Table 3.
Ayurvedic formulations containing BD as main ingredient.
| S. No. | Name of formulation | Uses | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayurvedic formulations | |||
| 1 | Punarnavadyarishta | Heart disease, anaemia, inflammation, splenomegaly, vertigo, hard stools, chronic obstructive jaundice/chlorosis/advanced stage of jaundice, abdominal lump, fistula-in-ano, cough, dyspnoea/asthma, malabsorption syndrome, diseases of skin, and itching | (Bhaisajyaratnavali, Sotharogadhikara: 192–196) |
| 2 | Punarnava guggulu | Gout, inguinoscrotal swellings, sciatica, pain in calves-thighs-back-sacral and bladder region, and rheumatism | (Bharat Bhaishajya Ratnakar, Trtiya bhaga: 4012) |
| 3 | Punarnavasava | Dyspepsia, abdominal lump, diseases of abdomen/enlargement of abdomen, inflammation, disorder of spleen and liver, and all types of disorders with difficult prognosis | (Bhaisajyaratnavali, Sotharogadhikara: 197–201) |
| 4 | Punarnavadi kvatha curna | Generalized tremors, ascites, cough, colicky pain, dyspnea/asthma, and anaemia | (Bhaisajyaratnavali, Udararogadhikara: 43-44) |
| 5 | Punarnavastaka kvatha curna | Ascites, anasarca, cough, dyspnea/asthma, and colicky pain | (Chakradatta, Sothacikitsa: 10) |
| 6 | Punarnavadi mandura | Anaemia, malabsorption syndrome, inflammation, splenic disease, intermittent fever, haemorrhoids, diseases of skin, and helminthiasis/worm infestation | (Carakasamhit, Cikitsasthana, Adhyaya 16: 93–95) |
| 7 | Sukumara ghrita | Constipation, diseases of abdomen/enlargement of abdomen, abdominal lump, splenic disease, abscess, edema, pain in female genital tract, haemorrhoids, inguinoscrotal swellings, diseases due to vata dosha, and gout | (Sahasrayoga, Ghrtaprakarana: 4) |
| 6 | Maha Narayan Taila | Facial palsy, deafness, paraplegia, tremors, neck rigidity/torticollis, lock jaw, wasting of one limb, oligospermia, infertility, headache, glossal palsy, dental pain, mania/psychosis, hump-back/kyphosis, fever, senility/progeriasis, emaciation, tendon tear, and bone fracture | (Bhaisajyaratnavali, Vatavyadhyadhikara: 151–162) |
| 9 | Sothaghna Lepa | All types of inflammation | (Sarngadharasamhita, Uttarakhanda, Adhyaya 11: 3) |
| 10 | Varuni | Rhinitis and pain | [82] |
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| Siddha formulation | |||
| 1 | Talakacenturam | Diseases due to heat/pitta humour, wheezing, jaundice, arthritis/arthralgia, itching, oliguria/anuria, ascites and diseases due to vāta humour | (Anonymous, 2008) |