2. S J G AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE
:CERTIFICATE:
Department of Dravya Guna, 2011-2012,
This is to certify that LOHIT KALAL has satisfactorily completed
the compilation on the drug “BAKUCHI" in Dravya Guna
Vignan predicted by the S.J.G.A.M College affiliated to
R.G.U.H.S Bangalore for 2nd professional B.A.M.S Course
2011-2012.
YEAR OF EXAINATION : 2012
EXAMINATION SEAT No : 09A1322
EXAMINATION CENTRE : S J G A M C. KOPPAL
Signature of lecture Signature of HOD
EXAMINERS 1 : PRINCIPAL
2 :
3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I take this opportunity as a deep sense of gratitude to
those people and institution that helped me during this
work.
.
I express deep sense of gratitude to Dr.B S Savadi
respected principal S G V V Trust’s,Ayurvedic Medical
College Koppal.
I am presenting this compilation with a deep
sincere feeling of gratitude to Head of Dept. Dravya
Guna Dr.Ravi Hunagund and Dr. C.B.Inamdar,
Lecturer, Dept. Of Dravya Guna for their
encouragement, support and guidance, without which I
could not have completed my compilation and whose
valuable guidance, precious suggestions, timely
discussions and constant supervision, helped me a lot.
I am also thankful to teaching & non-teaching staff,
who helped me directly or indirectly in this work.
I offer obligation to my friends for their support
during this work
. I am very thankful to my parents and family
members for their valuable support
Place: KOPPAL LOHIT KALAL
. II Phase B. A. M. S
4. ABBREVIATIONS
•C.S. - Charaka samhita
•S.S. - Sushruta samhita
•A.S. - Astanga sangraha
•Ni. A. - Nighantu Adarsha
•R. Ni. - Raj Nighantu
•B.P. Ni - Bhavaprakash
Nighantu
•D. Ni. - Dhanvantari Nighantu
•P. Ni. - Priya Nighantu
•S. Ni. - Shaligram Nighantu
•Van. Ni. - Vanoushadhi
Nidarshika
•Van. CH - Vanoushadhi
Chandrodaya
•DG. Hast - Dravya Guna.
Hastamalak
•DG. P.V. - Dravya
Guna.P.V.Sharma
•C.M.P. (P.S) - Classical Uses of
medicalplant by
:Priyavatt Sharma
•IMM - Indian Materia Medica
•IMP - Indian medicinal plants
•K. Ni. - Kaideva Nighantu
•Ni. Ratna - Nighantu Ratnakara
•M. Ni. - Madapala Nighantu
•Y. R. - Yoguratnakar
•B. R. - Bhaishajya Ratnavali
•A.H. - Astanga Hridaya
5. INTRODUCTION
There are two important properties of
Bakuchi viz. vishaghna and shvitronasana.
In charka samhita it included into
tikta skanda. It used in arsha roga. It
considered as vishaghna in sutrasthana 2/22.
It is used in hair oil. In chiktsa sthana 26/268
it mentioned as one of the ingredient of
mahaanila tail which use in khalitya.
In sushruta samitha it included in
katu varga. In meda-ayushkamiya adhyaya
there is beautiful explanation about it. In
sushruta samitha it also considered as
vishaghna in kalpa sthana 5/86.
6. • LATIN NAME :- Psoralea corylifolia
Psoralea: plants with the rough surface due
to glandular dots
Corylifolia: korus helmet calcine Covering of
the nut
•KULA / FAMILY:-
SHIMBI/LEGUMINOSAE
•UPKULA/ SUB-FAMILY:-
APARAJITA /
PAPPILIONACEAE
8. VARNACULAR NAMES
LANGUAGES NAMES
Sanskrit Bakuchi, somaraji
Hindi Babchi,
English Psoralea seed,
Marathi Bavchi
Kannada Vawchige, Bavanchi.
Gujrati Bavchi
Bengali Hakuch,
Telugu Bhavanji
Tamil Karpokarisi
9. SYNONYMES
•Bakuchi: It effectively treats the skin
disease.
•Krishnaphala: It is having black fruits.
•Kustha-nashini: It cures the kustha.
•Avalguja: It’s fruits appear ugly.
•Somaraji: It’s seeds have white streak
inside.
•Kalameshi: It survives for long period.
•Putiphala: It’s fruits having foul smell.
REF –AYURVEDOKTA OUSHADHA
NIRUKTAMALA
10. HABITATE
•It is found throughout India as a weed in
waste places and also in Srilanka.
•It is grown in Maharashtra and Madhya
Pradesh states of India.
REF-B.P.N.
11. FAMILY FEATURES OF
LEGUMINOSAE
•Plants- Trees, shrubs, or herbs, generally with
tubercles on roots.
• Leaves:-Alternate,simple or usually compound,
stipulates.
• Flowers :–regular of irregular, bisexual.
•Sepals:-5, united, or free, often unequal, odd
sepal anterior.
•Petals:- 5, free, unequal, sometimes partly united.
•Fruit:- A legume or pod, sometimes lomentum.
•Seeds:- Exalbuminous
REF-A TEXT BOOK OF SYSTEMIC
BOTANY BY R.N.SUTARIA
12. It is a annual herb, which grows 30 to 80
cm in height
Leaves : broadly elliptic, inciso-dentate.
Flowers: in axillary longpeduncled heads,
bluish-purple or yellow.
Fruits: pods, indehiscent, ovate, in shape.
Dark chocolate to almost black in color.
3.5-4.5mm x 2.0-3.0mm in size ,having a
seed in it
Seeds: smooth, adhering to the pericarp.
Flowering & fruiting during April-june
13. VARIETIES OF BAKUCHI
According to Sushruta samhita chikitsa
sthana 28/3 there are two varieties of
Bakuchi.
•Shweta Avalguja
•Krishna Aalguja
The shweta avalguja used as medhya
rasayana
14. Some author considered bakuchi as
vernonia Anthemintica Wild. But it is the
name of arnaya-jiraka.
REF-B.P.N.
CONTRAVERSIAL STATUS
17. THERAPEUTIC USES
1. SADYOVRANA: Bakuchi leaf past
is applied over cut wound to check
bleeding (V.M)
2. BADHIRYA: powder of Musali &
Bakuchi is given(V.S)
3. SHVITRA: seeds powder of
Bakuchi (4parts) & haritala(1 part)
are grinded with cows urine is
given orally(V.M)
19. MATRA
•Beeja churna [seed powder] – 1 to 3gm
-(B.P.NI)
• Patra swarasa [leaf juice] – 10 to 20 ml
-(RAJ.NI.)
20. YOGAS
YOGA’S INDICATION REFERENCE
Bakuchi Rasayana Used as a
rasayana
A.S.U49.147
Somaraji rasayana Used as a
rasayana
A.H.U
39.107.10
Svetavalguja
phala rasayana
Used as a
rasayana
A.S.Ci.28/3
Mahanila Tail Used in khalitya C.Ci 26/268
21. REFERANCE
Avalgujo bakuchi syat somaraji suparnika
shashilekha krushnaphla soma putiphaliti cha
somavalli kalameshi kustagni cha prakirtita
bakuchi madurastikta katupaka rasayani
vistambha hruddima aruchya shleshmastrapittanut
ruksha hrudya shvaskusta meha jvarakrimi pandunu
(Bha Pr)
bakuchyam somaraji cha kustagni chandralekhika
avalguja cha kamboji putipatraphala matha
(sho
ni)
