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Shigru, Shobhanjana, Krishnagandha, Mochaka, Tikshnagandha, Madhushigru,  
Shigru, Shobhanjana, Krishnagandha, Mochaka, Tikshnagandha, Madhushigru,  


==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu<ref></ref>==
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.324.</ref>==
Shobhanjana, Shigru, Tikshnagandhaka, Akshiva, Maricha
Shobhanjana, Shigru, Tikshnagandhaka, Akshiva, Maricha


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| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/3 || Shirovirechana (Errhine therapy)
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/3 || Shirovirechana (Errhine therapy)
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| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/23 || Krimighniyavagu
| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/23 || Krimighniyavagu(gruel for worm infestation)
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| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 3/4 || Churnapradeha
| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 3/4 || Churnapradeha(external application)
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| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(22) || Svedopagmahakashay
| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(22) || Svedopagmahakashaya(helping dia-phoresis/sudation)
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| 6 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(27) || Shirovirechanopagmahakashay
| 6 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(27) || Shirovirechanopagmahakashaya ( helping nasal errhine therapy)
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|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/31
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/31
|Dravya for  Nadi Sweda
|Dravya for  Nadi Sweda(fomentation)
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|9
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/32
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 14/32
|Dravya for  Nadi Sweda
|Dravya for  Nadi Sweda(fomentation)
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|10
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 23/19
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 23/19
|Santarpanajanya  vikar chikitsa
|Santarpanajanya  vikar chikitsa(management of diease due to over nutrition)
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|11
|11
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|12
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/84
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 26/84
|Viruddha ahar
|Viruddha ahara(unwholesome diet)
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|13
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Nidana Sthana]] 2/4
|Cha.Sa.[[Nidana Sthana]] 2/4
|Nidana
|Nidana of raktapitta(cause for bleeding disorder)
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|14
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 6/17
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 6/17
|Abhyantar Krimi  Chikitsa
|Abhyantar Krimi  Chikitsa(treatment of worms)
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|-
|15
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 6/17
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 6/17
|Abhyantar Krimi  Chikitsa
|Abhyantar Krimi  Chikitsa(treatment of worms)
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|-
|16
|16
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
|Vaman dravyani
|Vaman dravyani()
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|-
|17
|17
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/142
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/142
|Katuskandha
|Katuskandha(group of pungent drugs)
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|-
|18
|18
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/142
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/142
|Katuskandha
|Katuskandha(group of pungent drugs)
|-
|-
|19
|19
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/106
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/106
|Ingredient in Sweta-karavirapallavadhya  Tail
|Ingredient in Sweta-karavirapallavadhya  Taila
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|-
|20
|20
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/109
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/109
|Ingredient in Tiktekshvadi  Taila for Abhyang in Vata-Kaphaj  Kushth
|Ingredient in Tiktekshvadi  Taila for Abhyang in Vata-Kaphaj  Kushth(skin disease)
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|-
|21
|21
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/113
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/113
|Ingredient in Kanakakshiri  Tail
|Ingredient in Kanakakshiri  Taila
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|22
|22
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/124
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/124
|Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Vata-Kaphaj Kushth
|Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Vata-Kaphaj Kushth(skin disease)
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|23
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|24
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/129
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/129
|Ingredient in Atisar nashak  Khad-yush
|Ingredient in Atisara nashak  Khad-yush
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|25
|25
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/33
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 10/33
|Ingredient in oil preparation Bahyaprayogartha
|Ingredient in oil preparation Bahyaprayogartha(external application)
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|26
|26
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/67
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/67
|As a Snan dravya for Bahyaprayogarth
|As a Snan dravya for Bahyaprayogarth(external application)
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|27
|27
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/70
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/70
|Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kaphaja Shvayathu
|Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kaphaja Shvayathu(oedema)
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|-
|28
|28
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/72
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 12/72
|As an Unmardan dravya  in Kaphaj Shvayathu
|As an Unmardan dravya  in Kaphaj Shvayathu(oedema)
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|29
|29
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/45
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 14/45
|Used in  swedana kriya
|Used in  swedana kriya(fomentation)
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|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/186
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/186
|Used in Kaphaja Siroroga  for Avapeeda nasya.
|Used in Kaphaja Siroroga(disease of head) for Avapeeda nasya.
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Revision as of 13:40, 22 February 2025

Moringa oleifera LAM.

Shigru
Section/Chapter Herb database/Shigru
Botanical name(s) Moringa oleifera LAM.
Family Moringaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2024
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Horse radish tree, Drumstick plant

Therapeutic Uses1[1]

Swelling (sopha), Gulma, Worms (krimiroga), Medoroga, Diseases of spleen (pliharoga), Abscess (vidradhi), Goitre (galaganda).

