CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON EFFECT OF ELA IN VISHAJANYA ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION W.S.R. TO URTICARIA

Abstract

According to Ayurveda Visha means the substance which causes Vishada (sorrow, depression). Drugs which act against toxic substances are called as Vishaghna (Antitoxic). Acharya Charaka had described ten drugs having anti-toxic property in Vishaghna Mahakashaya. It includes Haridra (Curcuma longa), Manjishtha (Rubia Cardifolia), Suvaha (Pluchea Lanceolata), Sukshma Ela (Elettaria Cardamomum), Palindee (Operculina Turpethum), Chandan (Santalum Album), Kataka (Strychnos Potatorum), Shireesh (Albizzia lebbeck), Sinduvara (Vitex Nigundo), and Shlemantaka (Cordia Dichotoma). Sukshma Ela is one of them. The main objective of this article is to discuss the pharmacological properties and therapeutic uses of Sukshma Ela on allergic skin reactions i.e. Urticaria. This article highlights on those pharmacological properties of Ela which can be used in various allergic skin reactions i.e. Urticaria.