A Comprehensive Guide to Ayurvedic Specialties
Kutaja Ghana Vati,
Authentic Text: Siddhayoga Sangraham
कुटज (Kuṭaja) - Holarrhena antidysenterica (Syn. Holarrhena pubescens)
अतिविषा (Ativiṣā) - Aconitum heterophyllum
Primary & Classical Diagnoses (Sanskrit)
अतिसार (Atisāra): A condition characterized by frequent flow of loose stools; diarrhea and dysentery.
ग्रहणी (Grahani): A disorder of the small intestine primarily involving impaired digestive fire (Agni mandya), leading to improper assimilation and malabsorption syndrome, often presenting with alternating diarrhea and constipation.
ज्वरातिसार (Jwarātisāra): Diarrhea accompanied by fever.
Scope of Application (Modern & Integrated Clinical Correlation)
Gastrointestinal System:
Acute and Chronic Diarrhea
Dysentery (Bacillary and Amoebic)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), especially diarrhea-predominant (IBS-D)
Ulcerative Colitis (as an adjunct therapy for managing symptoms)
Intestinal Helminthesis (worm infestations)
Hemorrhoidal Conditions:
Bleeding Piles (Hemorrhoids), specifically for the rakta stambhana (hemostatic) action.
Dosha Karma (Action on Humors): Tridoṣa Śamana (pacifies all three Doshas), with a primary emphasis on Kapha-Pitta Śamana (pacifying Kapha and Pitta Doshas).
Dhātu Karma (Action on Tissues): Rakta Stambhana (arrests bleeding or hemorrhagic conditions; acts on the blood tissue).
Agni Karma (Action on Digestive Fire): Dīpana (kindles the digestive fire) and Pācana (digests toxins or unmetabolized waste).
Mala Karma (Action on Waste Products): Grāhi (absorbs excess fluids from the intestines, has a binding effect).
Roga Karma (Disease-Specific Action):
Atisāra Hara: Alleviates diarrhea.
Jwaraghna: Reduces fever.
Viṣa Hara: Detoxifying, antidote to certain toxins.
Kṛmighna: Anthelmintic (destroys intestinal worms).
Lakṣaṇika Karma (Symptomatic Action): Exhibits astringent and amoebicide (anti-amoebic) effects.
Attribute (Guṇa) Property
Rasa (Primary Taste) Kaṣāya (Astringent), Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent)
Guṇa (Qualities) Laghu (Light), Rūkṣa (Dry)
Vīrya (Potency) Śīta (Cooling)
Vipāka (Post-Digestive Effect) Not explicitly stated in source; inferred as Katu (Pungent) based on primary Rasa.
Modern Correlate Actions: The formulation demonstrates pharmacological actions including antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, amoebicidal, anthelmintic, antipyretic (fever-reducing), anti-inflammatory, and hemostatic (blood-staunching) properties.
Dabur India Ltd (under the Siddhayoga Sangraham range)
Other GMP-certified Ayurvedic pharmaceutical companies also manufacture this classical formulation.