Parasika yavani

PARASIKA YAVANI IS AN AYURVEDA HERB

1. Parasika yavani - Hyoscyamus niger linn Though it is a native of Himalayas, it was probably unknown to ancient Hindu physicians. But, it has found mention in later Sanskrit writing . The plant was well known to Greeks, Persians and Arabians. There were three kinds, white, black and red mentioned in Hyoscyamus of which white was the preferred variety. It was used as a household drug. Dioscorides has mentioned about drug in his literature. It is written about even in 'The Arabian Nights' and in Anglo-Saxon work on medicine. Eastern writers referred to it as intoxicating & narcotic. It was applied to relieve pain related to inflammatory swellings. There was no mental excitement or sensory illusion associated with it except an overpowering tendency to sleep which come on and lasted for 11 hours when taken internally. The records show discrepancies arising from use of Hyoscyamine, the principal alkaloid of the plant, these were attributed to the use of impure or inert samples of the alkaloid.

2. Vernacular Names:- San:- yavani , madakarini Hin :- khurasani ajawain pan:- khurasani ajawain Mar:- khurasani ova Guj :- khurasani ajama tam:- kurasani momam tel :- kurasani yamaani eng:- Henbane

3. Synonyms:- Parasika yavani Madakarini yaavani

4. Habitat:- west Himalayan regions from Kashmir to Khumau , cultivated in Punjab, UP, Ajmer, Mumbai.

5. Morphology:- It is an erect, annual or biennial, hairy and viscid herb with bad odour . Stem grows up to few meters in high. Radical leaves are smaller, sessile, ovate,. Flowers appear from August- September. Seeds are compressed, many.

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7. Chemical Composition:- Seeds- 25-30% Constant oil Flower- alkalines - Hyoscyamine , Hyoscine

8. Properties:- Guna :- Ruksha Rasa:- Tikta , katu Veerya - usna Vipaka - Katu Prabhava :- Madaka , Vedanastaphana

9. Dosha Karma:- Pittavardak , Kaphavatashmaka

10. Systemic,,,Action Hyoscyamus has narcotic property. It is principally employed as a sedative in nervous affections and irritable conditions, such as asthma and whooping cough, It is also used to counteract the griping action of purgatives and to relieve spasms…in…the…urinary tract. Hyoscyamus leaves have been employed externally to relieve pain, but their utility for this purpose is not well established. It has pungent, astringent, diuretic, alterative, antiperiodic and purgative properties. Plant is used in piles, skin eruptions, dysentery eye and liver complaints, rheumatism, scabies, bronchial affections and in leprosy. Leaves useful in gonorrhea. Roots in cancer, stomach troubles and bladder stones . Seeds are useful in bronchial affections and in leprosy. Branches and roots useful as tooth brushes . Powdered seeds and smoke from burning seeds are applied to relieve toothache. A suppository prepared from seeds is used in painful affections of the uterus. The seeds are also employed in poultices for eye troubles.

11. Useful Part:- patra puspa beeja

12. Dosage:- powder - .25 to 1 gm

13. Toxicity The plant, especially the seeds, in large doses, produces poisonous effects similar to those of Datura poisoning, such as dryness of the tongue and mouth, giddiness and delirium. The plant if eaten by livestock affects the yields of milk and butter .

14. Treatment Stomach wash by ryles tube, later give cow’s or goat’s milk

15. Special preparations:- Parashiyadi churna

16. Quotations :- यवानि यावनि रुक्षा ग्राहिणि मोहिनि कटु: (रा.नि) पारसिकयवानि तु यवानिसद्रशा गुणै: विशेषात् पाचनि रुच्या ग्राहिणि मादिनि गुरु:( भा.नि) पारसीकयवनिका पीता पय्रुषितवारिणा प्रात: गुडपूर्वा क्रमिजालं कोष्टगतं पातयत्याशु ( च.द )