Table 3.
Interview with subject experts.
| Formulation | Indication in classics | Indications in practice | Name of Physicians | Tradition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vatanguradikashaya. [A.K.D 19/43-46] | Ulbarus | Herpes Zoster | Dr.sasikumar Nechiyl, MD (Rasasastra) | Dravidan vaidya tradition, Cherupulassery |
| Balamrtha Rasayana. [A.K.D 14/37-15] | Breast cancer | |||
| Balagopathmajaadikwatha. [A.K.D 18/88] | Charalvarppan | Lichen planus | ||
| Ksheeridrupallavadi lepa. [A.K.D 14/1,2] | Visarpa | Vidradhi, all stages of tonsillitis | Dr.Manikandan. K. P, BAMS, PGCCH | Chatharu nair vaidya tradition, Mezhathur |
| Ashtachurna in Marichapramana. [A.K.D 8/28] | Emergency medicine in Udarashoola | It is also given as a preventive drug of many Graha. | Dr.B. Prabakaran, DM (Ayu) | Ashtavaidya Guru parambarya, Kannur |
| Indravalligrtha | Asthma. | Dr. Rajeev Shenoy, | Shenoy vaidya tradition, Cherthala | |
| Shankupushpadikwatha [V.T 6/40-47] | Balapeeda | As a preventive drug in Bala Apasmara | ||
| Kombanjadigutika [V.T 9/71-78] | Jwara, Visarpa, Balapeeda, and Apasmara | As a preventive drug in Bala Apasmara | ||
| Vettumarangutika administered in the form of Gudavarthi (Anal suppository) | Anubutha | To stop Epileptic convulsions | ||
| Cheriyarudrakshadi kashaya | Bala Apasmara |