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Guduchi Loh – Benefits, Dosage, Ingredients, Side Effects

Guduchi Loh is an Ayurvedic medicine in tablet form, used in the treatment of gout.  This medicine is most commonly used in north Indian Ayurvedic practice.

Uses and effect on dosha

Guduchi Loh Uses: It is used in the Ayurvedic treatment of Gout, Rheumatoid arthritis.
Post viral fever, when the patient complains of body, muscle and joint pains
Bursitis,  
Bursitis trochanterica,
Shoulder dislocation pain

Effect on Tridosha – Balances Vata, Pitta, Kapha

It is useful to promote strength of bones and joints.
It acts as an excellent anti inflammatory and analgesic medicine.
It is used for the treatment of ankle pain, ankle twitch, slipped disc, sprain, back spasm, backache, back injury, stiffness of muscles, Coccyx pain

Partially useful in (other medications might be required)
Avascular necrosis
Sensory-neural hearing loss
Hypothyroidism
Ankylosing spondylitis
Pain related to SLE

Diet

Avoid deep fried foods, heavy-to-digest non veg foods, fast foods and aerated drinks, smoking and excess alcohol. These can irritate stomach and intestinal lining. These also may increase Tridosha.

Dose and duration of use

Guduchi Lauh dosage:
250 mg in the morning and evening, before or after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor. It is advised along with ghee, honey.

How long to use: It is administered for a period of 1 month

With western medicines
Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this product along with other western (allopathic/modern) medicines. Some Ayurvedic herbs can interact with modern medicine.
If both Ayurvedic and allopathic medicines are advised together, then it is best to take allopathic medicine first, wait for 30 minutes and then, after a gap of 15 – 30 minutes, take Ayurvedic medicine or as directed by the physician.

Can this be used while taking Homeopathic medicine?
Yes. This product does not react with homeopathic medicine.

With supplements like multivitamin tablets, Omega 3 fatty acids etc?
Yes. Generally, this product goes well with most of the dietary supplements. However, if you are taking more than one product per day, please consult your doctor for an opinion.

Ingredients

Guduchi Loha ingredients, how to make:
10 g fine powder of each of
Guduchi – Indian Tinospora (stem) – Tinospora cordifolia – extract
Shunti – Ginger Rhizome – Zingiber officinalis
Maricha – Black pepper – Piper nigrum
Pippali – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum
Haritaki – Chebulic Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia chebula
Vibhitaki – Belliric Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia bellirica
Amalaki – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
Vidanga – False black pepper – Embelia ribes
Chitraka – Lead Wort (root) – Plumbago zeylanica
Musta – Nut grass (root) – Cyperus rotundus
Loha Bhasma – Bhasma prepared from Iron – 100 g

Sanskrit verse and reference

गुडूचीसारसंयुक्तं त्रिकत्रयसम्मयुतम् ।
वातरक्तं निहन्त्य्यशु सर्वरोगहरं ह्यय: ॥

guḍūcīsārasaṃyuktaṃ trikatrayasammayutam |
vātaraktaṃ nihantyyaśu sarvarogaharaṃ hyaya: ||

Reference: Bhaishaj Ratnavali Vatarakta Rogadhikara – 498 – 505

Side effects

Guduchi Loha side effects:
Self medication with this medicine is not advised.
Take this medicine in precise dose and for limited period of time, as advised by doctor.
Over-dosage may cause sever poisonous effect.
Keep out of reach and sight of children. Store in a dry cool place.

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. Raviganesh Mogra BAMS, MD (Ayu), Chief Medical Officer, Easy Ayurveda Hospital

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