Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW OF DRUGS ACTING ON SHUKRAVAHA SROTAS AS PER BHAVAPRAKASHA NIGANTU

Dr. Drakshayani Hiremath*, Dr. Shivaganga Tamagond, Dr. Nagendra Charya M., Dr. Sushmita G.  M.

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Abstract

Ayurveda is science of life having 8 branches. Among these 8 branches vajikarana is an unique branch that not only deals with disease aspect also, concentrates on maintaining health of the healthy person. Shukra dhatu has prime importance in one’s healthy life as it is one among the dashapranayatana. Any vitiation in shukra dhatu and shukravaha srotas not only affects the diseased one, but also his/her partner and progeny are affected. In this present era, there is lot of disturbance in sexual life of worldwide population. So, we need to give utmost importance in treating these kind of diseases with principles of Ayurveda and Medicines. Samanya chikitsa of shukravaha srotas includes use of madhura, tikta oushada, anna, Vyayama, Vyavaya and Ritu-Shodana, Uttara basti. For the application of above mentioned chikitsa, the drugs possessing pharmacological actions like vaajikarana, shukrala, shukrajanana, shukrarechaka, shukrapravartaka, shukrastambaka, shukrakshayakari are necessary. Out of 29 bhavaprakash karmas,7 karmas are specially mentioned for shukravaha srotas that shows the importance to shukravaha srotas given by bhavamishra. Hence the sincere effort has been made to list out the drugs having above said karmas from bhavaprakasha. Out of 676 total drugs in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu, there are 129 single drugs identified as the drugs (herbs, minerals, animal origin) acting on Shukravaha srotas, which are scattered throughout the treatise of bhavaprakasha nighantu are compiled by reading the text word by word in this article.

Keywords: Shukravaha srotas, Bhavaprakasha Nighantu, Drugs, Ayurveda.