An Ayurveda Review on Shothahara Mahakashaya Dravya and their Therapeutic Properties

  • Ashwini Anandrao Yemalwad
  • Rohini Laxmanrao Thakkarwad
DOI https://doi.org/10.22270/hjhs.v8i3.178

Abstract

Shothahara Mahakashaya refers to a collection of medicinal ingredients that exhibit therapeutic effects against Shotha Roga. Shotha is a condition characterized by swelling anywhere in the body, which can be equated with the term oedema in modern medicine. Acharya Charak has delineated Shothahara Mahakashaya as one of the group among the fifty Mahakashaya Ganas. The components comprising Shothahara Mahakashaya are Patala, Bilva, Shyonaka, Agnimantha, Kashmariya, Brihati, Shalaparni, Kantakari, Prishaniparni and Goksura. These plants, offer potent effect in its own right, while acts synergistically when combined to produce enhanced therapeutic outcomes. They share common characteristics such as having a Katu, Tikta and Kashaya Rasa, Ushna Virya, Katu Vipaka, Ruksha-Laghu Guna and Tridoshaghna properties. These properties contributed towards the Shothahara effect of these drugs. This article presented a review on Shothahara Mahakashaya Dravya and their therapeutic properties.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Dravyaguna, Shothahara, Mahakashaya

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Yemalwad, A. A., and R. L. Thakkarwad. “An Ayurveda Review on Shothahara Mahakashaya Dravya and Their Therapeutic Properties”. Himalayan Journal of Health Sciences, Vol. 8, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 16-18, doi:10.22270/hjhs.v8i3.178.
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