Other Varieties/ Other botanical names

  • Guilandina moringa L.
  • Hyperanthera moringa (L.) Vahl
  • Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. nom. illeg.

Bhavaprakasha Nighantu2[2]

  1. Shweta Shigru
  2. Shyama Shigru
  3. Rakta Shigru

Raja Nighantu3[3]

  1. Shigru
  2. Nila Shigru
  3. Shweta Shigru
  4. Rakta Shigru


Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Shigru, Shobhanjana, Krishnagandha, Mochaka, Tikshnagandha, Madhushigru,

Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu[4]

Shobhanjana, Shigru, Tikshnagandhaka, Akshiva, Maricha

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (tikshna)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify kapha and vata

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/116 Shodhana (Twak) vriksha (Parisarpa, Sotha, Arsha, Dadru, Vidradhi, Galaganda, Kustha, Alaji)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/3 Shirovirechana (Errhine therapy)
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/23 Krimighniyavagu(gruel for worm infestation)
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 3/4 Churnapradeha(external application)
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(22) Svedopagmahakashaya(helping dia-phoresis/sudation)
6 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(27) Shirovirechanopagmahakashaya ( helping nasal errhine therapy)
7 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 13/10 Sthavara Sneha Yoni (Vegetable origin of lipids)
8 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 14/31 Dravya for Nadi Sweda(fomentation)
9 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 14/32 Dravya for Nadi Sweda(fomentation)
10 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 23/19 Santarpanajanya vikar chikitsa(management of diease due to over nutrition)
11 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/170 Harita Varga
12 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 26/84 Viruddha ahara(unwholesome diet)
13 Cha.Sa.Nidana Sthana 2/4 Nidana of raktapitta(cause for bleeding disorder)
14 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 6/17 Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa(treatment of worms)
15 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 6/17 Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa(treatment of worms)
16 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/135 Vaman dravyani()
17 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/142 Katuskandha(group of pungent drugs)
18 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/142 Katuskandha(group of pungent drugs)
19 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/106 Ingredient in Sweta-karavirapallavadhya Taila
20 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/109 Ingredient in Tiktekshvadi Taila for Abhyang in Vata-Kaphaj Kushth(skin disease)
21 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/113 Ingredient in Kanakakshiri Taila
22 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 7/124 Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Vata-Kaphaj Kushth(skin disease)
23 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/79 Ingredient in Shira-Pashva –Ansha Shula nashak lepa
24 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/129 Ingredient in Atisara nashak Khad-yush
25 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 10/33 Ingredient in oil preparation Bahyaprayogartha(external application)
26 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/67 As a Snan dravya for Bahyaprayogarth(external application)
27 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/70 Bahyaprayogarth Lepa in Kaphaja Shvayathu(oedema)
28 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 12/72 As an Unmardan dravya in Kaphaj Shvayathu(oedema)
29 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/45 Used in swedana kriya(fomentation)
30 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 17/98 Used in yusha preparation for hikka svasa
31 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 23/183 Used in netragata visha, as a anjana prayoga.
32 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/66 Used in Ashmari.
33 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/67 Used in Ashmari.
34 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/186 Used in Kaphaja Siroroga(disease of head) for Avapeeda nasya.
35 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/226 As an ingredient of Kshara taila.
36 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/237 Used for aaschotana in Vataja netraroga.
37 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/240 As an ingredient of Bruhatyadi varti.
38 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/245 As an ingredient of Amrutadi varti.
39 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/52 As an ingredient of  Tarkaryadi Parisechana
40 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/54 As an ingredient of Vatsakadi Pralepa
41 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/56 As an ingredient of Shyonakdi Parisheka and Pralepa
42 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/130 As an ingredient of Triphaladi maha sneha.
43 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/168 As an ingredient of Mulakadhya taila.
44 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/176 As an ingredient of Mulaka taila.

Dose[5]

  • Swarasa – 10 – 20 ml

Important formulations[6]

  • Ratnagiri Rasa
  • Vishatinduka Taila
  • Ekangavira Rasa


Current availability

Available

  • In India –

Tamil nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Odisha, West bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

  • Out of India –

Sri lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Phillipines, Africa (Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia), South america (Brazil, Peru, Venezuela), Southern parts of united states, Saudi arabia

Current researches

 This article is under development ..
  1. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:69.
  2. Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.324.
  3. Dr. Indradev Tripathi, Raj Nighantu of Pandit Narahari, ed.2006, Chaukhambha Krishnadas academy, Varanasi; Mulakadi Varga, Verse no. 26-33, p.193-194.
  4. Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Guduchyadi Varga, p.324.
  5. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:69.
  6. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume II:69.