RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU- Benefits, Ingredients, Indications, Dosage, Usage, Diet, Exercises, Contraindications, Equivalent Medicines, Research Papers

RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

Rasagandhi Mezhugu is a classical sidha medicine used in the management of a broad spectrum of diseases. This medicine is available in the form of a capsule. This capsule contains mineral ingredients along with herbs. This medicine should only take as per the direction of the physician.

BENEFITS OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

 

• This medicine can be administered mainly in diseases with vata dosha imbalance. Vata dosha responsible for various kinds of pain.
• This medicine promotes strength to bones and joints, therefore it can be given in musculoskeletal disorders
• Its analgesic action effective in muscle spasm, joint pain, backache.
• Its anti-inflammatory action effective in inflammatory joint diseases and bursitis
• This medicine is also effective in skin diseases such as itches, rashes, leprosy, scabies.

INDICATIONS OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

• Mega soolai, vedi sooli, idi sooli, pudai sooli, thudi soolai, vadha soolai – different kinds of pain in the body
• Kaal kudaichal – leg pain
• Vippurudhi – fissures
• Thozhu noi – leprosy
• Sori – itches
• Sirangu – scabies
• Puzhuvettu – alopecia
• Thadippu – rashes
• Seng granthi, karung grandhi, ari grandhi, pori grandhi,padu grandhi – different kinds of glandular enlargements
• Kanna puttru, aankuri puttru, penkuri puttru- various malignant lesions
• Moolam – piles
• Pouthiram – fistula

 

INGREDIENTS OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

 

SL NO	CLASSICAL NAME	ENGLISH	LATIN	QUANTITY	ACTION
1	Rasam	Purified mercury		4.16 gm	Fast relief from symptoms
2	Gandhakam	Purified sulphur		4.16 gm	Effective in skin diseases
3	Rasa karpooram	Mercurous chloride		4.16 gm	Effective in skin diseases
4	Talakam	Arsenic trisulphide		4.16 gm	Effective in respiratory diseases
5	Kantha loha	magnetite		4.16 gm	tonic and rejuvenator
6	thurishu	Copper sulphate		4.16 gm	Relieves pain
7	Pal thutham	Zinc carbonate		4.16 gm	Effective in diabetes
8	Mridharasringi	Lead monoxide		4.16 gm	Provide general health
9	chukku	ginger	Zingiber officinale	4.16 gm	carminative
10	omam	Carom seed	Trachyspermum ammi	4.16 gm	carminative
11	manjal	turmeric	Curcuma longa	4.16 gm	Anti inflammatory, anti bacterial
12	vidangam		Embelia ribes	4.16 gm	Effective in worm infestation
13	vasambu		Acorus calamus	4.16 gm	Balances kapha and vata
14	lavangam	Clove	Syzygium aromaticum	4.16 gm	analgesic effect
15	Parangi pattai		Smilax china	4.16 gm	Effective in malignancy,syphilis
16	Seran kottai	Marking nut	Semicarpus anacardium	4.16 gm	Rejuvenation
17	katukkai	Chebulic myrobalan	Terminalia chebula	4.16 gm	rejuvenation
18	Karun seerakam	Black caraway	Nigella sativa	4.16 gm	carminative
19	Kattu seerakam		Centratherum anthelminticum	4.16 gm	Useful in worm infestation,general debility
20	sirutheku		Premna herbaceae	4.16 gm
21	Thaleesa patra		Taxus baccata	4.16 gm	Effective in respiratory diseases
22	Thiraatchi		Vitis vinifera	4.16 gm	General tonic
23	thippali	Long pepper	Piper longum	4.16 gm	carminative
24	sitrarathai		Alpinia spinosa	4.16 gm	Balances vata
25	kottam		Saussurea lappa	4.16 gm	Effective in skin diseases
26	Valuluvai arisi		Celastrus paniculatus	4.16 gm
27	Perum seerakam	Fennel seed	Foenicum vulgare	4.16 gm	carminative
28	ela	cardamom	Elettaria cardomomum	4.16 gm
29	jathikkai	nutmeg	Myristica fragrans	4.16 gm	balances vata dosha, action on central nervous system
30	milaku	Black pepper	Piper nigrum	4.16 gm	Effective in indigestion
31	seerakam	Cumin seed	Cuminum cyminum	4.16 gm	carminative
32	Karboga arisi		Psoralea corylifolia	4.16 gm	Effective in skin diseases
33	maasikkai		Quercus infectoria	4.16 gm	Effective in wound, piles,bleeding
34	Thippali mulam	Long pepper root	Piper longum	4.16 gm	Useful in asthma, indigestion
35	Pirappan kizhangu		Calamus rotang	4.16 gm
36	ettikottai		Strychnos nux vomica	4.16 gm	balances kapha and vata
37	thetraankottai		Strychnos potatorum	4.16 gm	Effective in skin diseases
38	Neermulli vidhai		Asteracantha longifolia	4.16 gm
39	yellu	Sesame seed	Sesamum indicum	4.16 gm	Balances vata
40	Kopparai thengai	coconut	Cocos nucifera	4.16 gm
41	kollu	barley	Hordeum vulgare	4.16 gm	Provide energy
42	Siru chinni ver		Acalypha fruiticosa	4.16 gm
43	Mutchangan ver		Azima tetracantha	4.16 gm
44	Amukkura kizhzngu		Withania somnifera	4.16 gm	Beneficial effect in central nervous system
45	Aakasa garudan kizhzngu		corallocarpusepigaeus	4.16 gm
46	Kodiveli ver		Plumbago zeylanica	4.16 gm	carminative
47	Kozhi muttai	egg		Quantity sufficient	Protein rich
48	Paanai vellam	Palm jaggery	Borassus flabellifer	200gm	Rich source of iron

