COMPILATION WORK ON BALA

Submitted by: BASAVARAJ C HIREMATHReg. no : 09A1308

Guided by :Dr. Ravindra S . Hungund. Dr. C.B. Inamdar.

S J G AYURVEDIC MEDICAL COLLEGE

:CERTIFICATE:Department of Dravya Guna, 2011-2012,

This is to certify that BASAVARAJ C HIREMATH has satisfactorily completed the compilation on the drug “BALA" in Dravya Guna Vignan predicted by the S.J.G.A.M College affiliated to R.G.U.H.S Bangalore for 2nd professional B.A.M.S Course 2011-2012.

YEAR OF EXAINATION : 2012EXAMINATION SEAT No : 09A1308EXAMINATION CENTRE : S J G A M C. KOPPAL

Signature of lecture Signature of HOD

EXAMINERS 1 : PRINCIPAL 2 :

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I take this opportunity as a deep sense of gratitude to those people and institution that helped me during this work.. I express deep sense of gratitude to Dr.B S Savadi respected principal S G V V Trust’s,Ayurvedic Medical College Koppal. I am presenting this compilation with a deep sincere feeling of gratitude to Head of Dept. Dravya Guna Dr.Ravi Hunagund and Dr. C.B.Inamdar, Lecturer, Dept. Of Dravya Guna for their encouragement, support and guidance, without which I could not have completed my compilation and whose valuable guidance, precious suggestions, timely discussions and constant supervision, helped me a lot. I am also thankful to teaching & non-teaching staff, who helped me directly or indirectly in this work. I offer obligation to my friends for their support during this work. I am very thankful to my parents and family members for their valuable support Place: KOPPAL BASVARAJC HIREMATH

. II Phase B. A. M. S

•The drug ‘BALA’ is a herb belongs to malvaceae family i.e. karpas kula the latin name of this is Sida cordifolia. It is found in Karnataka ,Punjab, North and West ,all over India , East Pakistan.The reference in Veda i.e. Atharvaveda and Samaveda and also reference in samhitas and Nighantus..

Introduction to drug

•In Amarkosha the reference is found in vanoushadhi varga

•Caraka described BALA under MADHURA SKANDHA

•Susruta also quoted BALA under MADHURA DRAVYAS

•LATIN NAME:- Sida cordifolia•(sida –old name for water lily & cordifolia-heart shape)

•FAMILY NAME:-Malvaceae

•KULA:- Karpas kula

•BALA

S.N.

Name of Book Gana/varga

1 Charak Samhita Balya,Bramhaniya,Madhurskanda,Prajasthapana

2 Sushruta Samhita Vata Samshamana

3 Astanga Hridaya Aushadha Varga

4 Bhava Prakasha Nighantu

Guduchyadi Varga

CLASSIFICATION OF BALA ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT CLASSICAL TEXTS

VERNACULAR NAMES 

Though the drug will be known by the scientific name now a days, still the knowledge of local names in regional languages is very essential to achieve the drug from any region.

  Bengal - Barila , Svetaberela English - Country mallow Gujarat - Bal, Bala Hindi - Bariyar , Khiriti Kannada - Bekkin tele gida Malyalam - Vellurum Marathi - Chikana

   {Indian Medicinal Plants}

• Bala• Bhadra• Bhadrabala• Bhadraudani• Pitapuspi• Kharayastika• Sheetpaki• Vatya• Vatyalaka• Vatyalika• Vatyayani• Vijjala• Viryavati• Visadushan

SYNONYMS OF BALA

HABITATNatural distribution is observed by cultivation and naturalization. Along with other species are common through out the tropical and subtropical plains all over India .wild along the road side.

{Indian Materia Medica.}

CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FAMILY MALVACEAE

• Habit - There are herbs, shrubs or trees.• Leaves- The leaves are simple, alternate and

palmetely veins.There are 2 free stipules. These are lateral.

• Flowers- These are regular, polypetalous, bisexual, hypogynous and copiously mucilaginous. They have a whorl of bracteoles known as epicalyx.

