Abstract

COMPARATIVE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL STUDY ON NIMABAARAGWADHA LEPA AND NIMBAARGWADHA MALAHARA

Sindhura R. Rao*, Dr. Soumya Saraswathi M. and Dr. Subrahmanya Padyana

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Abstract

Ayurveda is globalizing and becoming part of life style. Updating and upgrading the advanced medicinal preparations and healthy food as per the present trend by maintaining principles and practices of ancient Ayurveda is the need of the hour. Nimbaaragwadha Lepa mentioned in Kshudra Roga Chikitsa of Chakradatta is indicated in Padminikantaka. Padminikantaka is compared to Acne vulgaris in contemporary science which is common in teenaged people, characterized by pimples that are circular, needle like appearance with pale circular discoloration on face having symptoms of Kapha-Vata vitiation like thick, whitish or creamish pus, increased Vedana and Kandu. The objectives of the present study are to prepare Nimbaaragwadha Lepa Churna as per classical reference and to modify the Nimbaaragwadha Lepa into Nimbaaragwadha Malahara and to standardize both Lepa and Malahara for therapeutic use. Drugs required for preparing the formulations are collected. Preparation of Nimbaaragwadha Lepa and Malahara is done as per classics following the Ayurvedic Formulary of India. The pharmaceutical preparations were analyzed as per the standard parameters.

Keywords: Padminikantaka, Nimbaaragwadha Lepa, Nimbaaragwadha Malahara, Tridosha Shamaka.