This presentation is prepared By Dr. Rashmi Srivastava

1. CLINICAL UTILITY OF
KASHAYA RASA DRAVYAS
IN REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
PRESENTED BY:
DR. RASHMI SRIVASTAVA MD, PH.D
READER
P.G.DEPTT.OF DRAVYAGUNA
RGGPG AYURVEDIC COLLEGE PAPROLA. H.P.

2. BHOTIK COMPOSITION OF KASHAYA RASA
Kasaya rasa dravyas are composed of prithvi and vayu
mahabhta. Due to ruksha guna of vayu and prithvi Kashaya
rasa dravyas absorbs the watery secretions, that is why
these drugs are used in the diseases of the reproductive
system where secretion is major symptom either in
leucorrhoea (white discharge) or in heavy bleeding.

3. KASHAYA RASA KARMA
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• la”keu% & nks’k la”keu & fiÙk nks’k la”keu & Due to Kashaya rasa having sheet virya.
• laxzkgh & “khr laxzkgh & Anti-diarrhoeal, Astringent, Cooling effect, Checks the
secretions of all systems problems, Conjunctivitis, Respiratory secretions,
Reproductive secretions, Urinary system – Diuresis and stop excessive urination.
• ihMu & Pressing and Squeezing due to ruksha guna.
• jksi.k & Wound healing, Restoring normal pigmentation.
• %”kks’k.k & Respiratory, Clean the throat by absorbing secretion.
• LrEHku & Anti-diuretic, Anti-diarrheal
• “ys’ejDrfiÙk iz”keu & Due to ruksha guna eliminate kapha and due to sheet paecify
pitta dosha

4. • Kashaya rasa can be compared with tannins. Tannins are
water soluble polyphenols, they have ability to precipitate
proteins such as gelatin from solution. Tannins are usually
found in large quantities in barks of trees.
• They toughen the surface making it mechanically stronger
decrease exudation. This property some times called
astringent.
• Astringents are substances that precipitate proteins, but do not
penetrate into cells thus affecting the superficial layers only.
• Tannins has ability to from a protective layer over the
exposed tissues keeps the wound protected from bacterial
infections.

5. • Tannins have been reported to be bacteriostatic and bactericidal
agents specially against staphylococcus bacteria.
• Tannins are poorly absorbed and thus are mainly used to alter
surface tissues like skin and internal mucous membrane of the
digestive tract.
• Urinary astringents reduce inflammation and bleeding
associated with UTI
• Uterine astringents decease excess menstrual bleeding .
• Tannins are usually found in large quantities in bark of trees.
• Tannins toughen the surface making it mechanically stronger
and decrease exudation .

6. TANNINS HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS
• Antiulcer-
Astringents applied topically helps to heal ulcers and
internally for gastrointestinal ulcers (eg. Peptic ulcer,
colitis).Tannins reacts with damaged tissues from both
chemicals and mechanical irritations. Tannins make wound
more resistant to microorganism because they have
difficulties attaching and infecting it.

7. • Haemostatic-
Tannins stops bleeding by forming cross linking with the
proteins present in the damaged tissues and this tightening the
skin and close wounds.
• Anti-inflammatory-
Astringents helps to reduce inflammation by inhibiting a
number of enzymes involved in inflammation .Both hydrolyzable
tannins and condensed tannins exert significant anti-inflammatory
effect.

8. • Anti-oxidant –
In general phenolic compounds acts as antioxidants ,the hydoxyl
groups catch free radicals and stabilize them in the phenolic ring.
• Anti-diarrhoeal-
In our digestive tract tannin alter the permeability of the mucous
membrane thereby exerting an antisecretory effect ,this reduces the
influx of water into the lumen of the bowel and reduces watery
stool.

9. CLINICAL UTILITY OF KASHAYA
RASA DRAVYAS
• List
1. Lodhra
2. Ashok
3. Patrang
4. Nagkeshar
5. Shalmali
6. Udumbar
7. Dhataki

10. LODHRA
• Botanical name- Symplocos racemosa
• Family- Symplocaceae
• Part used- bark
• Rasapanchaka
• Rasa- Kashaya
• Guna- laghu, ruksha
• Virya- sheeta
• Vipaka- katu
• Doshkarma- pitta and kapha doshhar

11. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
• Loturine - 0.2
• Colluturine - 0.02%
• Loturidine - 0.06%
• Betulinic acid
• Phytosterol
• Ellagic acid
• Triterpenoids
• Along with them it contains glycosides.

