Neelithulasyadi kashayam is an Ayurvedic medicine for poisonous spider bite and chronic skin diseases.
It is one of the best practically used medicine against poisonous bites in Kerala visha chikithsa.
Benefits of Neelithulasyadi kashayam.
- It is a very effective Ayurvedic treatment for almost all kinds of poisonous bites, especially spider bites and rat bites.
- It can be used in various kinds of chronic skin diseases.
- It is beneficial in conditions like inflammation of joints with skin rashes especially redness, swelling, burning sensation, bluish or black discoloration, and fever.
- It is beneficial in wounds and skin rashes associated with varicose veins and diabetes. It is used to treat herpes zoster.
- It works as a hepato-protective formulation.
- It is used to reduce the complications of smallpox, chicken pox, measles, etc.
- This combination makes the healing process faster in such diseases.
Neelithulasyadi Kashayam Uses
Indications
Loodha visha haram- medicine for spider bite
Ingredients of Neelithulasyadi kashayam
Indian indigo Neeli Indigofera tinctoria
It is a mild laxative. It can be used in the treatment of splenomegaly, ascites, fever, poisons, rheumatoid arthritis, pain & distention of the abdomen, rheumatic fever, intestinal parasites, and worms. It may cause mild giddiness & fainting when taken not supervised. It is good for hair growth.
Holy basil Thulasi Ocimum sanctum Linn.
It is an aromatic herb famous for its effect on respiratory tract disorders. It can be used in the treatment of cough, allergic rhinitis, viral fevers, malaria, fever, diarrhoea, dysentery, skin diseases, arthritis, eye diseases, acne, insect bites, headache & sinusitis.
Chinese chaste tree Nirgundi Vitex negundo L.
It has anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, expectorant, tranquilizer, anti-spasmodic, rejuvenating, anti-arthritic, anti-fungal, anti-hyperglycaemic, and antipyretic properties. It is used in rheumatism, respiratory disorders, and many inflammatory skin diseases.
Garlic Lasuna Allium sativum L.
It is used for several conditions linked to the circulatory system and heart, including atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. It has anti-tumor, anti-microbial, and anti-diabetic actions.
VYOSHA/THRIKATU
It is a group of three drugs namely, Trikatu Churna helps follow health conditions.[36]
Constipation with mucous or sticky stool.
- Loss of appetite.
- Indigestion.
- Gas or flatulence.
- Bloating.
- Abdominal distension.
- Irritable bowel syndrome.
- Common cold (acute phase during running nose).
- Cough with thin white phlegm.
- Asthma (chest congestion due to phlegm).
- Weight loss (obesity).
- The body aches with a feeling of heaviness in the body.
- High cholesterol levels.
- Atherosclerosis.
- High blood pressure due to hypercholesterolemia
Dried ginger Sunthi Zingiber officinalis
It is unctuous and hot in potency with a pungent taste but becomes sweet after digestion. It is an aphrodisiac and balances Vata and Kapha. It improves the ability to taste and promotes digestion. Relieves cough cold and other respiratory problems. It is not a laxative, but rather causes constipation.
Black pepper Maricha Piper nigrum L.
Black Pepper is extremely useful for respiratory disorders and asthma. In conditions like hoarse voice, dental caries, and in removing bad breath (halitosis), the gargling of Black Pepper Powder along with salt and warm water may be used. Black pepper is also used in the case of Heavy diets as it aids digestion. Black pepper is also used in the weakness and loosening of the anal sphincter especially in case of piles. For Headache and migraine, nasal drops of Black pepper powder prepared in milk is used. It helps to remove the chronic headache. The same preparation can also be used as a local application on the forehead in the form of paste. Black pepper reduces itching and discharge through the lesions when used in the form of a local application on skin disorders.
Long pepper Pippali Piper longum
It has carminative action and may be used as an appetizer. The fruit and root of Pippali are used in the form of powder to treat fever, diarrhoea, piles, cough, hiccough, asthma, hoarseness of voice, flatulence, colic, vomiting, acid gastritis, oedema, diseases of mouth, eye diseases, diseases of semen, diseases of women, jaundice, and earache.
