Ashta Choorna- Benefits, Ingredients, Indications, Dosage, Usage, Diet, Yoga, Contraindications and Research Papers

ASHTA CHOORNA

Ashta Churna or Choorna is an Ayurvedic medicine used in the treatment of indigestion and associated complaints. This medicine contains herbal ingredients and rock salt. This medicine should only take as per the direction by a physician. It’s mainly used in the treatment of children.

BENEFITS OF ASHTA CHURNA

  • This medicine is popularly used in the management of abdominal diseases.
  • It is effective in improving digestive power

INDICATIONS OF ASHTA CHURNA

  • Estreñimiento
  • Problemas digestivos
  • Abdominal fullness
  • Cólico abdominal

INGREDIENTS OF ASHTA CHURNA

 

SL.NO SANSKRIT NOMBRE INGLÉS LATINO CANTIDAD ACCIÓN
1 PIPPALI Pimiento largo Piper longum 1 parte carminativo
2 MARICHA Black pepper Piper nigrum 1 parte carminativo
3 SUNDI Ginger (dried) Zingiber officinalis 1 parte carminativo
4 SAINDHAVA LAVANA Sal gema   1 parte Carminative, balances vata, pitta, kapha
5 JEERAKA Semillas de comino Cuminum cyminum 1 parte carminativo
6 KRISHNA JEERAKA Black cumin Nigella sativa 1 parte Reduces fever, vomiting
7 AJAMODA ajowan Trachyspermum ammi 1 parte Carminativo
8 HINGU Asafoetida Ferula asafoetida 1/8 part Carminativo

 

METHOD OF PREPARATION OF ASHTA CHURNA

 Above mentioned drugs are taken in equal quantity and finely powdered. Hingu fried in ghee at first then powdered.

DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA OF ASHTA CHOORNA

  •  Dosha – This medicine is recommended for the treatment of vata dosha imbalance.
  • Dushya- useful in diseases affecting rasa dhatu – indigestion
  • Roga marga – This medicine can be administered in diseases affecting Abhyanthara roga marga – indigestion, abdominal fullness

 DOSAGE AND USAGE OF ASHTA CHURNA

             Take 3 to 5 gm before food twice daily along with ghee or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.

 EJERCICIOS Y YOGA

 El yoga y el pranayama son un conjunto de ejercicios de respiración y estiramiento, respectivamente, muy practicados en el tratamiento de distintas enfermedades.

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam    – cleans the respiratory passage, calms mind (mental stress aggravates digestive problems)

 El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ASHTA CHOORNA

 

  • Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible food items, lukewarm water, gruel
  • Evitar el tabaco, las bebidas gaseosas y el alcohol
  • Avoid consumption of a heavy diet at bedtime.

SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS OF ASHTA CHURNA

  •  Este medicamento sólo debe tomarse siguiendo las indicaciones del médico.
  • Tomar por niños, mujeres lactantes y durante el embarazo sólo después de consultar a un médico ayurveda.
  • La administración inadecuada y la sobredosificación provocan efectos secundarios

 

  • Can Ashta Choorna be used while taking Allopathic medicines?

 Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this medicine along with Allopathic medicines.

  • How long the Ashta Churna can be used?

 The duration of medicinal administration is based on your stage of the disease. Before taking medicine consult a physician.

  • Is this Ashta Choorna habit forming?

Este medicamento no crea hábito. Después de usar durante un período prescrito disminuir gradualmente la dosis y, finalmente, detenerlo.

 CLASSICAL REFERENCE OF ASHTA CHURNA

  • Ashtanga hridaya – Gulma chikilsa

  EQUIVALENT MEDICINES OF ASHTA CHURNA

  • Vaiswanara churna
  • Lasuna ksheera

AVAILABLE BRANDS OF ASHTA CHURNA

Available in Syrup form also- Ashta Churna Syrup

Available in Tablet form also- Ashta Churna Tablet

RESEARCH PAPERS OF ASHTA CHURNA

  1. The anthelminthic activity of Asta Churna

https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijhr/article/view/55399

  1. Pharmacognostic Studies in ‘Ashtachoornam’: An Ayurvedic Formulation

http://ijasrm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/IJASRM_V4S4_1390_319_324.pdf