Present presentation is part of chikitsa regimen by astanga hridayam, it focuses on prameha chikitsa. In upcoming presentations other diseases will be covered exploring pharmaceutical aspects of chikitsa by astanga hridayam.

1. PHARMACEUTICAL ASPECTS OF PRAMEHA
CHIKITSA BY ASHTANGA HRIDaYAM
Dr. Somil Dubey
M.D. (Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana)
Medical officer, Pt. Khushilal Sharma Govt. (Auto.)
Ayurveda College, Bhopal (M.P)
Email id- somildubey11@gmail.com
ASHTANGA HRIDaYAM CHKITSA SERIES- 1

2. SHODHANA KARMA FOR STOUT PATIENTS
• SNEHANA-
•Drugs mentioned for snehana- oil prepared from sarshapa, nimba,
nikumbha, vibhitaki, trikantakadi drugs.
•Soon after purvakarma shodhana is to followed accordingly.
•After shodhana ashthapana basti constituting drugs of sursadi
gana having prakshepa of musta, devdaru, sunthi.
•In pitta aggravated conditions Nyagrodhadhi gana drugs are used.
•Santarpana karma is to done by mamsrasa.

3. SHAMANA AUSHADHI FOR WEAK OR LEAN
PATIENTS
•Dhatri rasa + haridra powder + honey.
•Kwatha (decoction) prepared from devdaru, daruharidra, triphala
and musta.
•Kwatha- chitraka moola, daruharidra, indrayava mixed with honey.
•Fresh juice of Guduchi/dhatri with honey.

4. KWATHA FOR KAPHAJA AND PITTAJA
PRAMEHA
KAPHAJA PRAMEHA
1. LODHRA + ABHAYA + MUSTA + KATPHALA
2. PATHA + VIDANGA + ARJUNA + DHAWAN
3. KHADIRA + DARUHARIDRA + VIDANGA + DHAWAN
PITTAJA PRAMEHA
1. USHIRA + LODHRA + ARJUNA + CHANDANA
2. PATOLA + NIMBA + AAMLAKI + GUDUCHI
3. LODHRA + MUSTA + KALIYAKA + DHATKI
• HONEY IS TO BE ADDED IN ALL THESE ABOVE DECOTIONS.

5. • CHURNA FOR KAPHAJA AND PITTAJA PRAMEHA-
Shal, saptaparna, kampilaka, indrayava, vibhitaki, kapitha,
rohitaka along with honey.
• PRAMEHA NASHAKA OIL-
Oil prepared from trikantaka, haridra, lodhra, sweta khadira,
arjuna, padmaka, ashmantaka, nimba, chandana, agaru,
ajwain, patola, musta, manjistha, pippali, bhallataka. It is to be
used for Vata-kaphaja prameha.
Ghrita prepared from above drugs for pittaja prameha.
for mixed type of prameha both oil and ghrita prepared from
above drugs.

6. DHANWATARA GHRITA-
indicated in all types of prameha, visha, pandu, vidraddhi, gulma,
arsha, sosha, sopha, gara visha, udara roga, swasa, kasa, chardi,
vriddhi, pliha roga, vata rakta, kustha, unmada, apasmara.
RODHRASAVA-
Indicated in prameha, arsha, svitra, kustha, aruchi, krimi, pandu,
grahani.
AYASKRITI-
Ayaskriti made up of asanadi gana drugs. It is more effective than
rodhrasava.
SHILAJEET RASAYANA- (Purified shilajeeta 1 tula.)
Indicated in gandamala, arbuda, granthi, sthaulya, kustha,
bhagandara, krimi, slipada, sopha.

7. Treatment protocol for Prameha pidika-
• Its is treated like sopha chikitsa in inital (apakwa) stage, in
pakwa stage like vrana chiktsa.
• In purvaroopa awastha it is treated with panchkshiri decoction,
male goat urine (buck’s urine), and teekshna virechana
(purgation).
• Oil prepared from eladi gana.
• Udhwartana with Aaragwadadi gana.
• Parisheka with asanadi gana.
• Decoction of vatsakadi gana for drinking and food purpose.
NAVAYASA CHURNA- patha, chitraka, manjistha, sariva, kantkari,
saptparna, kutajamoola, somvalkala, amaltasa along with
honey.
SHILAJEETA- for all types of prameha converted into madhumeha in
dose of 1 tula.