European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ANTIDIARRHEAL PROPERTIES OF POLYHERBAL FORMULATION MUSTAKARANJADI KWATHA CHURNA- A REVIEW

Dr. Trupti Acharya, Dr. Vikas Kumar Sharma, *Dr. Dinesh Gupta

ABSTRACT

In developing countries, diarrhea becomes a major health problem leading to morbidity and mortality. Ayurveda described diarrhea as Atisaar which means ati (excess) & saranam (flow); condition where watery stools passed in excess with high speed. The general symptoms involve; dryness of mouth, discoloration of body, uneasiness, disturbed functioning of Vayu and dehydration. Microorganism has developed resistance to many antibiotics and this have created immense clinical problem in the treatment of infectious disease. After screening lot of treatment modalities mentioned in the text for the diarrhea the mustakaranjadi kwatha churna is taken for review to establish its antidiarrheal properties as a polyherbal combination. The easy availability, low cost and negligible side effects, natural products are popular in the nowadays in the world.

Keywords: musta, karanja, antidiarrheal, polyherbal, atisaar.