Panchasama Churna

Tradition:

Ayurveda

Source / Author:

API (Sarngadharasamhita)

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Sunthi (Ginger)

Zingiber officinale

Haritaki (Chebulic Myrobalan)

Terminalia chebula

Pippali (Long Pepper)

Piper longum

Trivrt (Turbith)

Ipomoea turpethum

Sauvarcala lava (Black Salt)

Sal nigri

equal parts

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Warms the Stomach, clears Phlegm and Damp

Use:

1. Wind, Colic
2. Gurgling and bloating of the Stomach and Intestines
3. Indigestion, loss of appetite
4. Piles
5. Abdominal diseases, abdominal pain (from Phlegm and Damp)
6. Constipation (in Phlegm types)
7. Rheumatism

Dose:

3–5 grams daily in divided doses (API), taken with warm water
Others state 1–4 grams, 3 times daily.

Cautions:

Not used in Heat-type Gastritis

Modifications:

Some sources list a variation in which Cyperus rotundus replaces Ginger. Cyperus would certainly be a fitting addition for the intended uses.

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS:
–A Comparative Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Panchasama Churna and Erand Paka in the Management of Amavata w.s.r. to Rheumatoid Arthritis

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