| BOTANICAL NAME |
ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM |
| FAMILY |
RANUNCULACEAE |
| SANSKRIT |
Bhangura, Ativisa, Kasmira, Pankura, Pravisha, Shringi, Shringika,,
Visha, Vallabha, and Shvetavacha. |
| ENGLISH |
Indian Atees. |
| HINDI |
Atis, Mohra, Patis, Beesh |
| KANNADA |
Athivisha, Bhangura |
| MALAYALAM |
Ativitayam |
| TELUGU |
Atirasa, Ativasa |
| TAMIL |
Ativadayam, Atividyam |
| MARATHI |
Ativisha, Athivish |
DISTRIBUTION
Cultivated widely in India in high altitudes like in Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Nepal.
| PARTS USED |
Root is used as medicine.
Used in the form of churna |
| DOSE |
Used in the form of churna about 1 to 3 grams. |
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS
Atisine, Atidine, Histisine, Hetidine, Heterophylline, Heterophyllidine, Heterastine, Isoatisine, Dihydroatisine, Hetisinone, Benzoyl heteratisine, Mesaconitine, Aconitine, Veratrine, Acetyleheteratisine.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
| QUALITY (GUNA) |
Light and Dry |
| TASTE (RASA) |
Bitter and astringent |
| METABOLISM (VIPAKA) |
Katu |
| POTENCY (VIRYA) |
Ushna |
| IMPACT (PRABHAVA) |
Deepana |
PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION
- Antidepressant property of Ativisha helps to relieve depression when consumed in proper dosage.
- Antidiarrhoeal property of Ativisha helps to relieve diarrhea.
- Ativisha contains Antidiabetic nature where it is used in many medications which are helpful to control diabetes.
- Antipyretic and Analgesic properties of Ativisha helps to relieve inflammation.
THERAPEUTIC USES
- Ativisha is used in various formulations in specific quantity to combat upper respiratory tract infection and lower tract infections like cold and cough.
- It acts as Tridosha-hara.
- Helps in relieving Sexual disorders like erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
SOME OF THE COMMON FORMULATIONS
Some important formulations of Ativisha are:
- Amritarishta
- Chandraprabha vati
- Lakshminarayana rasa
- Pushyanug churna
- Sudarshan churna
- Kutajavaleha
- Lodhrasava
- Mahatiktaka ghrita
- Gangadhar churna
- Grahani kapat rasa.