12. PHARMACOLOGICALACTION
• Lodhra normalizes FSH and LH
• In a study water extract of lodhra significantly stimulates serum
FSH level along with rise in serum LH level in amative female
sprague dawley rats on oral administration.
• Lodhra has anti androgenic effect and prevents ovarian cell
dysfunction in PCOS and improve the fertility.
• Lodhra helps in maintain the ratio of estrogen and progesterone in
the females.
• Lodhra significantly stimulates FSH and LH hence improves the
ovarian function and regulate the ovarian cycle.

13. • Glycosidic content
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• 5 monoglucofuronoside
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• Highly Astringent
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• Vasoconstriction
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• Result to check continuously bleeders either cyclic or
acyclic

14. MEDICINAL USES-
• Haemorrhage-
External application of lodhra powder act as haemostatic.
(SS.SU.14.36)
• Acne & pimples-
In acne, paste of lodhra & sphatika should be applied.
(AS.S.37.5)
• Leucorrhoea-
Paste of lodhra should be taken with decoction of nygrodha
bark. (CS.Ci.30.118)

15. • Wounds-
Powder of dhataki & lodhra promotes wound healing. (CS.CI.4.73-77)
• Intrinsic haemorrhage-
Lodhra is one of the drugs efficacious for checking haemorrhage.
(CS.Ci.4.73-77)
• Dysentery-
Lodhra with curd is useful in dysentery. (BP.Ci.2.120)
• Diseases of women-
In eighth month, by taking lodhra, pippali, & honey mixed together with
milk foetal movement becomes normal. (HS.3.50.5)

17. ASHOK
• Botanical Name - Saraca asoca
• Family – Leguminosae
• Part used - Stem bark, seeds, flowers.
• Rasapanchaka
• Rasa - Kashaya, Tikta
• Guna - Laghu, Ruksha
• Veerya – Sheeta
• Vipaka – Katu
• Doshkarma – Kapha and pitta shamak

18. CHEMICAL CONSTITUTENTS
Oleic, Linoleic, Palmitic and Stearic acids, Iron,
Calcium which makes it an excellent uterine tonic.
Ascorbic acid, Catechin, Flavonoides, Polyphenols,
Oestrogenic compounds, Ketosteril bark, Keto
steroids

19. PHARMACOLOGICALACTIONS
•The barks of the tree helps in controlling uterine fibroid
bleeding and leucorrhoea.
•It tones and strengthens the uterus.
•It helps in promoting regular menstruation in women.
•Promotes healthy growth of endometrial and ovarian
tissues.
•It is also used in excessive bleeding and discomfort and
uterine spasm.
•Phytoestrogen helps to regulate the menstrual cycle

21. PATRANG
• Botanical name - Caesalpinia sappan
• Family – Leguminosae
• Part used - Heart wood – Sara
• Rasapanchaka
• Rasa - Kashaya, Tikta, Madhura
• Guna - Ruksha
• Veerya - Sheeta
• Vipaka - Katu
• Doshkarma – Kapha and pitta shamak

22. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
• Heart wood – B – amyrin glucoside
• Alanine
• Threconine oil
• Caesalpin
• Protosappanin A, B,C.

23. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS
• Uterine tonic – tonic for female reproductive health.
• It should not be used during pregnancy. In South Korea, it
is used for causing abortions.
• Useful in the management of leucorrhoea and excessive
bleeding during menstruation.
• Check excessive bleeding and discharge
• Indications – Menorrhagia, Leucorrhoea

25. NAGKESHAR
• Botanical name – Mesua ferrea
• Family – Guttiferae
• Part used – Stamens (Pum kesara)
• Rasapanchaka
• Rasa - Kashaya, Tikta
• Guna - Laghu, Ruksha
• Veerya - Sheet
• Vipaka - Katu
• Doshkarma - Balances pitta and kapha

26. CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
• Mensuol
• Silosterol
• Fatty acid
• Cydohaxodine
• Mesuaferrone
• Meusanicacid
• α & β Amarin
• Calophyllide

27. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
• Due to its calophyllides
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• Reduces the increasing permeability in capillaries
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• Toned up the endomatrial vascularity
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• Thus check the excessive bleeding

28. ACTIONS AND USES
• Nagkesar is mostly used in bleeding disorder like piles,
menorrhagia, metrrohgia, epistaxis etc.
• Due to aphrodisiac and haemostatic effects nagkesar check
bleeding during menses. Its main action is on blood capillaries due
to kashaya rasa.
• In metrorrhagia irregular bleeding is improved by nagkesar due to
its sheet virya.
Other researches
Its anti convulsant and anti inflammatory activities have been
studied. Traditionally it is used in leucorrhoea and bleeding disorders.

