
Dose:- 3 to 10 grains of the powder to be given with honey or hot-water.
Action:- Purgative.
Uses:- This is a purgative generally given in pill or powder form. It has some griping sensation and it is therefore mixed with other carminatives. It is given to children with milk and Omam-water and is contained in Rechana vati.
77. Saindhava Lavanam
Names:- Latin Rock salt
Tamil Induppu
Telugu Saindhava lavanam
Canarese Induppu
Malayal Induppu
Urdu Senda namak
Saindhavam Lavanam Swaadu
Deepanam Paachanam Laghu
Snigdham ruchyam himam vrishyam
Sookshmam Netryam Tridoshahrit.
Bhaavaprakaasam.
Saindhava Lavanam is sweet, carminative and digestive. It is light and lubricating. It improves taste. It is cooling and aphrodisiac. It is subtle (Sookshma) and penetrates quickly. It is good for the eyes. It checks the three Doshas.
Dose:- 10 to 30 grains as a digestive and 120 to 240 grains as an emetic.
Action:- (“Vrishyam chakshushyam ruchyam deepanam thridoshaghnam pootam vrana vibandhaghnam” Raaja Nighantu. “Mriduseetaa veeryatwaat pittaharam” Sushruta-Sutra.Ch. 40).
Cooling when compared with Samudralavana, digestive, preservative and antiseptic. When analysed according to Modern Chemistry, it is said to contain sodium chloride and some oxidizing properties which cannot be explained according to modern methods.
Uses:- It enters into the comosition of many medicines used as carminatives and digestives.
Externally, it is used as a lotion for washing bad ulcers. Saturated solution of salt in water is dropped into the eye on the opposite side in scorpian bite. I found instantaneous relief in some cases.
78. Saalmali
Names:- Latin Bombax malabaricum
Tamil Ilavan
Telugu Buruga
Canarese Buruga
Malayal Ilavu
Urdu Kheekar
Mochaasraavo himo graahi
Snigdho Vrishyah Kashaayakah
Pravahikaatisaaraama
Kaphapittaasra daahanuth.
Bhaavaprakaasa.
Mochasrava (Saalmali) is astringent and cooling, constrictor, lubricating (Snigdha) and aphrodisiac. It is useful in the treatment of Pravaahika (Dysentery), Atisaara (Diarrhoea), Aama-indigestion, Kapha, Raktapitta, and Daaha.
Dose:- 5 to 15 grains of the gum resin powder to be taken with ghee and sugar or water and sugar or honey.
Action:- Demulcent, alternative, astringent ad aphrodisiac.
Uses:- It is specially indicated in haemorrhage both internal and external. Powder applied to a cut wound heals it by first intention. It gums the edges and brings them together as by suturing. It is therefore an excellent antiseptic powder for dressing wounds. Mixed with ghee or oil, it makes an astringent antiseptic ointment specially useful at the time of confinement of women. It is also given internally for stopping uterine haemorrhage. In dysentery and diarrhoea, it is very popular. It is non-irritant and soothing astringent. Its advantage over opium is that it stops motion but not urine and it is not narcotic. It is said to be used to stop menses during lactation and also irregular flow of menses during inflammatory conditions. It is a chief ingredient in many restoratives. The flowers are indicated in the treatment of Pradara and enlargement of spleen (Bhaavaprakaash).
79. Saariba
Names:- Latin Hemidesmus indicus
Tamil Nannari
Telugu Sugandhipaala
Canarese Sugandhi
Malayal Nannari
Urdu Nannari, usb
Saaribaayugalam Swaadu
Snigdham Sukrakaram Laghu,
Agnimaandyaaruchi Swaasa,
Kaasaama Visha Naasanam,
Doshatrayaasra Pradara
Jwaraateesaara Naasanam.
Bhaavaprakaasa.
Both the Saaribaas are sweet and lubricating. They are aphrodisiac and heavy to digest. They are useful in the treatment of loss of digestive power, anorexia, Swaasa, Kaasa, Aama Dosha, Visha, diseases caused by vitiation of the three Doshas, diseases of blood, uterine discharges, fever and diarrhoea.
Dose:- 10 to 60 grains of the powder, or ¼ to ½ tola to be taken as a decoction or infusion prepared in the usual manner, or 1 oz. infused in a pint of water, as a drink with sugar, or as a syrup in doses of ½ to 2 oz. in a tumbler of water.
Action:- Refrigerant drink, valuable alternative, diaphoretic, diuretic, blood-purifier and tonic. Said to be aphrodisiac (Bhaavaprakaash).
Uses:- The powder is given with sugar and ghee in case of biliousness or chronic syphilis or gonorrhoea or heat or burning sensation of the urinary passage. For heat or destructive metabolism in children or delicate women and in epilepsy (Apasmaara), it is taken for a long period with advantage (Charaka). It is one of the most reputed tonics and its use is specially appreciated in summer as a syrup.
In skin diseases and in leprosy, Sugandhi lehyam is a favourite remedy. As an external application for itch, eczema etc., it is much used with ghee as an ointment.
80. Sarkara
Names:- Latin (English) Sugar
Tamil Shakkarai
Telugu Chakkera
Canarese Sakkere
Malayal Panchasarai
Urdu Shakkar
Sarkaraa seta Veeryaatu
Sarwadaaha Vinaasinee
Raktapitta Prasamanee
Chardi Moorchaa trishaapahaa
Sarkara (Sugar) is seetaveerya (cooling), it relieves burning sensation of all kinds. It checks Raktapitta, Chardi (Vomitting), fainting (Moorcha) and thirst.
Dose:- ½ to 1 tola with ghee or a cup of water spiced with Ela, or combined with lehyams, syrups and aasavas.
Action:- Refrigerant, aphrodisiac and tonic.
Uses:- In Ayurveda sweet substances are considered Brimhanam or strength-giving and sugar is one of the most important of such substances. It is also believed to reduce heat and is therefore given as an anupaanam in all pitta diseases. A combination of ghee and sugar or milk and ghee or milk, ghee and sugar or milk, ghee, liquorice (Yashti), honey and sugar is considered Vrishyam or increasing sperm. Each by itself or in combination is very frequently used for the purpose. Other potent drugs such as Duraalabha, Sigru, Sataavari, Vidaari etc., are also used along with sugar in many confections for the same purpose.
Externally, a solution of sugar and water or sugar in powder is used as an antiseptic for cut wounds and injuries.
