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Arivisha / Indian Atees
BOTANICAL NAME
ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM
FAMILY
RANUNCULACEAE
SANSKRIT NAME
Bhangura, Ativisa, Kasmira, Pankura, Pravisha, Shringi, Shringika,, Visha, Vallabha, and Shvetavacha.
HINDI
Atis, Mohra, Patis, Beesh
ENGLISH
Indian Atees.
KANNADA
Athivisha, Bhangura
MALAYALAM
Ativitayam
TAMIL
Ativadayam, Atividyam
MARATHI
Ativisha, Athivish
TELUGU
Atirasa, Ativasa
DISTRIBUTION
Cultivated widely in India in high altitudes like in Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal.
PARTS USED
Root is used as medicine. Used in the form of churna
DOSE
Used in the form of churna about 1 to 3 grams.
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Atisine, Atidine, Histisine, Hetidine, Heterophylline, Heterophyllidine, Heterastine, Isoatisine, Dihydroatisine, Hetisinone, Benzoyl heteratisine, Mesaconitine, Aconitine, Veratrine, Acetyleheteratisine.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
QUALITY (GUNA)
Light and Dry
TASTE (RASA)
Bitter and astringent
METABOLISM (VIPAKA)
Katu
POTENCY (VIRYA)
Ushna
IMPACT (PRABHAVA)
Deepana
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Antidepressant property of Ativisha helps to relieve depression when consumed in proper dosage.
- Antidiarrhoeal property of Ativisha helps to relieve diarrhea.
- Ativisha contains Antidiabetic nature where it is used in many medications which are helpful to control diabetes.
- Antipyretic and Analgesic properties of Ativisha helps to relieve inflammation.
THERAPEUTIC USES
- Ativisha is used in various formulations in specific quantity to combat upper respiratory tract infection and lower tract infections like cold and cough.
- It acts as Tridosha-hara.
- Helps in relieving Sexual disorders like erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
Some important formulations of Ativisha are:
- Amritarishta
- Chandraprabha vati
- Lakshminarayana rasa
- Pushyanug churna
- Sudarshan churna
- Kutajavaleha
- Lodhrasava
- Mahatiktaka ghrita
- Gangadhar churna
- Grahani kapat rasa.