Detailed Dravyas for BAMS students

1. Jyothishmathi, Kalamegha, Kampillaka ,
Kanchanara
For BAMS students
Dr. Remya Krishnan

2. Jyothishmathi
• Celastrus paniculatus
• Celastraceae
• Tejasvini,Katabhi,Pitataila,Supingala, Kakanadi
• Charaka – Shirovirechanopaga
• Sushrutha- Arkadi, Adhobhagahara,
Shirovirechana
• Vagbhata - Arkadi

3. Morphology
• Climbing or scrambling shrub with terete
branches , the young shoots and branches are
pendulous
• Leaves are glabrous, broadly ovate or obovate,
acuminate or acute .
• Flowers – Unisexual, yellowish green, borne in
terminal pendulous panicles
• Fruit- Globose capsule, three walled, three
celled , 3-6 seeded

5. Chemical constituents
• Useful part – Seed
• Chemical constituents- Celapagine,
Celapaginine,Celastrol, Celastrine,
Paniculatine, Paniculatadiol etc

6. Self work
• RP, DK, BK and RK to be written based on
evidence
• Seed powder dosage – 1-2 gms
• Seed oil- 5-15 drops
• Important yoga- Jyothishmathi taila

7. Kalamegha
• Andrographis paniculata
• Acanthaceae
• Bhoonimba, Kiratatikta,Yavakara phala,
Yavatikta
• Note : Kalamekha and Kiratatikta are entirely
different
• Kirata tikta is Swertia chirata

8. Morphology
• An erect branched annual herb with
quadrangular branches.
• Leaves- Simple, lanceolate,acute at both
ends,glabrous, main nerves 4-6 pairs
• Small flowers,pale but blotched and spotted with
brown and purple distant in lax spreading axillary
and terminal racemes or panicles .
• Calyx lobes glandular pubescent, anthers bearded
at the base
• Fruits ; Linear capsules , acute at both ends ,
numerous seeds yellowish brown , subquadrate

10. Chemical constituents
• Useful part-Whole plant
• Chemical constituents- Andrographolides,
Andrographin, Andrographidine,A, B,C,D,E anf
F , Andrographoside , Oroxylin A

11. Guna karmas
( Ref: Dravya guna vijnana, PV Sharma )
• Rasa – Tikta
• Guna – Laghu, rooksha
• Veerya – Sita
• Vipaka – Katu
• Doshaghna Karma – Kapha pittahara
• Bheshaja karma- Deepana , swedana, krimighna
• Rogaghna karma – Yakrit roga, Krimi, Kushta
• Powder – 1-3 gms
• Fresh juice – 5-10 ml
• Yogas – Bhunimadi choorna,Bhunimbadi kashaya

12. Kampillaka
• Mallotus philippensis .
• Euphorbiaceae
• Rechanakah, Kampillaka
• Charaka- Virechana
• Susrutha- Shyamadi gana , Adhobhagahara
• Vagbhata – Nikumbhadi gana , Shyamadi gana

13. Morphology
• A small tree about 10mtrs height with grey or
pale rough brown bark with irregular fissures.
• Leaves alternate , longer than broad,three ribbed
at the base , ovate or ovate lanceolate , red
glandular beneath, the transverse nervules
prominent
• Flowers – dioecious, small spikes
• Fruits- Globose , three lobed capsules covered
with dense reddish brown glandular hairs
• Seeds- Black, smooth , subglobose

15. Chemical constituents
• Useful part – Fruit hairs ( Kampillaka rajas)
• Chemical constituents –Rottlerin,Kamalins 1 &2,
Betulin, Saponin,Isorottlerin, Mallotus- A& B
“ Kampillako viechee syat
katooshno vrana nashana:”
( Dha. Ni)

16. Self work
• RP, DK, BK and RK to be written based on
evidence
• Dosage – 0.5 -1 gm ( fruit hairs)

17. Kanchanara
• Bauhinia variegata
• Caesalpinaceae
• Gandari,Sonapushpaka,Kovidara,
Karbudara,Yugapatraka , Swalpakesari etc
• Charaka – Vamanopaga
• Susruta – Kashaya varga.Urdhwabhagahara
• Vagbhata- Nil

18. Varieties
• Kanchanara and Kovidara (Two varieties) – BP
• Dhanwanthari and Rajanighantu mention
them as synonyms .
• Pita , Rakta and Shweta – Nighantu Ratnakara

19. Morphology
• A medium sized erect and deciduos tree with
grey bark and longitudinal cracks
• Wood – Moderately hard, greyish brown
• Leaves- Unifoliate, bilobed , rigidly subcoriaceous
, deeply cordate .
• Flowers – Purple or variously coloured , sessile or
borne in short peduncled corymbs Calyx tube is
elongated
• Fruit: Pod . Flat, hard , long, curved, compressed,
dehiscent , seeds 10-15

21. Chemical constituents
• Useful part – Stem bark, flowers
• Chemical constituents : Beta sitosterol,
Lupeol,Kaempferol-3 glucoside

22. Self work
• RP, DK, BK and RK to be written based on
evidence
• Dosage : Powder – 3-6 gms
• Flower juice- 10-20 ml
• Yogas : Kanchanara Guggulu, Kanchanaradi
kwatha