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Pashanabheda
Section/Chapter Herb database/Pashanabheda
Botanical name(s) .Saxifraga ligulata Wall.
Family Saxifragaceae
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Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
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English name

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Therapeutic uses

Asmari(Stone), Meha,Mutrakriccha(dysuria)[1]

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Ashmaghna, Ashmabhedaka, Shilodbheda, Giribhid, Bhinnayojini


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Astringent (kashaya), Bitter (tikta)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha), Sharp (tikshna)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify all three dosha (tridoshahara)
6 Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) Helps in curing renal calculi (ashmarighna)

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(35) Mootravirechaniya(diuretics) mahakashaya
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 23/15 Santarpanajanya vikar chikitsa(Treatment of Over-nutrition, under-nutrition disorder)
3 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/113 Used as ingredient of yavagu
4 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/46 Used for Vataja Mutrakruchhra(dysuria)
5 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/60 As an ingredient of Pashanbhedadi churna
6 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/64 As an ingredient of Trutyadi yoga
7 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/69 As an ingredient of Karpasmooladi yoga
8 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/90 As an ingredient of Pushyanuga churna

Dose

  • 3-6 g of the drug in powder form
  • 20-30 g of the drug for decoction[2]

Important formulation

As per A.P.I.[3]

  • Asmarihara kashaya churna
  • Mutravirechaniya kashaya churna

Current availability

Available India- Himalaya

Current researches

 This article is under development ..
  1. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:57
  2. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:57
  3. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1:57
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