Punarnava Mandooram is a mineral preparation in tablet form.
Its usage:
1.As iron oxide (purified form) is used in its formulation, it is beneficial in iron deficiency anemia.
2.Used in treating spleenomegaly, inflamatory conditions, piles, worms infestation.
Effect on Tridosha – Balances Kapha and Pitta.
Dosage:
1-2 tablets twice or thrice daily, preferably with buttermilk.
Over-dose could be fatal.
Punarnavadi mandoor ingredients:
48 g fine power of each of
Punarnava – Spreading Hogweed – Boerhaavia diffusa
Trivrit – Operculina turpethum
Shunti – Ginger Rhizome – Zingiber officinalis
Maricha – Black pepper – Piper nigrum
Pippali – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum
Vidanga – False black pepper – Embelia ribes
Daru – Himalayan cedar (bark) – Cedrus deodara
Chitraka – Lead Wort (root) – Plumbago zeylanica
Kushta – Saussurea lappa
Haridra – Turmeric rhizome – Curcuma longa
Daru Haridra – Tree Turmeric (stem) – Berberis aristata
Haritaki – Chebulic Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia chebula
Vibhitaki – Belliric Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia bellirica
Amalaki – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
Danti – Baliospermum montanum
Chavya – Java Long Pepper – Piper chaba
Kalingaka – Connessi Bark – Holarrhena antidysenterica
Pippali – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum
Pippalimoola – Long pepper root – Piper longum
Musta – Nut grass (root) – Cyperus rotundus
Mandur Bhasma – Iron oxide calx – 1.920 kg
Gomutra – Cow Urine – 6.144 liters
All the ingredients are made into a fine paste with cow urine and ground and tablets are prepared.
Reference: Charaka Samhita