Study of Musta (Cyperas rotundus) & its clinical assessment in relation to Amapachan particularly in diseases like nawa Jwar & atisar

         Title:-“Study of Musta (Cyperas rotundus) & its clinical assessment in relation to Amapachan particularly in diseases like nawa Jwar & atisar”.  

       

          Dr. A. A. Kognole had submitted his dissertation in 1997 Year, for the P.G. degree M.D. Dravyaguna (Ayurvedic Pharmacology). His guide was Dr. S. G. Huparikar & research center was Tilak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Pune (M.S.) India & submitted to University of Pune.

            Dr. Kognole had done clinical study of musta infusion (phanta) of fever

(Ekadoshaja jwara) & Atisar to assess the digestive (amapachak) action in the dose of 40-80 ml twice / thrice/ four times in a day for the period 2 to 3 days.

          The drug was given according to group A- 6 patients (Vataja type of jwara & atisar), Group B- 12 Patients (pittaja type) & Group C- 13 patients of (kaphaja type)

          The research work was concluded as follows-

When Musta hot infusion ( Phanta) was given in a dose of 50 ml TDS for 3 days  showed good results in Pitta Kapha Fever

1)    Musta was the best digestive (Amapachak) drug.

2)    It was more effective in pittaja & kaphaja (fever) nava jwara than vataja jwara for its curative & digestive purpose.

3)    It was equally useful in vataja, Kaphaja & pittaja diarrhea (Samatisar) for its digestive & constipative action.