Palashbeeja choornache( Powder) Aushadhi gundharma anityacha gandupada kruminvar (common round warms) honara parinama.

  

          Title:- Palashbeeja choornache( Powder)  Aushadhi gundharma anityacha gandupada kruminvar (common round warms) honara parinama.

          Dr. V. M. Gokhale had submitted his dissertation for the P.G. degree M.D. Dravyaguna (Ayurvedic Pharmacology). His guide was Dr. A. R. Gogate & research center was Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune (M.S.) India. This thesis is written in Marathi language & submitted to University of Pune.

            Dr. Gokhale had done Clinical study of palash seed powder (Butea monosperma) on 50 patients having round worms.

          First 25 patients received 1 gm palash seed powder 3 times a day with hot water for 15 days. The another 25 patients received 1 gm of same drug with jaggery for same period & time. The patients aging from 3 years to 10 years received 500 mg seed powder instead of 1 gm.

          The research work was concluded as follows –

When 1 gm Palash seed powder TDS with hot water for 15 days, it showed relief in the symptoms due to worms

1)    Palash seed powder was very effective to relieve the specific & general symptoms of round worm infestation as well as the symptoms of purishaja & Kaphaja type.

2)    The drug was found most effective to relieve symptoms related to digestive (Annavaha) Excretory (Purishajaha), Rasavaha & respiratory (Pranvaha) Channels.

3)    Palash seed powder did not excrete the round worms.

4)    Microscopic examination of stool showed that round worm ova were affected moderatory.

5)    Single drug palash seed powder showed adverse effects like nausea (hrullasa) & diarrhea (Dravamal pravrutti). These effects were less in jaggery vehicle group as compared to hot water vehicle group.