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गावजबान गावजबान
Onosma bracteatum
प्रयोज्य अंग: पञ्चाङ्ग
| रस | तिक्त (Bitter), कषाय (Astringent) |
|---|---|
| गुण | लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry) |
| वीर्य | उष्ण (Hot) |
| विपाक | कटु (Pungent) |
| दोष-कर्म | कफ और वात का शमन |
| प्रभाव | Classical systemic action |
सार-संक्षेप
- वानस्पतिक नाम: Onosma bracteatum
- प्रयोज्य अंग: पञ्चाङ्ग
- दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन
- सामान्य मात्रा: Whole plant powder 3–6 g per day; infusion 40–80 ml.
गावजबान के अन्य भाषाओं में नाम
परिचय
Ganjava is Gaozaban (Onosma bracteatum), a bristly borage-family herb of the western Himalaya whose blue-purple flowers and rough leaves are used as a cooling drug.
It is better known in Unani medicine, where Gaozaban is a standard cardiac and nervine tonic, and it entered Ayurvedic practice through that shared tradition. It is used in fever, burning and complaints of the heart and mind.
वर्गीकरण
Family Boraginaceae. The whole plant, chiefly leaf and flower, is officinal. Rasa: Madhura, Tikta. Guna: Laghu, Snigdha. Virya: Sheeta. Vipaka: Madhura. Doshaghnata: pacifies Vata and Pitta.
उपयोग एवं लाभ
Given in fever with burning, in thirst, and as a Hridya and Medhya drug in palpitation, anxiety and low mood. Also used in dry cough and hoarseness for its demulcent quality. In this catalogue it appears in Brahmi Vati.
Gaozaban for the heart and mind
Its principal reputation is as a Hridya drug — settling to the heart — used where palpitation and anxiety occur together.
Gaozaban in fever and dry cough
Cooling and demulcent, it is used in fevers with burning and in a dry irritable cough.
मात्रा — कितना लें
Whole plant powder 3–6 g per day; infusion 40–80 ml. Often taken as a syrup in Unani practice.
मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति और अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से परामर्श अवश्य लें।
पारम्परिक प्रयोग — शास्त्रों के आधार पर प्रश्नोत्तर
उत्तर इस द्रव्य के लिए अंकित सन्दर्भों तथा गुण-कर्म से लिए गए हैं। कोई ऐसा अध्याय-श्लोक सन्दर्भ नहीं दिया गया जो अभिलेख में न हो।
आयुर्वेद में गावजबान किन स्थितियों में प्रयुक्त होता है?
Given in fever with burning, in thirst, and as a Hridya and Medhya drug in palpitation, anxiety and low mood. Also used in dry cough and hoarseness for its demulcent quality. In this catalogue it appears in Brahmi Vati.
गावजबान के आयुर्वेदीय गुण-कर्म क्या हैं?
रस तिक्त (Bitter), कषाय (Astringent), गुण लघु (Light), रूक्ष (Dry), वीर्य उष्ण (Hot), विपाक कटु (Pungent). दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन. प्रभाव: Classical systemic action.
गावजबान को यह दोष-कर्म क्यों दिया गया है?
द्रव्यगुण में दोष-कर्म रस, गुण, वीर्य एवं विपाक से निकलता है। गावजबान का वीर्य उष्ण (Hot) है और विपाक कटु (Pungent) — इसी से इसका कर्म बनता है: कफ और वात का शमन.
गावजबान का कौन-सा अंग औषधि रूप में प्रयुक्त होता है?
प्रयोज्य अंग: पञ्चाङ्ग.
गावजबान की शास्त्रोक्त मात्रा कितनी है?
Whole plant powder 3–6 g per day; infusion 40–80 ml. Often taken as a syrup in Unani practice. मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति एवं अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से पुष्टि अवश्य करें।
गावजबान का प्रयोग कब वर्जित है?
Generally well tolerated. Borage-family plants contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids in varying amounts, which are hepatotoxic with prolonged high intake — so this is a drug for defined courses rather than indefinite daily use, and it is avoided in liver disease and in pregnancy.
गावजबान कहाँ पाया जाता है?
Western Himalaya from Kashmir to Uttarakhand between roughly 1,500 and 3,000 m, on open rocky slopes.
शास्त्रीय सन्दर्भ
- Unani materia medica — Gaozaban
Long-established as a cardiac and nervine tonic; adopted into Indian practice through the shared tradition. - Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Gojihva
Onosma species; identity and dose.
सुरक्षा एवं सावधानियाँ
Generally well tolerated. Borage-family plants contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids in varying amounts, which are hepatotoxic with prolonged high intake — so this is a drug for defined courses rather than indefinite daily use, and it is avoided in liver disease and in pregnancy.
प्राप्ति स्थान
Western Himalaya from Kashmir to Uttarakhand between roughly 1,500 and 3,000 m, on open rocky slopes.
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
Is Gaozaban an Ayurvedic or Unani drug?
Chiefly Unani, where it is a standard cardiac and nervine tonic. It entered Indian Ayurvedic practice through that shared tradition and appears in some classical compounds.
Why the caution about long use?
Borage-family plants contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids, which can harm the liver with prolonged high intake. It is used in defined courses rather than indefinitely.
