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Allium sativum L.
| Section/Chapter | Herb database/Lashuna |
|---|---|
| Botanical name(s) | Allium sativum L. |
| Family | Liliaceae |
| Availability | Available |
| Contributors | -- |
| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Publisher | Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre |
| DOI | Awaited |
English name
Garlic
Therapeutic uses[1]
Jirna jwara(chronic fever), Krumiroga(worms), gulma(abdominal lumps), kushtha(skin disease),Arsha(haemorrhoids),Kasa(cough),Swasa(breathlessness), pinasa(running nose), sula(pain), karnasoola(earache), vatavyadhi, hikka,medoroga, yoni vyapada(diseases of vagina),visuchika,plihavruddhi(spleenomegaly),kshaya, vishamajwara,unmada,apasmara, sopha(swelling),hrudaroga(heart disease), vrana(wound)trikashool
Other varieties
- Allium arenarium Sadler ex Rchb. 1830 not L. 1753
- Allium controversum Schrad. ex Wild.
- Allium longicuspis Regel
- Allium ophioscorodon Link
- Allium pekinense Prokh.
- Porrum ophioscorodon (Link) Rchb.
- Porrum sativum (L.) Rchb. 1830 not (L.) Mill. 1768
Synonyms in Charak Samhita
Lashuna, Rasona, Ugragandha, Arishta
Synonyms in bhavaprakash nighantu[2]
Mahaushadha(because it use in many disease), Mlecchakanda(liked by mlecha as it is used to prepared dishes), Yavaneshta(liked by foreigners)
Types
Dhanvantari nighantu[3]
- Rasona
- Mahakanda
Raja nighantu[4]
- Rasona
- Sweta rasona
- Grunjana
- Rakta rasona
Ayurvedic pharmacological properties
| Sr.no. | Pharmacological criteria | Properties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taste (rasa) | Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta), Sweet (madhura), Lavana (salt), Astringent (kashaya) |
| 2 | Potency (veerya) | Hot (ushna) |
| 3 | Post digestion effect (vipaka) | Pungent (katu) |
| 4 | Qualities (guna) | Unctuous (snigdha), Sharp (tikshna), Sliminess (picchila), Heavy (guru), Mobility (sara), |
| 5 | Actions (karma) | Pacify kapha and vata, increases pitta |
Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions
| Sr.no. | Reference in Charak Samhita | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/5 | Sirovirechana (Errhine therapy) |
| 2 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 3/4 | Siddhatamachurnapradeha(external application) |
| 3 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/176 | Harita Varga(class of green herbs) |
| 4 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 26/84 | Viruddha ahara(incompatible substances) |
| 5 | Cha.Sa.Nidana Sthana 2/4 | Nidana of Raktapitta(cause of bleeding disorder) |
| 6 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 6/17 | Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa(treatment of worm) |
| 7 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/34 | Garbhasya pratimasik karma |
| 8 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/47 | Jatamatra balak paricharya |
| 9 | Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/56 | Kshira vishodhan dravya(treatment of vitiated breast milk) |
| 10 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/94 | Ingredient of Lasuna Kshirpaka |
| 11 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 5/177 | Vilayan of Rakta Gulma |
| 12 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/111 | Ingredient in Kanakakshiri Taila |
| 13 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/49 | Ingredient in Lasunadya Ghrita |
| 14 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/52 | Ingredient in Apara lasunadya Ghrita |
| 15 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/53 | Ingredient in Apara lasunadya Ghrita |
| 16 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 9/64 | Used as Nashya and Anjan prayogarth |
| 17 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/35 | Ingredient in Palankashadi taila |
| 18 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/64 | Ingredient in Atattvabhinivesh nashak yog |
| 19 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/9 | As nidan of arsha roga(cause of hemorrhoids) |
| 20 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/70 | As an ingredient of Gandha hasti agada. |
| 21 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/150 | Used in Kaphaja Pratishyaya(running nose). |
| 22 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/177 | As an ingredient of Mulaka taila. |
Dose[5]
- 3gm of the drug
Important formulatios[6]
- Lasunadi vati
- Lasunadi ghruta
- Vacha lasunadi taila
Current availability
Available India - All over india
Current researches
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Allium%20sativum
This article is under development ..
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3 :50
- ↑ Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Bhavaprakash Nighantu. Reprint Edition 2020, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, haritakyadi varga, verse no.-217
- ↑ Pro. Dr. zarkhande oza , dr.umapati Mishra , dhanvanatari Nighantu. Edition 2016, Chaukhambha surbharti prakasana,karaviradi varga verse no. 62,63
- ↑ Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2006, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi, mulakadi varga verse no- 50,51,53,54
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3 :50
- ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3 :50