A CRITICAL REVIEW ON VISHTINDUKADI VATI

Abstract

Vishtindukadi vati1is Ayurvedic drug mentioned in Ras tantra sara and sidha prayoga  samgraha1. The main Content of vishtindukadi vati is the kuchla, along with maricha, chincha phala  and phugphala, indicated in opium addiction. The main contents of vishatindukaadi vati are Kupilu1 which having properties like vata-shamak, chitta-avasadahar (antidepressant properties) and hridya  daurbalyahar (cardiac tonic). Also Kupilu and Pugphal has pharmacological actions opposite to  opium withdrawal symptoms Pharmacological preparation of Kupilu calm down the withdrawal  effect of opium like anxiety and agitation by its Chitavsadhar property and Running nose, Diarrhea  by it's Grahi property. Muscular pain and Joint Pain by its vatshamak property. All these drugs are  having mainly katu-tikta rasa, ruksha, ushna, tikshna gunaas, ushna virya and vata  kaphagnadoshaghnata.