Bhallathaka

Semicarpus anacardium – Ayurvedic Herb

 

 

 

SYNONYMS

• Bhallataka
• Arushka
• Arushkara
• Agnika
• Agnimukhi
• Bhalli
• Veera vriksha
• Shopha krit
• Krimigna
• Thaila beeja
• Dhanurbeeja
• Vatari
• Bhutanashana
• Bhedana

 

VERNACULAR NAMES

English – Semicarpus Anacardium Earking Nut

Sanskrit – Bhallataka , Arushka , Agnika , Agnimukhi

Hindi – Bhilama , Bhilaya , Bhela , Bhiloura

Bengali – Bhela bhelagacha , Bhurthuki

Gujarathi – Bhilaya , Bhiyalu

Kannada – Godambi , Karebeeja , gerubeeja , giru

Telugu – Jingicheatta , Nalajeedi

Farcy – Bhiladara , Bhiladura

Tamil – Tatramkottai , Soramkottai

 

DOSE

Kalka – 3-5 gms

Taila – 10-20 drops

1.2 g of the drug in ksheerapaka

YOGA

Amruta Bhallataka Lehya

Bhallataka kshirapaaka

Bhallataka parpati

Bhallataka taila

Bhallataka rasayana

Bhallataka modaka

Sanjivani vati

 

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Contain 32 % of an irritant oil

Anacardic acid

Nonvolatile alcohol – cardol

Catechol

Anacardol fixed oil.

 

 

PROPERTY /DOSHAGHNATA

 

Rasa : Tikta, Katu, Kashaya , Madura

Guna : Lagu , Snigdha , Tikshna

Virya : Ushna

Vipaka : Madhura

 

DOSHAGNATHA

Kapha vata shamaka

 

KARMA

• Sitaprashamana
• Medya
• Balaprada
• Dipana
• Vajikara
• Mutra janana
• Vishagna
• Hridya
• Vrisya
• Svedajanana
• Brimhana
• Vata kapha hara
• Chedana

 

PRAYOGA

• Kushta
• Klibya
• Dourbalya
• Kesavikara
• Vibanda
• Aanaha
• Arshas
• Udara roga
• Grahani
• Krimi
• Vrana jwara
• Shoola
• Swtra
• Masthishka Dourbalya

 

THERAPEUTIC USES

 

Rasayanartha – Good Bhallataka should be collected and selected during Jesta and ashada masa and kept in b/w yava and masha for 4 months.

During Margashirsha/pushyamasa it should be removed and used as rasayana (Cha.Chi)

In ARSHAS– Bhallataka kwada by an increasing order in dose of 1 pal (su.chi).

In Kushta – kwada of Bhallataka, haridaki, vidanga given internally (si.chi).

INDRALUPTHA – Bhallataka Rasa + Madu applied externally.

Vajikaranartha – Bhallataka phala with Godugdha

Plihodara –bhallataka with abayajiraka guda given internally for 7 days (vangasena)

Kaphajagulama raktapitta_Bhallataka phala + grita and sarkara given internally (Chakradatta)

Pakshaghada-Bhallataka kwada and high dose leads to abortion used in dismennorrhoea .

 

CONTRAINDICATION

Pathya – when the drug is administered, the patient should take ghrita, kshira and rice in excess.

Varjya – when the person is under Bhall

taka treatment should not come out sunshine and should not have relation with women , should avoid meat , salt, exercise oil massage

Nishedha – Pittavikara , Raktasravaprakruti , garbini bala vrudda , patient suffering from Atisara , Vrukka shotha during ushnakala the drug should not be administered

Ahithaprabava– the urine become dark colour , burning and itching sensation all over the body , Atisara , jvara, sometime raktameha , unmada, in the bigining there will be itching sensation in Anus and penis.

Nivarana – Foremost thing is to stop the drug at earliest symptom, tender coconut water should be given for drinking , Narikela taila, ghrita or Nagadrava should be applied externally.

Shodhana karma – for shodhana , Bhallataka fruits are taken after removing attachment of thalamus- they are soaked in gomuthra for 7 days and thereafter in godugda for 7 days. The seeds are then put into Bag containing coarse Brick powder to reduce oil content, then the fruits are washed with water and dried in air.