Pippali mixed with honey alleviates cough, dyspnoea, fever splenomegaly, and hiccough.
Trikatu helps following health conditions.
- Constipation with mucous or sticky stool.
- Loss of appetite.
- Indigestion.
- Gas or flatulence.
- Bloating.
- Abdominal distension.
- Common cold (acute phase during running nose).
- Cough with white phlegm.
- Asthma (chest congestion due to phlegm).
- Obesity Body aches with the feeling of heaviness in the body.
- High cholesterol levels.
- Atherosclerosis.
- High blood pressure due to hypercholesterolemia
Indian ginseng Ashwagandha Withania somnifera
The plant has been used as an aphrodisiac, liver tonic, anti-inflammatory agent, and more recently to treat asthma, ulcers, insomnia, and senile dementia. Clinical trials and animal research support the use of ashwagandha for anxiety, cognitive and neurological disorders, inflammation, and Parkinson’s disease.
Indian sandalwood Chandana Santalum album
It is famous for its anti-tumor and anti-cancerous properties. It has a very expensive essential oil made from it, making it famous in the cosmetic industry. It is an anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and anti-proliferative agent. It is beneficial for the treatment of acne, psoriasis, eczema, common warts, and molluscum contagiosum.
Liquorice Madhuka Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
It has anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, anti-malarial, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-hyperglycaemic and hepato-protective properties.
Indian valerian Tagara Valeriana wallichii
It is useful in neurological, psychological, and digestive disorders. It calms the mind, strengthens nerves, and prevents convulsions. It is used in the treatment of insomnia, epilepsy, and paralysis. It has anti-inflammatory properties which is beneficial in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is carminative and anti-spasmodic. So, it is used for abdominal pain, flatulence, bloating, loss of appetite, and indigestion. It improves the circulatory system and reduces High blood pressure. It is an ingredient in many ayurvedic anti-hypertensive formulations.
Indian costus root Kushtha Saussurea lappa
It is a carminative, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, and tonic. It stimulates the brain. It is used in the diseases of liver and kidney. It is also useful in the treatment of deafness, headache, paralysis, asthma, cough, chronic fever, inflammation, and ophthalmic conditions.
Indian sarsaparilla Sariba Hemidesmus indicus (L.) SCHULT
It is a coolant and a potent detoxifier. It is demulcent, alterative, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, tonic, anti-pyretic, and blood purifier. It is used in leprosy, other skin diseases, fever, asthma, bronchitis, syphilis, pruritus, diseases of the urinary tract, and leucorrhoea.
Indian snakeroot/birthwort Eswaramooli Aristolochia indica
It is a stimulant and tonic. It has aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, and anti-inflammatory properties. It is also an appetizer. It is used in many skin inflammations, itching, leukoderma, male infertility, snake bites, and post-delivery infections.
Dosha Dooshya Predominance with roga margas .
It is thridoshahara especially kapha vatha hara, Raktha prasadana and srothosodhana. It acts on both aabhyantara and bahya rogamargas
Dosage and Usage of Neelithulasyadi kashayam
Exercises and Yoga.
Ayurveda Neelithulasyadi is used in chronic skin diseases and complications after a poisonous bite. Stress and skin diseases are closely related. So, the patient should practice mind-relaxing exercises. So specific yogacharya including nadisuddhi pranayama, savasana Ardha- Pathmasana, Balasana, Veerasana, nadeesudhi, bhujangasana etc is recommended.
Regular exercise helps improve the bioavailability of the medicine and food ingested and leads to positive health.
Yoga can maintain harmony within the body and with the surrounding system.
- Savasana
- Veersanam
- Ardhapathmasana
- balasana
- Nadisudhi pranayama
- Bhujangasana
- Simple exercises for lungs and heart health
- All the exercises and physical exertions must be decided and done under the supervision of a medical expert only.
Side effects and contraindications
No known side effects were reported.
Classical references
- PRAYOGASAMUCHAYAM
- ASHTA PARICHEDAM
- LOOTHA SAMANYA CHIKITSA
Equivalent medicines.
- Neelikaranjadi kashayam
- Lodhrasevyadhi kashayam
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