• Calyx- There are 5 sepals they are united and valavate.

• Corolla- There are 5 free petals, attached to the base of

the staminal tube.

• Fruit- The fruit with pair of awns on each carpel• Seed- The seed is endospermic.

{BOTANYA.C.Datta.}

BOTINICAL DESCRIPTION

• Habit-It may be herb or shrub, 2-5 feet height, branched, softly hairy and with much stellate hair nearly all over and subpersistent.

• Leaves-Cordate, ovate oblong, are entire smooth margined 1-3 inch length, 1-2 inch breadth with stellate hairs.

• Flowers-Yellow or white in colour, having 5 sepals and 5 petals, tightly twisted in bud.

• Fruits :-Fruits like mudga in shape 6-8 mm in diameter• Seed-Black coloured small in size.• Root-These are very strong in nature.

{ Ref. Indian Medical Plants}

S.N. Name of book

types Latin name

1 Charak samhita

Baladvaya-Bala-Atibala

Sida cordifoliaAbutilon indicum

2Sushruta samhita

Balatraya-Bala

-Atibala-Nagabala

Sida cordifoliaAbutilon indicum

Sida vernaceafolia

3B.P.K.

Nighantu

Balachatustaya- Bala- Atibala- Nagabala- Mahabala

Sida cordifoliaAbutilon indicumSida vernaceafoliaSida rhombofolia

VARITIES

•In utter Pradesh bala has a sida rhombifolia•In some parts of India, bala is used as Atibala. { Vanoushadh Nidarshika }

CONTROVERSY

Whole plant contains alkaloids to the extent of 0.085%Seed contains much larger quantities i.e. 0.32% of alkaloid also, Contains fatty oil phytosterol, mucins, potassium nitrate,ephedrine, resin acids etc.

Chemical Constitients

{ Indian Materia Medica }

GUNA:Laghu,Snigda,Picchilla

RASA:Madhur

VIPAKA:Madhur

VIRYA:Sita

Karma:Vatapitta hara,Balya,Brmhna,vrsya

INDICATION:Raktapitta,vata vyadhi,prameha,kashaya

Properties

•PART USED •ROOTS

•LEAVES

•SEEDS

Patra swarasa 1-2 Tola

Baladhya ghruta -3-6 MashaBeejachurna -1-4 gmPanchanga -1 Tola

Kashaya -50 -100 ml

POSOLOGY

Systemic action : Dosa Karma :Because of snigdha, madhur vata mitigates and also because of sheeta pitta mitigates External Uses :Vedana sthapana, Shothahara, Bala tail is used in external application in stiff neck facial paralysis, noise in the ears with headache. Internal Uses : •Nervous System : Bala acts as balya for naadi and also vatahara property it is also useful in diseases like pakshaghat Aardita, Vatavikar etc. •Digestive system : Acts as graahi it is also useful in grahani roga•Circulatory System : Acts as hridya and rakta pittashamak also used in hrid dourbalya rakta pitta and uraha kshata.•Reproductive system : Acts as shukral, prajashaapana, because of madhur,sheeta snigdha and picchila guna increases oja and acts as rasayana.•Urinary System : Acts as mutral and used in mutrakruchha.

Important Preparation

•Bala taila,(S.U)•Kshira bala taila (B.R)•Bala guducyddi taila, (B.R) •Candana lakshadi taila ,(B.R)

CLASSICAL USES OF BALA

• Diarrhoea : In case of dehydration if digestion is good the patient should be treated with milk cooked with bala and sunthi followed by intake of jaggery mixed with oil in the morning.(BP.Ci 2.111)

• Goitre : Intake of oil cooked with bala and atibala along with devadaru and efficacious in goiter.

• Bleeding piles : Liquid gruel made of parched paddy and processed with bala and prsniparni cheks bleeding immediately. • Rasayana : Balarasayana (s.s. ci 27,10)

{ Classical uses of Medicinal Plants }

• Filaria : One who takes two types of bala ( bala and atibala ) with milk in morning.