Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: April | Volume: 11 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 197-209
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210426
Scientific Validation on Siddha Sashtric Polyherbal Formulation “Raasa Amirthathy Chooranam” for Tuberculosis – A Review
Vimalan M1, Antony Duraichi R2
1PG Scholar, Department of Gunapadam, 2Lecturer, Department of Gunapadam,
Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Corresponding Author: Vimalan M
ABSTRACT
Siddha medicines include 32 types of internal medicines and 32 types of external applications. Herbal drugs are given in the forms like choornam (powder), ilagam, Mathirai (tablets), thylam (oil) and mineral preparations in the form of parpam (white calcinated powder), chendooram (red in color) etc. The siddha formulation ‘Raasa amirthathy chooranam’ is a polyherbal formulation consists of 21 herbal ingredients. According to siddha literature, the ingredients in this formulation have therapeutic effects on Uzhzhurukki can be correlated with tuberculosis in modern medical science. Present review focuses on the composition, traditional uses of the Siddha sashtric polyherbal formulation “Raasa amirthathy chooranam” along with the scientific analysis of its pharmacological action. The current review provides a background for the various pharmacological actions of the ingredients of the formulation. Analyzing various research articles, the ingredients of this formulation possesses Anti tuberculosis, Anti microbial, Hepato protective, Anti inflammatory, Antioxidant and Immuno modulatory activity which will improve the symptoms of illness as well as prevent the complications of disease. This review explains the phyto constituents and pharmacological actions of each ingredients of Raasa amirthathy chooranam that has been mentioned in Vaiththiya Saarasangirakam, 1968, Page No 433 classical siddha literature.
Key words: Raasa amirthathy chooranam, tuberculosis, polyherbal formulation.