Pushyanuga Churna
Pusya Powder
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Tradition:


Ayurveda

Source / Author:


Charaka Samhita

Herb Name

Patha (Cissampelos)
Daruharidra (Barberry)
Jambul Beej (Java Plum kernel)
Amra Beej (Mango kernel)
Pashanbhed (Bergenia)
Lajjalu (Sensitive plant)
Draksa (Raisin)
Nilotpal (Blue Water Lily)
Yasthimadhu (Licorice)
Mocharas (Silk Cotton tree)
Dhatki (Woodfordia)
Sariva (Hemidesmus)
Arjuna
Lodhra (Symplocos)
Suvarna gairika (Red Earth)
Katphal (Myrica)
Shunthi (Ginger)
Chandan (Sandalwood)
Mustaka (Cyperus)
Bilvamool (Aegle)
Maricha (Black Pepper)
Kutaj (Holarrhena root)
Indrayava (Holarrhena seed)
Ativisha (Aconitum heterophyllum)

Latin


Cissampelos pareira
Berberis aristata
Eugenia jambolana
Mangifera indica
Bergenia ciliata
Mimosa pudica
Vitis vinifera
Nymphoea stellata
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Salmalia malabarica
Woodfordia floribunda
Hemidismus indica
Terminalia arjuna
Symplocos racemosa
Kaolin Rubra
Myrica nagi
Zingiber officinale
Santalum officinalis
Cyperus rotundus
Aegle marmelos
Piper nigrum
Holarrhena antidysenterica
Holarrhena antidysenterica
Aconitum heterophyllum

Amount

























equal parts

Preparation:


Powder

Function:


Clears Heat, Regulates Menstruation, Stops Leakage and Bleeding

Use:


Mostly used for Bleeding disorders of women.
1. Excessive Menstrual Bleeding
2. Dysmenorrhea and Uterine Pain
3. Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
4. Uterine Fiboids and Tumors
5. Ovarian Cysts
6. Endometiosis
7. Leukorrhea
8. Candida
9. Restless Fetus during Pregnancy
10. Bleeding during Pregnancy
11. Postpartum tonic
12. Regarded as a strenthening tonic for women
13. Hematuria
14. Hemorrhoids

Dose:


2–3 grams once or twice daily after meals with Rice rinse water.
It is taken during the period for heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding.

Cautions:


Avoid in pregnancy

Modifications:


1. Uterine Fibroids and Endometriosis, take with Kanchanara Guggulu
2. Uterine Tumors with excess Heat, take with Kaisor Guggulu
3. Female Infertility, add Shatavari and Withania

The name of this formula comes from the fact that the herbs were traditionally ordered to be harvested during the Pusya constellation in December and January.

This is an elegant formula combining Hemostatics, Blood moving medicines, Cooling herbs, antispasmodics and tonics.
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