Effect of white Sariva ( Hemidesmus Indicus) in Itching ( Pruritus)

Topic – Effect of white Sariva ( Hemidesmus Indicus) in  Itching ( Pruritus)

Title: Study of Sariva (Shweta) (Hemidesmus indicus R. Br.) in details & its clinical assessment to symptom ‘kandu’.

          Dr. S. R. Mujumdar had submitted her dissertation for the P.G. degree M.D. Dravyaguna (Ayurvedic Pharmacology). Her guide was Dr. K. V.  Shah & research center was Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune (M.S.) India.

          Dr. Mujumdar had done clinical study of shweta sariva (Hemidesmus indicus R. Br.) as kandughna drug (which relieves itching). Freshly collected dried sariwa root powder was given to total 44 patients of having ‘Kandu’

(Itching) symptoms.

          Amongst total 41 patients 39 patients got symptomatic relief from the symptom ‘Kandu’. Two patients got relief on 2^nd week, ten patients got relief on 3^rd week, and Twenty seven patients got relief on 4^th week.

          The research work was concluded as follows –

When Freshly collected dried White Sariva root powder was given,showed symptomic relief for  Itching problem in the duration of 2 to 4 weeks.

          When ‘Kandu’ (itching) was due to excessive kleda, shweta sariva gave good relief.

          In short it is a good single drug remedy which is very much useful in relieving symptom ‘Kandu’.