Haritaki -?STANYA SHOSHANA DRAVYA

HARITAKI--?STANYA SHOSHAKA DRAVYA As the World is celebrating Braest feeding week,contemplating on Stanya is irresistible.It happened long back (in 2000) one of my patient's relative, a 30 yrs. old parous female having her LCB ab. 3-4 months back came into my cabin(when I was alone) and wept (she neeeded some convincing soul).She ended with saying ''Dr.!When I was lactating my first child, My breast milk(BM) was abundantly secreting and whiile weaning the child after certain periodmy mother applied(/adviced to apply)KADUKKAI (HARITAKI) paste over the breasts so that the secretion wld reduce and baby wld easily resent.But even after my 2nd labour(FTND) BM is not secreting even a little and the organs are very much shrunken in size inspite of the gestation.My query since then ;Is HARITAKI such a stanya shoshaka?{Note:I didnt meet the lady again nor any medicine nor any advice was prescribed .She was in need of a canal to drain her emotion of not feeding her beloved child.)

Replies : 12 / Views : 211 Monday Aug.9, 2010 »thanks for all the Experts for their respectable replies.Hereby all of them r requested to pour their experiences and experiments on the topic whenever they comeacro

»hi suja single application of hareetaki will not be the reason for her condition,it may be due ahara&vihara(during pregnancy&after delivary) Comments to Reply of Dr. (mrs.) Prabhakantham

» Its not a single application Dear !...........for weaning is a difficult task .people used to apply the substances over the organs for over few weeks .....Thanks for ur reply dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010

» Idu yaaru VAC, Prabhakantham-aa? Sujathaavoda classmate-aa!? dr. rangaprasad bhat - 8/9/2010

» Yes,Sir!!!!!!!!!adhe Great kantham thaan!!!! dr. v.sujatha - 8/13/2010 Posted By Dr. (mrs.) Prabhakantham bengaluru Add Comments to Reply of - DR. (MRS.) PRABHAKANTHAM Monday Aug.9, 2010

»Dear Dr.Sujatha,I think there is no mention regarding the soshan effect of haritaki on sthanya in classical textbooks.But I do remember having read that it acts as लेखनीय , not in context of ob&G, but in the context of pharmacology & pharmako-kinetics of ayurveda.-Sarve santu niramayaa: Posted By Dr. Rangaprasad Bhat chennaiAdd Comments to Reply of - DR. RANGAPRASAD BHAT Monday Aug.9, 2010

»Dear Dr.Suajatha,Your mention of application of Pathya choorna in the LCB(Last Child Birth) causing dessication of breast milk, is possible. Since, I too have heard about it's practice by the elderly persons of the family (Paati vaiddhiyam- Home remedies).I remember one peculiar & particular incident,which happened,when I was in the initial stages of my practice.I was much interested in ekamooliya prayoga. Hence thoought of preapring the vati of hareetaki as an experiment, making the paste of it with water. To my dismay, I could not prepare the vati, because whenI tried to roll n the bolus of kalka to make the shape of vati, inspite of smearing ghrta in my palm and fingers, I frustratingly found my fingers sticking with each other as if they were glued with the help of Fevi-Quix. I feared of tearing my skin, whlie trying to forcibly separate the glued fingers. Later, they were some how separated by dipping them in a mug of water for a few minutes to moisten them.It is this incident, which made me rationally think of about the usage of 2 of my fav. aushadhas viz.., parusakady lhym & Agastya rsynm. They both contain pathya as their ingredients. I find that the pathya acts a demulcent, by coating a protective layer over the otherwise irritated mucous membrane, respectively in cases of Pepetic ulcer & URTI each respectively causing pyrosis & reflex cough.And I noticed remarkable clinical improvement in those two conditions with those 2 medicines.Since then, I value the clinical SOSHSAN effect of the Haritakee.ut, in this particular case, the Haritaki may not be the culprit for non production of breast milk or otherwise shrivelled breasts. The cause may be with in the jurisdiction of Retained placenta / hypothyroidism / PCOD. Warm regards to you. Please do keep posting your clinical observations in future too. Comments to Reply of Dr. Rangaprasad Bhat

» kott. Ary.vd.sal prepares them. dr. rangaprasad bhat - 8/9/2010

» Iam privileged,Sir!Thanks for utr new inputs about Parushakadi lehyam and Agasthya rasayan.Please can u mention the good brands ifor them? dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010 Posted By Dr. Rangaprasad Bhat Add Comments to Reply of - DR. RANGAPRASAD BHAT Sunday Aug.8, 2010

