Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Side noon |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Lavana | |
Other names Tips！ | Nimok (B), Namak (H), Uppu (K), Kalluppu (M), Uppu (Te), Uppu (Ta) | |
| English name | Salt | |
| Original plant name | Mixture of sodium chloride and other salts, Salt | |
| Used part | Classification | Mineral origin | Sub classification | mineral |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Kathmandu , Kilagal tole M.G.M. Shakya | |
| Collection date | 1986/08/22 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 5587 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Lavana, Salt |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | Saindhava - Sindhulavana, Sindhuttha, Sindhudesajam, Sindhupala, Sindhubhava, Saindhava, Sindhumantaja, Sothasiva, Sitasiva, Nadeya, Silitmakam, Sivam, Sitasiva, Vasira. Samudra lavana - Samudram, Samudrajalasambhavam, Samudrajam, Sagaraja, Samudrakam. Bida lavana - Krtrima, Supakya, Dravida, Asura, Vita, Dhurta, Krtaka. Saurcala lavana - Rucaka, Rucyakam, Hrdyagandhakam, Aksa, Krsnalavana, Kalalavana. Romaka lavana - Romalavana, Rauma, Sakambhari, Gada, Sambharam, Sambharodbhavam. | |
| Original plant name | Mixture of sodium chloride and other salts | |
| Used part | Crystals | |
| Distribution area | Saindhava - found in nature in extensive beds mostly associated with clay and calcium sulphate. Bida - it is available in white colour stony form in some sandy areas like Rajasthan. Romaka - is the salt produced from the Sambar lake near Ajmer, Rajasthan. | |
| Common uses | Saindhava - In small doses it is highly carminative, stomachic and digestive. It promotes appetite and assists digestion and assimilation. In large doses it is cathartic, emetic and purgative. It is given in dyspepsia and other abdominal disorders. To rouse digestion weakened by diarrhoea/diarrhea, rock salt and Yavaksara are given, in convalescence. When heated, it is used to foment painful, swollen and such other parts. Rock salt with warm water is used as an emetic. Along with other drugs, it is given in anorexia, flatulence and biliousness. Bida is carminative, aperient, tonic and stomachic and useful in enlarged spleen and liver, flatulence, colic, dyspepsia, indigestion, bowel complaints etc. Sauvarcala is aromatic, agreeable and digestive. It is useful in enlarged spleen, liver, flatulence, colic, dyspepsia, abdominal tumours/tumors, intestinal worms, dysentery, indigestion, bowel complaints etc. It is a dark coloured salt. Romaka is pungent in taste, is laxative and diuretic in addition to possessing the other properties of salt. It is said to be best and purest of evaporated salts. It is used for intestinal disorders. | |
| Therapeutic uses | Saindhava - Vrana (ulcer), Vibandha (constipation). Bida - Ajirna (indigestion), Anaha (flatulence), vistambha (constipation), Sula (colic). Saurcala - Gulma (phantom tumour/tumor), Jantu (worm infestation), Vibandha (constipation). | |
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Lavana (Salt) |
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | |
| Guna (Quality) | Guru (Heavy), Snigdha (Unctuous), Tiksna (Sharp) | |
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |
| Karma (General action) | General - Rocana (imroves taste), Paki (digestive), Kledana (increases kleda), Chedana (piercing), Bhedana (laxative), Asyamasrava (causes excessive salivation), Kaphamvisyanda (liquifies kapha), Mrdukaroti (softens body parts), Marga visodhana (clears channels), Murchana (causes loss of consciousness), Tapana (causes burning sensation), Darana (has cutting effect), Visa vardhana (increases the effect of poison), Pumstvamhari (causes loss of libido), Sopha sothana (causes suppuration of abscesses), Indriya uparunadhi (destroys sense organs). Saindhava - Hrdya (good for heart), Netrya (good for eyes), Rucipradam (improves taste), Tridosasamana (pacifies all the dosas). Samudra - Hrdya (good for heart), Rucya (improves taste), Bhedi (purgative). Bida - Vatanulomana (causes downward movement of vaayu), Gauravaprasamana (reduces the heaviness). Saurcala - Urdhvavatanulomana (causes upward movement of vayu). Romaka - Kosthasodhanam (cleans stomach), Maladosaharam (removes vitiation of malas). | |
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata, increases Kapha Pitta | |
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Raktakopaka (aggravates blood) | |
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Adhasramsi (laxative) | |
| Formulation | Saurcaladi gutika, Narikela lavana. | |
| Comments | Saurcala is said to have sweet taste and post digestive effect. Bida lavana is said to have salty taste and sweet post digestive effect. Lavana is said to cause many diseases like varieties of visarpa (skin diseases), indralupta (alopecia) etc. On excess of use it is said to result in glani (depression), saithilya (weakness), daurbalya (debility), khalitya (baldness), palitya (graying of hair), valaya (wrinkles) etc. | |
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 3, p 24. Rasatarangini, Sri.Kasinatha Sastri, 1979, Motilal Banarasidas, Varanasi p 347. |
| Last renewal date | 2022/06/22 | |