ATIVISHA

Ativisha consists of dried, tuberous roots of Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex. Royle (Fam, Ranunculaceae), a perennial herb, native of western Himalayas and found in Garhwal, Kumaon and Kashmir at altitude between 2,500-4,000 m.

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SYNONYMS

• Sanskrit : Aruna, Ghunapriya, Visha.
•  Assamese : Aatich
• Bengali : Ataicha
• English : Atis Root
• Gujrati : Ativishni Kali, Ativikhani Kali
• Hindi : Atis
• Kannada : Ativisha, Athihage
• Kashmiri : Kath
• Malayalam : Atividayam, Ativitayam
• Marathi : Ativisha
• Oriya : Atushi
• Punjabi : Atisa, Atees
• Tamil : Atividayam
• Telugu : Ativasa
• Urdu : Atees

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PROPERTIES AND ACTION

•  Rasa : Katu, Tikta
• Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
• Virya : Ushna
• Vipaka : Katu
• Karma : Deepana, Pachana, Sangrahika, Kaphapittahara.

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 IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Mah¡vishagarbha Taila, Rodhrasava, Shva Gutika, Lakshminarayana  Rasa, Rasnairandadi Kvatha Churna¸ Sudarsana Churna, Panchatikta                                                                            Guggulu Ghrita, Bala Chaturbhadrika Churna

THERAPEUTIC USES - Krimiroga, Jvara, Kasa, Chardi, Amatisara

 DOSE - 0.6-2.0 g of the drug in powder form.

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