Rasona or Alium Sativum or Garlic is one of the major part of Kitchen inclusions in India. It is also used for its medicinal properties sometimes knowingly, sometimes traditionally and many times accidentally.
Rasona Pinda is a preparation of Garlic and other herbal medicines which has been advocated as an effective remedy in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Rasona Pinda is also an effective remedy in many systemic disorders which will be enumerated at the end of this article.
RASONA PINDA
पलं शतं रसोनस्य तिलस्य कुडवं तथा।
हिङ्गुं त्रिकटुकं क्षारौ द्वौ पञ्च लवणानि च॥
शतपुष्पा निशा कुष्टं पिप्पलीमूलचित्रकौ।
अजमोदा यवानी च धान्यकञ्चापि बुद्धिमान्॥
प्रत्येकञ्च पलञ्चैषां श्लक्ष्णचूर्णानि कारयेत्।
घृतभाण्डे दृढे चैव स्थापयेद्दिनषोडशम्॥
प्रक्षिप्य तैलमानीञ्च प्रस्थार्द्धं काञ्जिकस्य च।
खादेत्कर्षप्रमाणन्तु तोयं मध्यं पिबेदनु॥
आमवाते रक्तवाते सर्वाङ्गैकाङ्गसंश्रिते।
अपस्मारेऽनले मान्दे कासे श्वासे गरेषु च।
सोन्मादे वातभग्न च शूले जन्तुषु शस्यते॥{भावप्रकाश. म. ख. २६/१०८-११२}
Method of Preparation:
The below said ingredients are taken in the mentioned proportions
रसोन – Allium sativum (Garlic) – 100pala (4800 grams approximately)
तिल – Sesamum indicum (Sesame) – 1 kudava / 16 tola (192 grams approximately)
हिङ्गुं – Ferula foetida (Asafoetida) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
शुण्ठी: Shunti: Zingiber officinale (Dry Ginger) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
मरीच: Maricha: Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
पिप्पली: Pippali: Piper longum (Long pepper – small variety) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
सर्जक्षार: Sarjakshar: Impure Carbonate of Soda or Barilla (Sodium Bicarbonate) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
यवक्षार: Yavakshar: Potassi carbonas – Impure carbonate of potash– 1pala (48 grams approximately)
सैन्धव लवण: Saindhava Lavana: Sodii chloridum (Chloride of Sodium / Rock Salt) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
सौवर्चल लवण: Souvarchala Lavana: Unaqua Sodium Chloride (Sochal salt or black salt) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
विड लवण: Vida Lavana: Ammonium Salt– 1pala (48 grams approximately)
सामुद्र लवण: Samudra Lavana: Sodi muris (Sea salt) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
सांभर लवण: Sambara Lavana: Sambhar salt (Sodium chloride+Total sulphide+Sodium bicarbonate) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
शतपुष्पा – Anethum sowa– 1pala (48 grams approximately)
निशा – Curcuma longa– 1pala (48 grams approximately)
कुष्टं – Saussurea lappa– 1pala (48 grams approximately)
पिप्पलीमूल: Pippalimula: Root of Piper Longum (Long Pepper) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
चित्रकमूलत्वक्: Chitrakamula twak: Root bark of Plumbago zeylanica– 1pala (48 grams approximately)
अजमोद: Ajamoda: Trachyspermum ammi (carom seeds) – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
यवानी – Trachyspermum ammi– 1pala (48 grams approximately)
धान्यक – Coriandrum sativum – 1pala (48 grams approximately)
- All the above said ingredients are pounded into fine powder
- To this add 32 tola (384 grams approximately) of Taila (sesamum oil) and 32 tola (384 grams approximately) of Kaanji (an Ayurvedic fermentative preparation) are added.
- The total mixture of powdered drugs, Taila and Kanji are put in a large well made earthen container anointed with ghee in its interior.
- It is closed with a lid and allowed to stay for 16 days.
- The final product after 16 days will be called Rasona Pinda
Dose:
- Everyday 1 tola (12 grams) of the medicine should be consumed.
- Water or Madhya (Fermented Ayurvedic herbal preparation) should be taken as an after-drink
Therapeutic uses:
Rasona Pinda is used to effectively alleviate the below mentioned diseases:
आमवात – Rheumatoid Arthritis
रक्तवात / वातरक्त – Gouty Arthritis / Gout
सर्वाङ्गवात – Vata diseases afflicting the whole body
एकाङ्गवात – Vata diseases afflicting a part of the body
अपस्मार – Epilepsy and loss of memory
अग्निमान्ध्य – Anorexia and Indigestion / Sluggish metabolism
कास – Cough
श्वास – Dyspnoes, Asthma
गरविष – Afflictions of poisons
उन्मादे – Lunacy / Insanity / Psychological disorders
वातभग्न – Pathological fractures
शूल – Colic
कृमिरोग – Helmenthic disorders
Disclaimer:
- Self medication is harmful
- Rasona Pinda is an efficient preparation used to combat the above said diseases and should be taken under the supervision of the doctor or when this preparation is preferred by the doctor.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis and the other above said diseases might require other disease modifying medicines and treatments
- People having intolerance to Garlic or any other ingredients might not tolerate the potency of the medicine
- Many disease mentioned above are auto-immune in origin. In such conditions and when the disease has progressed to cause complications (or in its chronic nature), the medicine alone might not be sufficient.
- Rasona Pinda might be a medicine of choice for those having good immunity and the quantum of disease is feeble
- Amavata, its nature and type should be diagnosed in an Ayurvedic way before starting this compound
Prevention or interventions…when you think of handling things in a natural way…think of AYURVEDA
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By: Dr Raghuram Y.S.
MD(Ayurveda)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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