»Good question Dear Dr Sujatha, I doubt the action of ‘Haritaki’ as Sthanya Shoshaka Drug. Modern and urbanized women only complain about the decrease of milk secretion and is not seen in real village women, adiwasi’s, tribals etc- I think it is the mindset of the people that is causing ‘Stanyanasa’ and proper counseling and education from our side will definitely cure this ‘menace’. Coming to the causes of ‘Stanyanasa’ Tantrakaras have described it clearly, i.e. // Krodha shoka avathsalyadibhishcha streeya sthanyanasho bhavathi // (su.sa). // Rukshannapana karshana krodha shoka kaamadhibhih stanyanasa // (As. Sa. Utta) //Shukkrodha langhanaayasah stanyanasasya hethavaha // (As. Hru. Utt) // Shodhanadhwa swabhavadhwa yasya ksheeram visushyathi // (kashy. Sam. Su)Anger, Grief, Absence of Affection of the child, Fear, Fasting, Excessive Exercise, Consumption of dry foods, emaciation, over panchakarma and re pregnancy etc. are the causes of decreased milk. The chikitsa for this is 1) Sleshma vardhaka dravya prayoga; sura, shali anna, mamsa, goksheera, sharkara, asava, dadhi prayoga abhyasa. 2) Use of Ghritha, Thaila, Milk prepared from ‘Vajikarana’ drugs. 3) Increased use of Lasuna & Palandu 4) Use of Sugarcane Juice and Manda (Scum of boiled rice) will increase the milk secretion – I have observed instantaneous milk production in many a case and this health tip is usually told by our grandparents, elders etc for this condition. Comments to Reply of Dr. Kranthi R Vardhan

» Dear Dr.Krantiji,thanks for the pain and time taken for replying.The lady was a typical village woman in whom I doubt a negative thought ab feeding.Sir,IN FEW CASES, Haritaki chooran didnt work in reducing the stana size(non-lactating) dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010 » Can u please Substantiate either theoretically or with ur clinical experiences... dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010 » xlent sir dr. t. divakar rao - 8/8/2010

» Thats Dr. Kranthi ji at his very best.....Sir I enjoy your replies as if sachin is hitting sixes on every ball of brett lee. vaidya rajinder pal singh - 8/8/2010

» wat u said is 100% correct,i fully agree with u dr. (mrs.) prabhakantham - 8/9/2010 Posted By Dr. Kranthi R Add Comments to Reply of - DR. KRANTHI R VARDHAN Saturday Aug.7, 2010 no way dr sujatha. just once application can never do any effect leave apart any long term effect. hav eu ever heard any body saying weight gain after cs? easy human behavior. Comments to Reply of Dr. Meenakshi Joshi

» Dear Dr.,The pt has applied it for few times it seems...Infact, she was an illiterate and I culdnt think of any intended aversion of non-feeding in that lady(stiill I cld remember her grief-striken face.Thank u so much for ur kind reply,Dr. dr. v.sujatha - 8/9/2010 Posted By Dr. Meenakshi Joshi gurgaon Bhavaprakash told that Haritaki astringes all leakages from the body.But no clinical experience so far. Posted By Dr. G. S. Dehal dear sujataji,very nice observation...but I dont think the external application can make that much difference..although haritaki is known for the rooksha guna..and the action of haritaki should not affect her second labour....I may be wrong..expert opinion awaited..good topic... Comments to Reply of Dr. T. Divakar Rao

» Dr.,For a few who were keen on decreasing their stana size haritaki chooran's application didnt prove significant........Thanks for the inspiration..........IT Works in all minds...... dr. v.sujatha - 8/7/2010 Posted By Dr. T. Divakar Rao delhi Add Comments to Reply of - DR. T. DIVAKAR RAO Saturday Aug.7, 2010

»agree with all Comments to Reply of Dr. Nitin Mishra

» thank u ,Sir! dr. v.sujatha - 8/7/2010 Posted By Dr. Nitin Mishra Add Comments to Reply of - DR. NITIN MISHRA Saturday Aug.7, 2010

»Difficult to state about this. It could be understood that Haritaki is Kashay rasatmak. It could have the outome. But just by applying it once or twice would not meant to reduce it till next gestation. Comments to Reply of Dr. Gandhi Sachin

» Dear Gandhiji(sounds very good),during weaning they apply the substances many times to make the child avert..... dr. v.sujatha - 8/7/2010 Posted By Dr. Gandhi Sachin ahmednagarAdd Comments to Reply of - DR. GANDHI SACHIN Saturday Aug.7, 2010

»वैसे ये कहना मुश्किल है की स्तन्य शोषक परिणाम हरीतकी से आया है,और कारण हो सकता है.मुस्ता-लेपन करने से स्तन्य बढ़ता है और धत्तूर-३दिन/नागवेल पत्र५-७दिन गरम कर बाँधने से स्तन्य कम होता है. [मैंने एक बार स्तन्य कम होनेवाले स्त्री को शतावरी कल्प बंद कर साम-पित्तज-स्तन्य दुष्टि निदान कर फलत्रिकादी क्वाथ दिया था उससे स्तन्य प्रवर्तन उत्तम होने लगा था.आपके pt में शायद वाताधिक्य होगा जिसके कारण कम हुआ स्तन्य का आगे प्रवर्तन नहीं हुआ.] Comments to Reply of Vaidya Paresh Dange

» tx for sharing ur views,Dr.Yes,Sir!She was a typical Vata prakriti dr. v.sujatha - 8/7/2010 Posted By Vaidya Paresh Dange Add Comments to Reply of - VAIDYA PARESH DANGE Friday Aug.6, 2010

»**हरितकी(हर:स्वयं शिवजी का पर्याय है) को स्वयं धात्री एवं योगवाहिनी कहा गया है.... कषाय रस/ उष्ण वीर्य कारण हो सकता है...some other etiology might have been also in process. Disclaimer: Replies and Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on the opinions or information posted on this page. ALWAYS check with your personal physician or health care provider before taking any action regarding your health!