Abstract of published research articles in Ayurveda
AYU Vol. 30 Issue No. 2 (April-June 2009)
Id.No.30218
An
Experimental Study on Hypolipidemic effect of some selected
Rūksha Guna drugs
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Sangram Mishra **R.
R. Dwivedi ***B.
Ravishankar***B.
K. Ashok
Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and Research in Ayurveda,
Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar.
Abstract:Āyurveda as
well as Philosophies accepted the Guna as the basic
entity of the Srishti.Gunas can be classified
under various categories like Ādhyātmika Guna, Gurvādi
Guna, Parādi Guna, Vishistha Guna. For the treatment purpose
GurvādiGunas are widely used. Among them the
Snigdha Guna and Rūksha Guna are widely used in the Samhitās.This study has been carried out to establish the Rūksha
property drugs on animals as a hypolipidemic effect on induced
hyperlipidemia animals. The drugs selected were having Rūksha
property by Rasa panchaka. The drugs were Vachā (Acorus
calamus Linn), Kushtha (Saussurea lappa C.B.
Clarke), Haridra (Curcuma longa Linn),
Daruharidrā (Berberis aristata DC), Chitraka (Plumbago
zeylanica), Karanja (Pongamia pinnata Pierre).
All the drugs are having Lekhana property and
Srotosodhaka karma due to Rūksha property. Based on
this promise the test drug (Rūksha Guna) had been studied on
various experimental models such as body weight, weight of
liver, heart and kidney, food intake and faecal out put, water
intake, total faecal fat content etc. The selected drugs are the
representative of highest magnitude of Rūksha property which are
able to influence Dīpana and Pāchana property and the test drug
was administered with the simultaneous administration of
hyperlipidemia inducing diet, but the biochemical values are
found under control.
