Aragvadhadi Gana
Āragvadhādi-gaṇa आरग्वधादि-गण
gana cosmetic-relevant
Anti-Kapha & anti-poison; Anti-Meha, Anti-Kushtha, fever, anti-vomiting, anti-itch. The major anti-skin-disease group.
Sushruta Sutra 38: “Aragvadha, Madana, Gopaghonta, Kutaja, Patha, Kantaki, Patala, Murva, Indrayava, Saptaparna, Nimva, Kuruntaka, Dasi-kuruntaka, the two kinds of Karanja, Patola, Kiratttikua, Guduci, Citraka, Shangshta, and Sushavi. … Destroys deranged Kapha and effects of poison; useful in Meha, Kushtha, fever, vomiting, itching of the body; antiseptic for ulcers.”
The major anti-Kushtha group in Sushruta. The structural basis of every classical anti-acne, anti-eczema, anti-fungal Lepa. Charaka’s own Aragvadhiya chapter (Sutra 3) uses essentially this same set of herbs in 32 named lepas.
Constituent ingredients (11)
| Ingredient | Botanical | Functions |
|---|---|---|
| Aragvadha (Golden Shower) Āragvadha | Cassia fistula | mild purgative, anti-Kushtha, anti-itch |
| Kutaja (Conessi) Kuṭaja | Holarrhena pubescens / H. antidysenterica | anti-amoebic, anti-microbial, skin-disease healer |
| Patha (False Pareira Brava) Pāṭhā | Cissampelos pareira | digestive, anti-Kapha, anti-microbial |
| Patala (Trumpet Flower) Pāṭala | Stereospermum chelonoides | Dashamula component |
| Murva (Bow-String Hemp) Mūrvā | Marsdenia tenacissima | tridoshic, digestive, anti-Kushtha |
| Saptaparna (Dita) Saptaparṇa | Alstonia scholaris | anti-microbial, anti-Kushtha, wound-healing |
| Neem (Nimba) Nimba | Azadirachta indica | anti-microbial supreme, anti-fungal, anti-acne |
| Karanja (Indian Beech) Karañja | Pongamia pinnata (= Millettia pinnata) | anti-fungal, anti-microbial, scalp anti-folliculitis |
| Patola (Pointed Gourd) Paṭola | Trichosanthes dioica | digestive, anti-Kushtha, anti-Pitta |
| Guduci (Tinospora) Guḍūcī | Tinospora cordifolia | rasayana, anti-inflammatory, Amrita (nectar of immortality) |
| Citraka (White-Flowered Leadwort) Citraka | Plumbago zeylanica | digestive stimulant, anti-Kushtha (cautious external) |