Habb e Asgand حب أسغند
Pills of Withania

Tradition:

Unani

Source / Author:

Bayaz e Kabeer (compilation text of the early 20th century)
Unani Pharmacopoeia of India

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Nankhuah (Bishop’s Weed seed)

Trachyspermum ammi

20 grams

Asgand (Withania)

Wiithania somnifera

40 grams

Bidhara (Argyreia root)

Argyreia speciosa

40 grams

Peeplamool (Long Pepper root)

Piper longum

20 grams

Peepal Kalan (Long Pepper)

Piper longum

20 grams

Zanjabil (Ginger)

Zingiber officinalis

40 grams

Sataver (Asparagus root)

Asparagus racemosus

40 grams

Musali Kiyah (Curculigo orchioides)

Curculigo orchioides

20 grams

Preparation:

Powder and with 50 grams of Jaggery, form pills. of 650mg each.

Function:

Warms and Strengthens Yang, Clears Wind-Damp, Benefits Joints, Relieves Inflammation

Use:

1. Arthritis, Joint Pain
2. Lumbago
3. Hip Pain
4. Sciatica
5. Rheumatoid Arthritis
6. Osteoarthritis
7. Neuralgia
8. Chronic Headaches form nerve weakness
9. Numbness or tingling in the extremities
10. Tonic in general debility and fatigue

Dose:

2 pills (1300mg) at bedtime or twice daily, taken with warm water, warm milk, or with distilled water or infusion of Fennel seed

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Not suitable for acute ]inflammatory conditions with excess heat

Modifications:


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