Ativisha

Botanical Name

Aconitum Heterophyllum

Family

Ranunculaceae

Sanskrit

Bhangura, Ativisa, Kasmira, Pankura, Pravisha, Shringi, Shringika,,
Visha, Vallabha, And Shvetavacha.

English

Indian Atees.

Hindi

Atis, Mohra, Patis, Beesh

Kannada

Athivisha, Bhangura

Malayalam

Ativitayam

Telugu

Atirasa, Ativasa

Tamil

Ativadayam, Atividyam

Marathi

Ativisha, Athivish

Distribution

Cultivated widely in india in high altitudes like in himalayas, himachal pradesh, uttar pradesh, nepal.

Parts Used

Root Is Used As Medicine.
Used In The Form Of Churna

Dose

Used In The Form Of Churna About 1 To 3 Grams.

Chemical Constituents

Atisine, atidine, histisine, hetidine, heterophylline, heterophyllidine, heterastine, isoatisine, dihydroatisine, hetisinone, benzoyl heteratisine, mesaconitine, aconitine, veratrine, acetyleheteratisine.

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Light And Dry

Taste (Rasa)

Bitter And Astringent

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Ushna

Impact (Prabhava)

Deepana

Pharmacological Action

  • Antidepressant property of ativisha helps to relieve depression when consumed in proper dosage.
  • Antidiarrhoeal property of ativisha helps to relieve diarrhea.
  • Ativisha contains antidiabetic nature where it is used in many medications which are helpful to control diabetes.
  • Antipyretic and analgesic properties of ativisha helps to relieve inflammation.

Therapeutic Uses

  • Ativisha is used in various formulations in specific quantity to combat upper respiratory tract infection and lower tract infections like cold and cough.
  • It acts as tridosha-hara.
  • Helps in relieving sexual disorders like erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.

Some Of The Common Formulations

Some important formulations of ativisha are:

  • Amritarishta
  • Chandraprabha Vati
  • Lakshminarayana Rasa
  • Pushyanug Churna
  • Sudarshan Churna
  • Kutajavaleha
  • Lodhrasava
  • Mahatiktaka Ghrita
  • Gangadhar Churna
  • Grahani Kapat Rasa.