Churna or Powder is prepared from different part of herbs like: seeds, leaves and roots after they have been completely dried. It is the preparation comprising of fine powders of drugs. First, Medicinal plants are dried and powdered. It is the simplest form of preparation and use. Simple churnas consists of only one ingredient while a compound one consists of more than one ingredient. Drug having more than one ingredient is made by the separate grinding and then mixing them homogenously.
Churnas are as good as are asavas and arishtas for the eradication of diseases. The principle of using Churnas is due to the fact that therapeutic value of most of the substances is greatly increases when they are reduces to vary fine state of subdivion and is particularly notable in the cases of antacids, protective and adsorbents. They are also easily administrable specially in the cases of children where they can not swallow pills, tablets or capsules.
The efficacy of churnas depends on the uses of fresh and genuine herbs and their careful compounding. | Name of Medicine | Therapeutic uses | Remarks | | Ashwagandhadi churna | Alterative tonic, aphrodisiac and anti-rheumatic, indicated in impotency, spermatorrhoea, old age debility and leucorrhoea. | | | Avipattikar churna | Purgative, carminative, Indicated in hyperacidity. Indigestion, constipation, heart burn, vomiting,
dropsy biliousness, melancholia and rheumatoid. | | | Amalaki Churna | Bleeding disorders, cough, asthma and rejuvenator | | | Balachaturbhadra Churna | Useful for children in fever diarrhoea, cough, asthma and vomiting. | | | Bilwadi Churna | Astringent and alterative. Indicated in sprue, Diarrhoea and dysentery. | | | Chandanadi churna | Stimulant, Demulcent and urinary antiseptic. Used in gonorrhoea, leucorrhoea, menorrhagia, cystitis, genito-urinary infection, thirst, extreme heat and coma. | | | Dhatupaustik Churna | Alterative and tonic. Indicated in premature senility, restores vitality & gives strength & vigour. | | | Dhanyapanchak churna | Indigestion, diarrhoea, thirst, abdominal pain | | | Eladi churna | Carminative and antemetic. Indicated in vomiting, indigestion and anorexia. | | | Gangadhar churna | Astringent and tonic.
Indicated in all sorts of diarrhoea, sprue etc. | | | Ghoti Churna | Diarrhoea in children, vomiting, cough, asthma, fever | | | Hingwastak churna | Carminative and gastric stimulant. Indicated in flatulence, dyspepsia, colic, constipation and detention
of wind in intestine. | | | jatiphaladi churna | Sedative, Antispasmodic and astringent, Used in diarrhoea, sprue, spasmodic cough migrain, menorhagia, dysmenorrhoea, spasmodic cough etc. | | | Jesthavasadi Churna | Cough, Asthma, hyperacidity, bleeding disorders and burning sensation. | | | Lavanbhaskar churna | Carminative and gastric stimulant, used in loss of appetite, constipation, dyspepsia, spleen, sprue, colic, indigestion and stomach troubles. | | | lavangadi churna | Diaphoretic antispasmodic, sedative & carminative,
Used in cold ,whooping cough, colic, diarrhoea flatulence ,lumbago, anorexia, nausea, vomiting etc. | | | Mahasudarshan Churna | Diaphoretic and diuretic. Indicated in fever, intermittent fever, enlargement of liver and spleen, fatigue and
nausea. | | | Narayan Churna | Laxative, carminative and stomachic. Useful as purgative in constipation, Stomach, jaundice, anaemia and fistula | | | Panchasakar churna | purgative,carminative and stimulant used in constipation, colic, indigestion, and other intestinal
disorder. | | | Pradarnashak churna | Alterative tonic, tonic and astringent. Good remedy for female disease. | | | Pushyanug Churna | Atrerative, astringent, diuretic and tonic. Useful in leucorrhoea, menorrhagia and other female complication. | | | Sandeepana Churna | Loss of appetite, indigestion, dyspepsia, abdominal pain | | | Saraswat Churna | Alterative, brain Tonic and stimulant. Use in mania, epilepsy, mental weakness nervous strain and hemiplegia | | | Sitopaladi churna | Stimulant,Laxative and expectorant.Useful in bronchitis,cough. Excessive thirst, respiratory disorders
and burning sensation. | | | Sringyadi Churna | Cough, asthma, sinusitis, tastelessness, hiccup | | | Talishadi Churna | Alterative, stimulant, expectorant and laxative, indicated in chronic fever, dyspepsia, loss of appetite & bronchitis. | | | Triphala Churna | Alterative, astringent, Laxative and aperient.
useful in dyspepsia, diarrhoea, piles, impurity of blood
irritation in eye and haemorrhage | | | | | |
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