EKANGAVIR RAS -Benefits, Ingredients, Indications, Dosage, Usage, Preparation, Side effects, Equivalent Medicines, Research Papers

Ekangavir ras is an Ayurvedic medicine used in the treatment of neuro-muscular diseases. This tablet contains mineral ingredients along with herbs. This medicine should only take as per the direction by physician.

BENEFITS OF EKANGAVIR RAS

• This medicine is used in the management of neuro-muscular diseases and its associated conditions.
• It is popularly used in the treatment of paralysis, hemiplegia, facial palsy and other neurological disorders.
• As per Ayurvedic classics imbalance in vata dosha is the reason behind these neuro-muscular diseases. Here strength of nerves and muscles lost and paralytic conditions manifested.
• This tablet balances the vata dosha and help to regain the proper functioning of nerves and muscles.
• Along with these paralytic conditions it is also beneficial to the management of  muscle pain, inflammatory and degenerative joint pain.

 

INDICATIONS OF EKANGAVIR RAS

• Pakshaghata- Paralysis
• Ardita- Facial palsy
• Akshepaka – different types of neurological disorders
• Vishwachi – brachial neuritis
• Apabahuka – frozen shoulder
• Parkinson’s disease

 

INGREDIENTS OF EKANGAVIR RAS

SL.NO	SANSKRIT NAME	ENGLISH	LATIN	QUANTITY	ACTION
1	PARADA	Purified Mercury		1part	fast relieve from symptoms
2	ABHRAKA BHASMA	processed Biotite mica		1part	balances vata ,pitta dosha, reduces pain
3	THIKSHNA LOHA BHASMA	bhasma of Iron		1part	tonic and rejuvenator
4	KANTHA LOHA BHASMA	bhasma of Iron		1part	tonic and rejuvenator
5	GANDHAKA	Purified sulphur		1part	Rejuvenator
6	VANGA BHASMA	bhasma of Tin		1part	Provide body strength
7	NAGA BHASMA	Bhasma of lead		1part	Improves digestive power
8	TAMRA BHASMA	Bhasma of copper		1part	Alleviates kapha dosha
9	SHUNDI	Ginger	Zingiber officinale	1part	Carminative
10	MARICHA	Black pepper	Piper nigrum	1part	Carminative
11	PIPPALI	Long pepper	Piper longum	1part	carminative

 

METHOD OF PREPARATION 

1 part of purified parada and 1 part of purified gandhaka triturated continuously to get a homogenous black coloured mixture known as kajjali. This kajjali again grounded with the fine powder of rest of the drugs to form a homogenous mixture.

This mixture again grounded with the decoction of following drugs for 3 consecutive days and finally tablets are made.

• 1^st day -Triphala (Terminalia chebula,Terminalia bellerica,Emblica officinalis)
• 2^nd day -nirgundi (vitex negundo), trikatu (piper longum, piper nigrum, zingiber officinale), root of chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica) , sigru (Moringa oleifera), kushta ( Saussurea lappa), purified Strychnos nux vomica, Arka (calotropis procera), Dhattura (Datura metel)
• 3^rd day – Juice of Bhringaraja ( Eclipta alba), Amla (Emblica officinalis ) and ardraka (zingiber officinale)
  

 

• Detoxification of Parada – Ground with juice of Aloevera, Triphala(Terminalia chebula,Terminalia bellerica,Emblica officinalis),root of chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica) each for 7 days.
• Purification of Abhraka – Heating and quenching in decoction of Triphala or cow’s milk for 7 times.
• Purification of loha,Naga,Vanga , tamra-  Heated and immersed in sesame oil,buttermilk, cow’s urine,gruel and decoction of kulatha (Dolichos biflorus) in that order for seven days in each liquid.
• Detoxification of Gandhaka – fried in ghee and dipped in cow’s milk repeated for 7 times.

 

DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA

 

• Dosha – This medicine is recommended for the treatment of all vata predominant diseases .
• Dushya- useful in diseases affecting mamsa ,asthi ,majja dhatu – Neuromuscular and musculo skeletal diseases
• Roga marga – Useful in diseases affecting Madhyama roga marga (marma asthi sandhigata) like hemiplegia,paralysis, facialpalsy.
  

 

DOSAGE AND USAGE

 

Take 1 to 2 tablets after food twice daily along with juice of fresh ginger or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.

 

EXERCISES AND YOGA

 

Yoga and Pranayama are a set of breathing and stretching exercises respectively, widely practiced in the treatment of paralytic conditions including Hemiplegia, facial palsy and other neuro-muscular diseases.

• Nadi Shuddi Pranayam –patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. Patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
• Parvatasana – It is greatly beneficial in treating paralysis by strengthening the nervous system and the muscles. Parvatasana which translates to Mountain pose helps in restraining paralytic parts of the body by stretching the spinal cord, abdomen and muscle arms.
• Siddhasana  – This yogic posture is said to cure Paralysis by awakening the body’s energy centers called the ‘chakras.’

 

              RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR

 

• Avoid food items which produce vata dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because vata imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
• Consume easily digestible food items .
• Avoid heavy exercises which further aggravate degenerated conditions.
• Oil massage on body advised. Which alleviates vata dosha

 

SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRA INDICATIONS

 

• This medicine should only take as per the direction by the physician.
• It is better to avoid by children, lactating women and during pregnancy
• Improper administration and over dosage leads to side effects

 

• Can this medicine be used while taking Allopathic medicines?

 

Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this medicine along with Allopathic medicines.

 

• How long the medicine can be used?

 

Duration of medicinal administration is based on your stage of disease. Before taking medicine consult an Ayurvedic physician.

 

• Is this medicine habit forming?

 

This medicine is not habit forming. After using for a prescribed period gradually decrease the dose and eventually stop it.

 

 

                  CLASSICAL REFERENCE

• Nighantu Ratnakara – Vata vyadhi chikilsa

 

EQUIVALENT MEDICINES

·       Rasrajeswara ras – Dhootapapeshwar

·       Rasraj Ras Kalp – Jamna Pharmaceuticals

• Yogendra rasa
• Rasrajras

       AVAILABLE BRANDS

• Dhootapapeshwar
• Dabur
• Baidyanath
• Zandu

 

RESEARCH PAPERS

 

1. analytical study on ekangveer ras in the management of pakshaghata w.s.r. to cve (cerebro vascular episode)

http://iamj.in/posts/images/upload/3098_3105.pdf

2. Pharmaceutical study of Lauha Bhasma

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221077/

3.     Toxicity study of Lauha Bhasma (calcined iron) in albino rats

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4850776/

 

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