Eladi Churna- Composition, Method Of Preparation, Use And Side-Effects

Eladi Churna is a powder preparation consisting of ela, lavanga and other various herbs. This preparation is mainly used for treatment of digestive and respiratory disorders. Eladi Churna is also known as Eladi choornam, Eladi Choorna, Eladi Chooran etc. There are various references regarding this preparation. The composition illustrated here is based on ayurveda formulatory of india.

Composition of Eladi Churna:

1. Ela (Sukmaila )– Elettaria cardamomum (Seed)— 1 part
2. Lavanga—- Syzygium aromaticum (Flower Bud)— 1 part
3. Gajakeshara (Nagakeshara ) —-Mesua ferrea (Stamen)— 1 part
4. Kola majja (Kola )— Zizyphus jujube (Ripe Fruit Pulp)— 1 part
5. Laja — Oryza sativa (Seed)— 1 part
6. Priyangu —Callicarpa macrophylla (Inflorescence)—- 1 part
7. Ghana (Musta ) —Cyperus rotundus (Root)— 1 part
8. Candana ( Sveta candana ) —-Santalum album (Heart Wood)— 1 part
9. Pippali—Piper longum (Fruit)— 1 part

Method of preparation:

First of all, Dry Kola majja in an oven at 500 for 24 h and powder immediately after drying .
Wash, dry and powder all other cleaned ingredients (number 1 to 3 and 5 to 9) individually.
Weigh separately each powdered ingredient, mix together in specified ratio and obtain a homogeneous blend. After this Brown-coloured, smooth powder with characteristic odour of Ela, and a spicy, pungent taste is obtained
Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.

Storage: Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses of eladi churna:

This preparation is used for various disorders of respiratory system like kasa(cough), swasa (asthma).
Eladi churna is the best carminative and antiemetic. This is also used for the treatment of pharyngitis, hoarseness of voice and chardiroga ( vomiting disorder). This is used in vataj, pitaj and kaphaj types of chardi.
This is also used in gastrointestinal disorders like agnimandhya (indigestion), aruchi (loss of appetite).
The paste of this preparation is also used in various skin disorders for skin oilyness, acne, scars.

Dose: 10 g daily in divided dose mostly taken after food.
Anupana: Honey, Sugar.

Side-effects:

Due to presence of spicy and hot herbs like pippali, ela and lavang, ingestion of this preparation may cause gastro-intestinal irritation and cause burning sensation. If such symptom appear the medicine should be stopped.

(Reference:AFI)