Review Article
Evaluation of Shothahara Mahakashaya of Charak Samhita: A Literary Review
Vimla Kumari*, Kamini Kaushal, Ashwini K Sharma, Rajesh Mishra, Meera Bhatt and Pradeep Soni
Department of Dravyaguna, MMM Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Dr. Vimla Kumari
PG Scholar
Department of Dravyaguna
M.M.M. Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Tel: 0636865749
E-mail: kumarivimla1990@gmail.com, drkaushal2002@yahoo.com
Received Date: August 01, 2017; Accepted Date: August 22, 2017; Published Date: August 28, 2017
Citation: Kumari V, Kaushal K, Sharma AK, Mishra R, Bhatt M, et al. (2017) Evaluation of Shothahara Mahakashaya of Charak Samhita: A Literary Review. J Tradit Med Clin Natur 6:236.
Copyright: © 2017 Kumari V, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Shothahara mahakashaya denotes group of ten medicines, which act on Shotha roga. Shotha roga can be correlated with the term edema/Swelling of modern medicine. Shothahara Mahakashaya is the 38th gana of the 50 mahakashaya gana described in fourth chapter of Sutra sthan of Charak Samhita and includes patala, agnimantha, bilva, syonaka, kashmariya, kantakari, brihati, shalaparni, prishaniparni, goksura ten ingredients. These 10 plants are work together and give enhanced effect. They are also effective individually. These plants having Katu, Tikta, Kasaya Rasa, Ushna Virya, Katu Vipaka, Ruksha, Laghu Guna and Tridoshaghan (Mainly Vataghana) properties.
