“PUSHKARMULA” – (bn-inula racemosa)
LITERARY VIEW
In samhita period caraka introduced it under savasa and hikkanigrahana groups some authors consider it nadyamara of vedic texts is pushkar mula how ever many opined that it is the synonym of kustha.
In agni purana for the first time pushkar is described as a variety of kustha it is familiar to the country by name pushkara desa hence the name pushkar mula.
During the review it is observed that in the Vedas the term ‘Pusan’ was used to denote lord surya whether the term pushkara mula is used in the sense that is belongs to sun flower family asteracear will be an interesting exploration.
SYNONYMS
- Pushkara mula
- Paushkara
- Padma patra
- Kashmira
- Mula
- Pushpa sagara
- Dheera
- Gheena
- Sugandhika
- Pushkarajata
- Kushta bheda
INTERPRETATIONS
PUSHAKARA MULA – the roots are similar to the roots of lotus or kamala
PAUSHKARA – the plant grows near the water or marshy place
PADMAPATRA – the leaves are like padma leaves
KASHMIRA – it grows in Kashmir and Himalayas
MULA – useful part is mula
PUSHPA SAGARA – having number of flowers
DHEERA – a strong drug used in kasa and svasa
GHEENA – the roots are curved
SUGANDHIKA – having a peculiar smell
PUSHKARAJATA – a plant grows near watery places and having fibrous roots
KUSHTA BHEDA – a variety of kushtha
VERNACULAR NAMES
English : Elicampane
Hindi : Pokharmul
Kannada : Pushkara mul
Telugu : Pushkara
Marathi : Pushkara mul
Tamil : Pushkara mulam
Gujrati : Pohkarmul
Cashmini : Poshkar
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
- Alantalactone
- Isoalantalactone
- Inunolide (germacranolide)
- Dihydro isoalanlactone
- Beta -Sitosterd
- D- Mannitd
- Dihydroinundide
- Neo-alantolactone
- Inunolise
- Sesqiterpene
- Lactone (inunol)
- Alantadiene
- Octadecanoic acid .
PROPERTIES
RASA à Tikta, katu
GUNA à Laghu, tikshna
VIRYA à Usna
VIPAKA à Katu
KARMA à Kapha – vata hara, hrdya, dipana.
INDICATIONS
- Hikka
- Kasa
- Svasa
- Parsvashula
- Hrdroga
- Sotha
- Adhmana
THERAPEUTIC USES
- Hrdroga :- Powder of pushkara mula should be taken with honey (V.M)
- Pasvasula:- Pushkara mula churna is given with honey (B.R)
- Kasa-Svasa:- Powder of pushkara mula should be administered with dashamula kasaya (V.M)
- Svara bhanga:– The root of pushkara mula is chewed.
Officinal part:
Root
Dosage:
1-3 gm à Churna
IMPORTANT PREPARATIONS
- Pushkaramulasava
- Pushkaradi churna
- Pushkara churna
- Puskaradi kasaya
- Brhat yogaraja guggula
- Haritayadi churna
- Sudarshana churna
- Narayana churna
- Chayavana prasha
Research
- Anti – microbial property:
- a) Roots showed in vitro anti fungal activity against irichophyton mentagophytes and microsporum canies (Tripathi et .al ,1978)
- b) Curde alcoholic extract exhibited anti-dermatophytic activity(Tripathi ,1978)
- c) Anti fungal activity against Mentagophytes and C.albicans is reported (wahab et al., 1982)
- Anti pyretic activity :
It has shown a significant anti-pyretic activity and compared well with sodium salicylates (chowrasia ,1987)
- Anti helmenthic activity :
The essential oil showed varying degrees of anti helmenthic activity against earth worm and tape worms ( Mishra et al., 1979)
- Cardio tonic activity :
- a) Cardio tonic activity of aq and alcoholic extracts were studied on isolated frogs heart (Sharma tripathi,1986)
- The use pushkara mula root in bach ache and allied has disease has been recommended at a dose of 1.2 gm root powder along with honey . Its use as a tonic and stomachic is also suggested (Trivedi,1984)