Research Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics

Srinibash Sahoo ¹, B. C. S. Rao ², A. K. Das ³, Kamadev Das ⁴

Affiliations
1 ACAMHNS (CCRAS),NIMHANS, Bangalore, IN
2 ACAMHNS (CCRAS), NIMHANS, Bangalore, IN
3 Dept. of R.S & V.K, G.A.M, Puri, Odisha, IN
4 G.A.M, Puri, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Recently, the interest in the use of herbal products has grown dramatically in the western world as well as in developed countries. The vast majorities of currently available psychoactive drugs as herbal remedies today seem to be a reflection of such a situation. In the folklore of Indian medicine, several medicines (herbs, ghees, minerals and metals) have been used traditionally as brain or nerve tonics. One of the most popular of this medicine is Brahmi Ghrita a well-known memory booster. This comprehensive review summarizes our current knowledge of the major bioactivities and clinical efficacy of Brahmi Ghrita, one of the currently popular central nervous system (CNS) activating medicine.

The Brahmi Ghrita which is a known drug for its mode of action through pacifying both Sharirika and Manasika doshas which are mainly involved in pathogenesis of Kaphaja Unmada. Similarly, the combinations of herbal drugs in Brahmi Ghrita are basically mentioned as Medhya Rasayanas in Ayurvedic classics. Hence due of their Medhya Rasayana property these drugs enriching the nutritional value of the Medha and thereby helping to cure the patients suffering with Kaphaja Unmada (Depressive Illness)

The currently prepared Brahmi Ghrita is established as safe to use in current clinical study on Kaphaja Unmada (Depressive Illness) as per the analytical studies done above.

Keywords

Brahmi Ghrita, Analytical Study, Medhya Rasayana, Kaphajaunmada.

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Srinibash Sahoo ¹, A. K. Das ², Kamadev Das ³

Affiliations
1 ACAMHNS (CCRAS), NIMHANS, Bangalore, IN
2 Dept. of R.S & V.K, G.A.M, Puri, Odisha, IN
3 G.A.M, Puri, Odisha, IN

Abstract

Ayu is the state of union of four components namely the body, sensory and motor faculties, mind and soul. So perception of jnana or knowledge is considered as the lakshana of mind. For cognition mind should be sequentially connected with the receptors of information. Ayurveda has given equal importance to mind or mental faculties along with the physical faculties in the aspects of etiology, premonitory symptoms and also in the case of treatment. Most of the Ayurvedic Psychiatry is dealt in one of the eight branches of Ayurveda called "Bhutavidya". It is described as the branch which lays down incantation and mode of exorcising, evil spirits and making offerings to God, Demon, Gandharva, Yaksha, Rakshasa, etc for cure of disease originating from their malignant influence. Apart from the Ayurvedic classics we can get rich descriptions regarding different psychological techniques from Indian Scriptures and Upanishads. Eg: Mahabharatha, Yogavasista, Upanishadas and in Panchatatntra. Central council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has started separate unit for Ayurvedic psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bangalore in 1971 for research in psychiatry and neurological disorders. Separate paper on Manasikaroga or Indian psychiatry is introduced into the curriculum of BAMS course and CCIM started Post - Graduate course in Manasa Roga in in different institutions of India. Many private manufactures began to prepare single herb medicines and different formulations which are described in classical Ayurvedic texts for growing mental disorders. Many of the scholars in Ayurveda tried to interpret the terms used in Ayurvedic Psychiatry with the light of modern medicine in their books.

Keywords

Ayurveda, Psychiatry.

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