Shothaghna Lepa Churna is an Ayurvedic medicine, in herbal paste form. It is used for external application to treat edema and inflammation.
Benefits
It is used in Ayurvedic treatment of edema and inflammation, as in blunt injury. It is made into paste along with fermented gruel and applied locally.
Effect on Tridosha – Calms Pitta and Kapha
Side Effects
This medicine should strictly be used under medical supervision.
Keep out of reach and sight of children. Store in a dry place.
Ingredients
10 g of each of
Punarnava – Spreading Hogweed (spreading hogweed) – Boerhaavia diffusa
Devadaru – Himalayan Cedar (bark / heart wood) – Cedrus deodara
Shunti – Ginger (rhizome) – Zingiber officinalis
Siddhartha – Brassica juncea
Shigru – Drum Stick – Moringa oliefera
Made into paste with Aranala – Fermented gruel.
Reference
Sharangdhara Samhita Uttara Khanda11/3
Shloka- Sanskrit verse
पुनर्नवां दारु शुण्ठीं सिद्धार्थं शिग्रुमेव च ।
पिष्ट्वा चैवारनालेन प्रलेप: सर्वशोथजित् ॥
punarnavāṃ dāru śuṇṭhīṃ siddhārthaṃ śigrumeva ca |
piṣṭvā caivāranālena pralepa: sarvaśothajit ||
Shelf Life
two years from the date of manufacture.
Please consult your doctor before taking this medicine.
This article is written by Dr. Janardhana V Hebbar BAMS, MD (Ayu), PGDPSM, Managing Director, Easy Ayurveda Hospital.
It is reviewed by Dr. Shilpa Ramdas BAMS, MD (Ayu), Chief Ayurvedic Physician, Easy Ayurveda Hospital
