YOGARAJAGUGGULU VATIKA

SLOKA
CHITRAKAM PIPPALIMOOLAM YAVANI KARAVI THATHA
VIDANGAANYAJAMOJO CHA JEERAKAM SURADARU CHA
CHAVYAILA SAINDHAVAM KUSHTAM RASNA GOKSHURA DHANYAKAM
TRIPHALA MUSTHAKAM VYOSHAM TWAGUSHEERAM YAVAGRAJAM
THALEESAPATRAM GOKSHOORAM LAVANGAM SARJJIKASHATI
DANTHI GULUCHI HAPUSHA VAJEEGANDHA SHATAVARI
PRATYEKAM KARSHAMATRAM SYATCHATUSHKARSHAMATHOMRUTHAM
ETHAANI SUBHISHAKPATTE SOOKSHMACHOORNAANIKARAYET
YAVANTHETAANI CHOORNAANI TAVANMATROHI GUGGULU
SAMMARDYE SARPISHAGADAM SNIGDHABHANDE NIDHAYA CHA
YOGARAJA ITI KHYATAHA YOGOYAM AMRUTHOPAMAM


INGREDIENTS :
Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica – 10 grams
Pippalimoola – Long pepper root – Piper longum- 10 grams
Yavani – Trachyspermum ammi – 10 grams
Karavi – Piper chaba – 10 grams
Ajamoda – Trachyspermum roxburghianum – 10 grams
Jeeraka – Cumin seed – 10 grams
Suradaru – Cedrus deodara – 10 grams
Chavya – Piper cubeba – 10 grams
Ela – Cardamom – 10 grams
Saindhava Lavana – Rock salt – 10 grams
Kushta – Saussurea lappa – 10 grams
Rasna – Pluchea lanceolata – 10 grams
Gokshura – Tribulus terrestris – 10 grams
Dhanyaka  -Coriander – 10 grams
Triphala – Haritaki (Terminalia chebula), Vibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica), Amalaki (Emblica officinalis) – 10 grams
Musta – Cyperus rotundus – 10 grams
Trikatu – Pepper, long pepper and ginger – 10 grams
Twak – Cinnamon – 10 grams
Usheera – Vetiveria zizanioides – 10 grams
yavagraja – Hordeum vulgare – Barley – 10 grams
Taleesapatra – Abbies webbiana – 10 grams
Patra – Cinnamomum zeylanicum – 10 grams
Guggulu – Purified Commiphora mukul – 270 grams
Sarpi – ghee – quantity sufficient.

INDICATIONS AS PER TEXT :
AMAVATADIVATADEEN KRUMEEN DUSHTAVRANAANAPI
PLEEHAGULMODARAANAHA DURNNAMANI VINASAYET
AGNIM CHA KURUTEDEEPTIM RETOVRUDDHIM BALAM TATHA
VATAROGAN JAYATYASHU SANDHIMAJJAGATAANAPI
PADAGRAHAM KROSHTUSHEERSHAM MANYASTHAMBHAM HANUGRAHAM
KARNAGRAHAM KARNASHOOLAM SIRASHOOLAM MARUTKRUTHAM
RASNAKWATHENAHANTYEDSHU KEVALA VA PRASASYATHE

Useful to treat amavata, other vata disorders, krumi dosha, dushtavrana, pleeha roga, gulma roga, anaha, udara roga, arssass, creates agni deepti, causes shukla vruddhi, promotes bala, good for all vata vyadhis, karna shoola, shirasshoola, and in particular is a best anupana to rasnadi kashayam.

DISCUSSIONS :

Guggulu is tridoshahara, predominantly kaphavata hara, bhagnasandhana krut, vrushya, swarya, deepana, balya, vrana pachana shamana, medo hara, pramehagna, asmareeghna, kushta hara, pidaka granthi sopha hara, ganda mala and krimi jith. 

Triphala is kapha pittha shamana, pramehagna, kushtagna, chakshushya, deepana, ruchya, visamajwaragna. 

Panchakola is teekshosna rooksha laghu, so is kapha vata samana, pittakrut, ideal for ama pachana, gulma, pleehodara, anaha, shoola. 

Jeerakadwayam is deepana, pittala, pachana, vrushya, adhmana chardi atisara vata shamana, sangrahi, jwaraghna, medhya, garbhasayavishuddhikrut. 

Ativisha, indrayava, pata, bharngi,katuki,usheera are all sheeta veerya drugs also used in visha, gara visha,visarpa and other pitta rogas. 

Vacha is kapha samana, swarya, unmada apasmara hara. 

Ajamoda, Hingu, vidanga, indrayava, shunti,saindhava,ela,are all ushnaveerya drugs and are all krumi hara. They are ruchya, deepana, pachana, shoola gulma hara and pitta vardhana.
Devadaru, rasna are specifically vedana shamana drugs, though most of them are shoola hara, which might be intended as the shoola pertaining to adhmana, gulma, vibhanda.
Gokshura is mootrala and is kapha pitta shamana drug. It is sheeta veerya.

Conclusion :

Although a healthy combination of heat and cool drugs, it is predominantly hot in potency, so not usable in severe inflammatory conditions with more of redness and burning sensation. More useful in oedematous swellings in joints with pain. It also can be used as a deworming drug. It is also an appetizer, carminative drug. Rheumatoid arthritis is the disease where it's use is prevalent. It can be given to relieve abdominal flatulence, as it contains powerful potent drugs, and also in bleeding as well as non bleeding piles. It is an aphrodisiac, gives strength, promotes vigour, and good for diseases pertaining to urinary bladder. Infectious respiratory pathologies do need a special mention as it can do wonders for sure. In productive as well as non productive cases.  It is an anti biotic, broad-spectrum drug available in Ayurveda. Its anti infective property can be used to effect in curing suppurative otitis or ear ache, and also in realated headaches and migraines. It is also beneficial in asthmatic related complaints though guggulu may be allergic to some.
Never forget it contains :
PANCHAKOLA
TRI KATU
TRI PHALA
RASNA
TRI JEERAKA
GOKSHURA
KRIMIGNA DRUGS in addition to other carminative agents.

Dr. Prasanth. K. P

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