Abstract

PHARMACOLOGICAL EVALUATION AND ACTION OF KARANJA PATRA KALKA SIDDHA TAILA IN STRIAE GRAVIDARUM

Kumar Vijendra* and Gupta Shilpy

Abstract

Karanja Patra Kalka Siddha Taila is a classical formulation suggested by Acharya Vriddha Vagbhat for the management of Kikkisa (Striae gravidarum). In present era there is need to understand the pharmacological aspect of Ayurvedic formulations and their ingredients with classical and modern indication. This article is intended to relate how the aggravated tridosha causes pathogenesis and can be reverted back to normalcy by the virtue of rasa-panchaka (pharmacological properties) with correlation to that of phytochemical constituents extracted out from the same and studied in different context.

Keywords: Karanja, Pongamia pinnata, Kikkisa, Striae gravidarum, Rasa- panchaka.