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Sahijan Ki Chhal सहजन की
Moringa oleifera
अन्य नाम: Sahijan Ki Chhal, Sahjna Ki Chhal
प्रयोज्य अंग: त्वक्, Stem Bark
| 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: Moringa oleifera
- प्रयोज्य अंग: त्वक्, Stem Bark
- दोष-कर्म: कफ और वात का शमन
- सामान्य मात्रा: Bark powder 1–3 g per day; decoction 40–60 ml twice daily.
Sahijan Ki Chhal के अन्य भाषाओं में नाम
परिचय
Sahjna Ki Chhal is the bark of the drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera), the fast-growing tree whose pods and leaves are eaten across India. The bark is the medicinal part specified here.
Ayurveda uses Shigru as a sharp Kapha-clearing drug: for swelling, worms, sluggish digestion and, applied externally, for local inflammation.
वर्गीकरण
Family Moringaceae. Stem bark and root bark are officinal; leaf, pod and seed are food and medicine. Rasa: Katu, Tikta. Guna: Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshna. Virya: Ushna. Vipaka: Katu. Doshaghnata: pacifies Kapha and Vata.
उपयोग एवं लाभ
Given in oedema and swelling, in worm infestation, and in poor appetite with abdominal heaviness. Applied externally as a paste to local swelling, boils and joint pain. In this catalogue the bark appears in Ekangveer Ras.
Shigru for swelling
A Shothahara drug used where swelling is cold and heavy, applied externally as a paste and taken internally in compounds.
Shigru for digestion and worms
Its sharp pungency kindles Agni and is used as a Krimighna drug in intestinal worm infestation.
मात्रा — कितना लें
Bark powder 1–3 g per day; decoction 40–60 ml twice daily. Leaf and pod as food without restriction.
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।
Sahijan Ki Chhal का वर्णन किन शास्त्रीय ग्रन्थों में मिलता है?
इस संग्रह में Sahijan Ki Chhal के लिए निम्न ग्रन्थों के सन्दर्भ अंकित हैं: भावप्रकाश निघण्टु (Guduchyadi Varga — Shigru).
भावप्रकाश निघण्टु में Sahijan Ki Chhal के विषय में क्या कहा गया है?
Katu-tikta rasa, ushna virya; shothahara, krimighna and deepana. सन्दर्भ: भावप्रकाश निघण्टु — Guduchyadi Varga — Shigru.
आयुर्वेद में Sahijan Ki Chhal किन स्थितियों में प्रयुक्त होता है?
Given in oedema and swelling, in worm infestation, and in poor appetite with abdominal heaviness. Applied externally as a paste to local swelling, boils and joint pain. In this catalogue the bark appears in Ekangveer Ras.
Sahijan Ki Chhal 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.
Sahijan Ki Chhal को यह दोष-कर्म क्यों दिया गया है?
द्रव्यगुण में दोष-कर्म रस, गुण, वीर्य एवं विपाक से निकलता है। Sahijan Ki Chhal का वीर्य उष्ण (Hot) है और विपाक कटु (Pungent) — इसी से इसका कर्म बनता है: कफ और वात का शमन.
Sahijan Ki Chhal का कौन-सा अंग औषधि रूप में प्रयुक्त होता है?
प्रयोज्य अंग: त्वक्, Stem Bark.
Sahijan Ki Chhal की शास्त्रोक्त मात्रा कितनी है?
Bark powder 1–3 g per day; decoction 40–60 ml twice daily. Leaf and pod as food without restriction. मात्रा आयु, प्रकृति एवं अवस्था के अनुसार बदलती है — योग्य वैद्य से पुष्टि अवश्य करें।
Sahijan Ki Chhal का प्रयोग कब वर्जित है?
The leaf and pod are ordinary food and safe. The bark and root bark are a different matter — they contain alkaloids with a documented uterine-stimulant action and are contraindicated in pregnancy, where they have been associated with abortion. Do not use bark preparations if pregnant or trying to conceive. Root bark in quantity can be toxic.
Sahijan Ki Chhal कहाँ पाया जाता है?
Cultivated and self-sown throughout India, one of the most widely grown small trees on the subcontinent.
शास्त्रीय सन्दर्भ
- Bhavaprakasha Nighantu — Guduchyadi Varga — Shigru
Katu-tikta rasa, ushna virya; shothahara, krimighna and deepana. - Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Shigru
Moringa oleifera bark and root bark; identity and dose.
सुरक्षा एवं सावधानियाँ
The leaf and pod are ordinary food and safe. The bark and root bark are a different matter — they contain alkaloids with a documented uterine-stimulant action and are contraindicated in pregnancy, where they have been associated with abortion. Do not use bark preparations if pregnant or trying to conceive. Root bark in quantity can be toxic.
प्राप्ति स्थान
Cultivated and self-sown throughout India, one of the most widely grown small trees on the subcontinent.
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न
If drumstick is a vegetable, why the warning?
Because the leaf and pod eaten as food are quite different from the bark and root bark used medicinally. The bark has a documented uterine-stimulant action and is contraindicated in pregnancy.
Which part is in these formulations?
The stem bark. The food parts are the leaf and pod.
