Friday, 22 August 2025

Safe Ayurvedic Medicines in Pregnancy

 **All ayurvedic medicines are not safe during pregnancy

**Acharya described specific line of treatment  for diseases in pregnancy .


व्याधींश्चास्या मृदु मधुर शिशिर सुखसुकुमार प्राये: औषध आहार उपचारे: उपचरेत, न चा —--- 


Diseases of pregnant woman should be treated with soft,sweat,cold,pleasing and gentle medicines, dietetics and behavior.


इत्यनात्ययिके व्याधौ विधिर त्य धिके पुन :l   तीक्ष्णे : अपि क्रिया योगै: स्त्रियं यत्नेन पा ल ये त् ll 63ll

अ.सं. शा2/63


If the disease is very serious,the life of woman should be saved by use of drastic measures and pungent drugs 


सूक्ष्मां चिकित्सां वक्ष्यामि गर्भिणीनां  विभागश: l

तथा गर्भश्च नारी च वर्धते रक्ष्यते s पि च ll

 का. सं खि 10/3

Advised to prioritise fetal and maternal safety by Monitoring condition closely .


Therefore 

- Examine properly ,

- Diagnose perfectly and 

- Treatment should be given cautiously with safe medicines.

-Then only it would helpful for protection and development of both mother and fetus


Ayurveda describes  medicines useful in pregnancy.


 बहुप्रजा/कंटकारी Solanum virginianum

अनंता /सारिवा / Hemidesmus indicus 

ईश्वरी (aristolochia indica)

मुदिता ,/शिवलिंगी Bryonia laciniosa

इंद्रावारुणी Citrullus colocynthis

सहदेवी Vernonia cinerea

जीवक Malaxis acuminata

ऋषभक Malaxis muscifera 

भारंगी Clerodendrum indicum 

आत्मगुप्ता Mucunapruriens

पूतना/हरड Terminalis chebula 

जटामांसी Nardostachysjatamansi

जेष्ठमधGlycyrrhiza glabra,

गोक्षुर Tribulus terrestris

न्यग्रोधादी गण, क्षीरी वृक्ष, 

किन्जल /अश्वकर्ण Terminalia paniculata 

शृंगाटक /सिंहारा,Trapa bispinosa

पुष्कर /पोखर बीज Inula racemosa

कसेरूScirpus grossus

पद्म ,उत्पल ,कुमुद ,Nymphaea alba 

शालूक Nelumbo nucifera

अतिबला Abutilon indicum


शाली, षष्टीक, रक्तशाली - चावल के प्रकार 


इक्षु /गन्ना का मूल Saccharum officinarum

काकोलीRoscoea purpurea,

शाकबीज/सागौन का बीज Tectona grandis 

पयस्या /अर्क पुष्पी pomoea paniculata,

 सुरदारु/देवदार Cedrus deodara

अश्मन्तक/अम्लीPiliostigma malabaricum

ताम्रवल्लि/ मंजिष्ठा Rubiacordifolia

वृक्षादनी/बांदा/Dendrophthoe falcata

 पद्मा/ पद्मकाष्ठ Prunus cerasoides

 बृहती द्वय - रिंगणी डोरली 

Solanum indicum Solanum xanthocarpum

क्षीरी वृक्ष - त्वचा - शृंग, वड , उंबर, पिंपळ, पारस पिंपळ और प्लक्ष /पाकड/राम अंजीर Ficus lacor

पृश्निपर्णी /पिठवन /डबरा Uraria picta

 शिग्रु/मुनगा Moringa oleifera 

मधुपर्णिका/काश्मरी/गंभारीGmelina

arborea

बिस = बेर/ बाँस

 द्राक्षा Vitis vinifera

कपित्थ Limonia acidissima

बिल्व Aegle marmelos, पटोल- Trichosanthes dioica

निदिग्धिका मूल - Solanum xanthocarpum



Some of them for external use only,some of them external and internal use.

Some of them have advised the oral use of milk or Ghrita prepared with these drugs .

Some of them should be tied in the waist of pregnant woman.

Some of them useful for bathing, oil massage.

These medicines are considerably safe if woman suffer from disease during pregnancy .


Reference:- 

Charak Sharir Sthan 8/20,22

Charka sharir Sthan 8/24 

Ashtang Hruday Sharir Sthan 1/49

Ashtang Sangrah Sharir Sthan 1/62

and Sushrut sharir Sthan 10/58

 Kashyapa Samhita khilsthan 10/177-181

Harit Samhita Tritiya Sthan 51

Ayurvedia Prasutitantra evam Striroga - prof Premvati Tiwari



Vaidya  Pratibha Bhave 

MD Ayu Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Pune 

8766740253


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