Musk (कस्तुरी)

Musk (कस्तुरी) 

Ayurvedic Medicinal Uses :

Musk/Kasturi: –  ls a secretion from the animal Moschus Moschiferus or popularly known as Musk Deer found in the Himalayan mountains. 

*The musk is used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, neurological diseases, nausea, bad odour, strengthening cardiac muscles and respiratory diseases. 

***Useful when there is deficiency of Pruthvi Tatva (पृथ्वी तत्व)*****

1) It is useful in hysteria with  weak pulse and uncontrolled laughing.

2) It is used in nervous hiccups.

3) Useful in impotence associated with diabetes

4) It is useful in Menorrhagia, with the episode of fainting .

5) It is useful in Hypotension.

6) Useful in hysteric spasm of chest, asthma due to fear, anxiety, without expectoration of cough.

7) It is aphrodisiac(वाजीकर) and  rejuvenator and useful in oligospermia, repeated abortion, female infertility.

8) It is used in COPD, Asthma, cough, cold.

9) Is useful in abdominal tumor, diabetes,  Kshaya. 

10) Useful in IBS,anemia,  urinary calculi, polyurea.

11) Useful in sudden construction  of larynx and trachea ,hoarseness of voice & loss of speech,

12) In toxic involvement of C.N.S

13) In metastatic gout

14) Useful in low fever with general debility and anaemia.

15) It is used  in Udwartan  (उद्वर्तन  -applying herbal powders on body) to remove bad smell of the body and also for Vajeekarana.

16) If diseases occurs  sudden on set and do not follow a normal course ,then in this condition it is very useful.

*Adverse effects:-

Excess use of kasturi can cause burning sensation, intoxicating effect and giddiness.

*Antidote:- Camphor(कर्पुर)