Madanadi Gana With Special Reference To Madanadi Nighantu Or Chandra Nighantu

Abstract

Madanandi Gana is integral part of Madanadi Nighantu. The Madanadi Nighantu is also called  as Chandra Nighantu. The author of this Chandra Nighantu is Chandra Nandana who was the one of the Kashmiri  Pandit well versed in Ayurveda Shastra. He wrote Padartha Chadrika Tika on Asthanga Hridaya. This Madanadi  Nighantu would be placed in 12 century. Because one of the Kashmiri Vidwan Kshira Swami in his Amarakosha Tika  he mentioned Chandra. The Madanadi Gana comprises 23 drugs. Viz; Madana, Madhuyasthi, Katuka alabu/ Katu  tumbi, Nimba, Maha nimba, Bimbi, Indravaruni, Vana Trapusa, Kutaja, Murva, Devadali, Vidanga, Vetasa,  Chitraka, Danti, Dravanti, Koshataki, Karanja, Pippali,Pippalimoola, Saindhva Lavana, Sauvarchala Lavana, Vida  Lavana, Samudra Lavana, Vacha, Sukshma Ela, Sthula Ela, Harenu, Sarshapa, Shweta Sarshapa. Among these  Madana, Yasthimadhu, Torai, Nimba, Bimbi, Vishala, Trapusa, Kutaja, Murva, Devadali, Vidanga, Vidula, Chitraka,  Chitra, Koshataki, Karanja, Pippali, Lavana, Vacha, Ela, Sarshapa all these drugs are Chardi Karaka or Vamana  Karaka which induces vomiting. Here an attempt is made to highlight these drugs with their botanical name, family  along with pharmacological activities are mentioned strictly on bases of the Madanadi Nighantu. Further scope of  study is to evaluate these drugs having Roshogna Karma(Anti viral actions), Krimighna(Anti helminthic actions),  Jwaraghna(Anti pyretic actions), Shoolahara(Analgesic and anti spasmodic actions) Garbhapatakara(Anti abortive  actions), with modern parameters.