 

METHOD OF PREPARATION OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

 

Prepare syrup with 200 gms of palm jaggery (weight equivalent to the weight of all other ingredients added together). Add all powders (4.16 gm each) to the syrup and pound for 12 hrs to get a uniform waxy mass.

• Detoxification of Parada – Ground with the juice of Aloevera, Triphala (Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica, Emblica officinalis), root of chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica) each for 7 days.
• Detoxification of Gandhaka – fried in ghee and dipped in cow’s milk repeated 7 times.

 

DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

 

• Dosha – This medicine is recommended for the treatment of all vata predominant diseases. vata dosha is responsible for the manifestation of various kinds of pain in the body.
• Dushya- useful in diseases affecting rasa, raktha, mamsa ,asthi ,majja dhatu –musculoskeletal diseases, skin diseases
• Roga marga – This medicine can be administered in diseases affecting all roga marga
• Bahya roga marga – skin diseases, piles, wounds
• Abhyanthara roga marga – respiratory diseases
• Madhyama roga marga –joint pain, muscle pain

 

DOSAGE AND USAGE OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

1 to 2 capsules with palm jaggery twice daily after taken rice with buttermilk or as directed by a physician.

 

EXERCISES AND YOGA FOR RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

 

Yoga and Pranayama are a set of breathing and stretching exercises respectively, widely practiced in the treatment of many diseases.

 

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam    – for getting calmness to the mind provide overall health

 

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.

              RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

 

• Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold, more salt, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Consume easily digestible food items
• Avoid heavy exercises that further aggravate degenerated conditions.
• Oil massage on body advised. Which alleviates vata dosha and reduce body pain.
• Avoid smoking and alcohol

 

SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

 

• This medicine should only take as per the direction of the physician.
• It is better to avoid by children, lactating women, and during pregnancy
• Improper administration and overdosage leads to side effects

 

• Can RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU be used while taking Allopathic medicines?

 

Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this medicine along with Allopathic medicines.

 

• How long RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU can be used?

 

The duration of medicinal administration is based on your stage of the disease. Before taking medicine consult a physician.

CLASSICAL REFERENCE  OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

• Pulipani Vaidyam – 500

 

EQUIVALENT MEDICINES OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

• Mahayoga raja guggulu
• Kanchanara guggulu

  AVAILABLE BRANDS OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

• SKM Sidha And Ayurveda Company India Ltd.
• Jaya Indian Medicine Pharmaceutical (P) Ltd

 

  RESEARCH PAPERS OF RASAGANDHI MEZHUGU

1.     Toxicity Studies of Sidha Medicine – Rasagandhi Mezhugu

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247869386_Toxicity_Studies_of_Sidha_Medicine_-_Rasagandhi_Mezhugu2010-04-052010-05-032010-08-09

2.     A review of rasagandhi Mezhuguu for malignancies related to eye, ear, nose and throat

http://iamj.in/posts/images/upload/240_243.pdf

3.     Genotoxic evaluation of Rasagenthi Mezhugu, a Siddha formulation, using Salmonella typhimurium strains

https://www.ijrbs.in/uploads/23/4426_pdf.pdf

4.     An Overview on Ashwagandha: A Rasayana (Rejuvenator) of Ayurveda

https://dx.doi.org/10.4314%2Fajtcam.v8i5S.9

5. Anti-inflammatory Activity of Myristica fragrans (Nutmeg) studied

http://globalresearchonline.net/journalcontents/v44-1/11.pdf

 

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Dr. Rajesh Nair

Licensed Ayurvedic doctor focused on providing individual Ayurvedic consultation services. Specialized in work related stress, Womens’ issues, diabetes, Pecos, arthritis, male and female sexual problems and infertility. Interested in academic work as well. Now working with www.ayurvedaforall.com as senior consultant, Ayurveda.

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