Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: May | Volume: 11 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 128-132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210518
Review on Siddha Drug: Panchalavana Parpam
Rekha V1, Essakky Pandian G2
1PG Scholar, Department of Gunapadam, 2Reader, Department of Gunapadam,
Government Siddha Medical College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Corresponding Author: Rekha V
ABSTRACT
In Siddha system, medicine includes the herbal products, inorganic substances and animal products that lead to different formulations ranging from low shelf life drug to high shelf life drug. Parpam is the powdered substance generally obtained by calcification of purified metals, minerals and animal products by specific process. The current review aims to explore about Siddha formulation “Panchalavana Parpam” for the management of Kiraani and associated symptom. The details about the Siddha formulation “Panchalavana Parpam” was acquired from Siddha text Boghar 700: Pg. No: 49 and the details of each ingredients of above drug were collected from various Siddha texts. According to the results, all five ingredient of this preparation having the potency of relieving Soolai, Kiraani, gunmam, like gastero intestinal tract diseases. This preliminary literature review related research provides useful documentary evidences for medicinal ingredients those are commonly using to prepare the medicine for health management.
Key words: Panchalavana Parpam, gunmam, Kiraani Siddha system.