30. SHALMALI
• Botanical name – Salmalia malabarica
• Family – Bombicaceae
• Part used – Root, Flower, Fruit, Niryasa (Mochrasa)
• Rasapanchaka
• Rasa – Madhur (Mochrasa – kshaya)
• Guna – Laghu, Snigdha, Pichila
• Veerya – Sheet
• Vipaka – Madhur (Mochrasa – Katu)
• Doshkarma – Vata and pitta shamak, Mochrasa – Kapha and Pitta
shamak

31. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
• beta sitosterol
• Glucosides
• Lupeol
• Hydroxy cadalene

32. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS
• It reduces chronic inflammation.
• This is very beneficial for the male reproductive system. It is
used to improve both quantity and quality of semen.
• It is very beneficial for the sufferers of nocturnal emission.
• It has an aphrodiasiac action.
Other searches
• Astringent
• Stimulant
• Anti dysentery
• Anti microbial
• Anti pyretic

34. UDUMBRA
• Botanical name - Ficus glomerata
• Family - Moraceae
• Part used - leaves, fruits, stem bark, latex
• Rasapanchak
• Rasa- kashaya (unriped fruit), Madhur (riped fruit)
• Guna- guru , ruksha
• Virya- sheeta
• Vipaka- katu (unriped fruit), Madhur (riped fruit)
• Doshkarma – Pitta and Kapha hara

35. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
• Stem bark
Berginin (flavanoid) the major component of the
stem bark, sterols (beta- sitosterol, stigmasterol, alpha-
amyrin acetate, lupeol and lupeol acetate), tannins
(ellagic acid), glycosides, kaempferol and coumarin.
• Leaves
Tetracyclic triterpenes, racemonoic acid, saponins,
phenolic glycosides and tannins.

36. • Fruits
Sterols, triterpenoids, flavonoids, tannins, carbohydrates,
beta- sitosterols, tiglic acid, galic acid, ellagic acid.
• Latex
Steroids such as euphol, beta- sitosterol, cycloartenol,
cycloeuphordenol

37. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS
• Hypoglycemic activity
• Wound healing activity
• Anti- helmintic activity
• Anti- diuretic activity
• Anti- diarrhoeal activity
• Hypo lipidemic activity
• Anti fungal activity
• Hepato protective activity

38. • Analgesic activity
• Anti oxidant activity
• Anti- microbial activity
• Anti bacterial activity
• Anti tussive activity
• Anti ulcer activity

39. MEDICINAL USES OF DIFFERENT
PARTS OF UDUMBRA
• Leaves
• A mixture of powdered leaves with honey is used in
bilious infections.
• A decoction of leaves is used as a douche in
dysmenorrhoea.
• Leaf juice is massaged on hair to prevent splitting.
• Leaf latex is used for boils, blisters and measles.

40. • Fruits
• A bath made of fruits and bark is regarded as a cure for
leprosy.
• The fruit is useful in diabetes.
• Bark
• An infusion of bark is employed as mouth wash in spongy
gum condition, dysentry, excessive bleeding, hemoptysis.
• It is also used as a wash for wounds, highly efficacious in
threatened abortion.

41. • Latex
• It is used in treatment of skeletal fracture.
• It is used as anti diahorreal.
• Latex is used as adhesive.
• Sap of the root
• It is used for gonorrhoea, diabetes, and as a topical
application in mumps and other inflammatory glandular
enlargements.
• Root sap is claimed to cure heat stroke, chronic wounds in
cattle.

43. DHATAKI
• Botanical name - Woodfordia fruticosa
• Family - Lythraceae
• Part used - leaves, flowers, bark
• Rasapanchaka-
• Rasa - kashaya , katu
• Guna - laghu , ruksha
• Virya - sheeta
• Vipaka - katu
• Dosha karma – Kapha and Pitta hara

44. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
• Flowers
• Woodfordin A, B, C (tannins), oenothein- b flavonoids, lupeol
(triterpenoids), quercitin (flavonol), non phenols (steroid sapogenin-
hecogenin and meso-inositol)
• Leaves
• Lupeol , betulin, betulinic acid, oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, lawsone
• Bark
• Phenols, berginins, gallic acid

45. PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS
• Immuno- modulatory activity
• Analgesic and anti inflammatory activity
• Anti- tumor activity
• Hepato-protective activity
• Anti leucorrhoeal activity
• Anti microbial activity

46. MEDICINAL USES
• Woodfordia fruticosa is used as traditional medicine in
curing many blood disorders including uterine diseases like
leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea. This effect
perhaps due to the antiangiogenic effect of ellagic acid.
• It is used in anaemia.
• Dhataki flowers with buttermilk helps in muscle cramps and
stomachache. Dhataki flowers are used to treat gums and
tooth problems.

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