Bakuchi

1. COMPILATION WORK ON BAKUCHI

2. S J G AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE :CERTIFICATE: Department of Dravya Guna , 2011-2012, This is to certify that LOHIT KALAL has satisfactorily completed the compilation on the drug “ BAKUCH I" in Dravya Guna Vignan predicted by the S.J.G.A.M College affiliated to R.G.U.H.S Bangalore for 2nd professional B.A.M.S Course 2011-2012. YEAR OF EXAINATION : 2012 EXAMINATION SEAT No : 09A1322 EXAMINATION CENTRE : S J G A M C. KOPPAL Signature of lecture Signature of HOD EXAMINERS 1 : PRINCIPAL 2 :

3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity as a deep sense of gratitude to those people and institution that helped me during this work. . I express deep sense of gratitude to Dr.B S Savadi respected principal S G V V Trust’s,Ayurvedic Medical College Koppal . I am presenting this compilation with a deep sincere feeling of gratitude to Head of Dept. Dravya Guna Dr.Ravi Hunagund and Dr. C.B.Inamdar , Lecturer, Dept. Of Dravya Guna for their encouragement, support and guidance, without which I could not have completed my compilation and whose valuable guidance, precious suggestions, timely discussions and constant supervision, helped me a lot. I am also thankful to teaching & non-teaching staff, who helped me directly or indirectly in this work. I offer obligation to my friends for their support during this work . I am very thankful to my parents and family members for their valuable support Place : KOPPAL LOHIT KALAL . II Phase B. A. M. S

4. C.S. - Charaka samhita S.S. - Sushruta samhita A.S. - Astanga sangraha Ni. A. - Nighantu Adarsha R. Ni. - Raj Nighantu B.P. Ni - Bhavaprakash Nighantu D. Ni. - Dhanvantari Nighantu P. Ni. - Priya Nighantu S. Ni. - Shaligram Nighantu Van. Ni. - Vanoushadhi Nidarshika Van. CH - Vanoushadhi Chandrodaya DG. Hast - Dravya Guna . Hastamalak DG. P.V. - Dravya Guna.P.V.Sharma C.M.P. (P.S) - Classical Uses of medicalplant by : Priyavatt Sharma IMM - Indian Materia Medica IMP - Indian medicinal plants K. Ni. - Kaideva Nighantu Ni. Ratna - Nighantu Ratnakara M. Ni. - Madapala Nighantu Y. R. - Yoguratnakar B. R. - Bhaishajya Ratnavali A.H. - Astanga Hridaya ABBREVIATIONS

5. Introduction There are two important properties of Bakuchi viz. vishaghna and shvitronasana. In charka samhita it included into tikta skanda. It used in arsha roga. It considered as vishaghna in sutrasthana 2/22. It is used in hair oil. In chiktsa sthana 26/268 it mentioned as one of the ingredient of mahaanila tail which use in khalitya. In sushruta samitha it included in katu varga. In meda-ayushkamiya adhyaya there is beautiful explanation about it. In sushruta samitha it also considered as vishaghna in kalpa sthana 5/86.  

6. LATIN NAME :- Psoralea corylifolia Psoralea : plants with the rough surface due to glandular dots Corylifolia : korus helmet calcine Covering of the nut KULA / FAMILY :- S HIMBI/LEGUMINOSAE UPKULA/ SUB-FAMILY :- APARAJITA / PAPPILIONACEAE

7. Sr.NO REF GANA/VARGA 1 Charaka samhita Tikta skandha 2 Sushruta samhita Katu varga 3 Nighantu Adarsha Palashadi varga 4 Bhava prakash Nighantu Haritakyadi varga CLASSIFICATION

8. LANGUAGES NAMES Sanskrit Bakuchi, somaraji Hindi Babchi , English Psoralea seed, Marathi Bavchi Kannada Vawchige, Bavanchi. Gujrati Bavchi Bengali Hakuch, Telugu Bhavanji Tamil Karpokarisi VARNACULAR NAMES

9. Bakuchi: It effectively treats the skin disease. Krishnaphala: It is having black fruits . Kustha-nashini : It cures the kustha . Avalguja: It’s fruits appear ugly. Somaraji : It’s seeds have white streak inside. Kalameshi : It survives for long period . Putiphala : It’s fruits having foul smell. REF –AYURVEDOKTA OUSHADHA NIRUKTAMALA SYNONYMES

10. It is found throughout India as a weed in waste places and also in Srilanka. It is grown in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh states of India. REF-B.P.N. HABITATE

11. FAMILY FEATURES OF LEGUMINOSAE Plants- Trees, shrubs, or herbs, generally with tubercles on roots. Leaves: - Alternate,simple or usually compound, stipulates . Flowers : – regular of irregular, bisexual. Sepals:- 5, united, or free, often unequal, odd sepal anterior . Petals:- 5, free, unequal, sometimes partly united. Fruit:- A legume or pod, sometimes lomentum . Seeds:- Exalbuminous REF-A TEXT BOOK OF SYSTEMIC BOTANY BY R.N.SUTARIA

12. BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION It is a annual herb, which grows 30 to 80 cm in height Leaves : broadly elliptic, inciso-dentate. Flowers: in axillary longpeduncled heads, bluish-purple or yellow. Fruits: pods, indehiscent, ovate, in shape. Dark chocolate to almost black in color. 3.5-4.5mm x 2.0-3.0mm in size ,having a seed in it Seeds: smooth, adhering to the pericarp. Flowering & fruiting during April-june

13. According to Sushruta samhita chikitsa sthana 28/3 there are two varieties of Bakuchi. Shweta Avalguja Krishna Aalguja The shweta avalguja used as medhya rasayana VARIETIES OF BAKUCHI

14. Some author considered bakuchi as vernonia Anthemintica Wild. But it is the name of arnaya-jiraka. REF-B.P.N . CONTRAVERSIAL STATUS

15. Bakuchi seeds are substituted with takla [cassia tora L.] seeds SUBSTITUTES & ADULTRANTS

16. PROPERTIES Rasa: katu , tikta Guna: laghu , ruksha Virya: ushna Vipaka: katu Doshagnata: kapha-vatahara Karma: rasayana,keshya,tvachya,kustagna ,

17. THERAPEUTIC USES SADYOVRANA: Bakuchi leaf past is applied over cut wound to check bleeding (V.M) BADHIRYA: powder of Musali & Bakuchi is given(V.S) SHVITRA: seeds powder of Bakuchi (4parts) & haritala(1 part) are grinded with cows urine is given orally(V.M)

18. Beeja (seed) [B.P.NI.] Patra (leaves) [RAJ.NI.] USEFUL PARTS

19. Beeja churna [seed powder] – 1 to 3gm -(B.P.NI) Patra swarasa [leaf juice] – 10 to 20 ml -(RAJ.NI.) MATRA

20. YOGA’S INDICATION REFERENCE Bakuchi Rasayana Used as a rasayana A.S.U49.147 Somaraji rasayana Used as a rasayana A.H.U 39.107.10 Svetavalguja phala rasayana Used as a rasayana A.S.Ci.28/3 Mahanila Tail Used in khalitya C.Ci 26/268 YOGAS

21. REFERANCE Avalgujo bakuchi syat somaraji suparnika shashilekha krushnaphla soma putiphaliti cha somavalli kalameshi kustagni cha prakirtita bakuchi madurastikta katupaka rasayani vistambha hruddima aruchya shleshmastrapittanut ruksha hrudya shvaskusta meha jvarakrimi pandunu (Bha Pr) bakuchyam somaraji cha kustagni chandralekhika avalguja cha kamboji putipatraphala matha (sho ni)