Chenduram is cataory of siddha medicine with reddish colour and powdery form. In siddha system the chenduram variety of medicines need not necessarily contain sulpher or mercury and there are instances where no heating is required at all in the process. Depending upon the preparation method of chenduram it is classified into several types such as ‘erippu chenduram’ , ‘varuppu chenduram’, araippu chenduram’, kuppi erippu chenduram’, ‘leghupuda chenduram’ etc.
Arumugha chenduram comes under the type of ‘Erippu
chenduram’. The making process include burning of mixture of herbo-mineral
combination in a crucible for 24 hours to obtain suitable physical form and
colour. The colour of this medicine is an important check measure during the
process. It should be dark purple in colour in the final stage of the process.
The whole process is explained in the siddha text book, siddha Vaidya thirattu.
Ingredients
1.
Purified Mercury
2.
Purified Sulfur
3.
Purified Lodestone
4.
Purified Iron Fillings
5.
Purified Rock salt
6.
Desiccated Borax
7.
Aloe Juice
Indications :
Rheumatic complaints, Piles, uterine disorders, gastric
ulcer, orchitis, myalgia, fissure foot, syphilis, hernia, tuberculosis, bubo,
sprue, Anaemic conditions, scrofula, colic and head ache.
The Dosage of this medicine is 100 to 200 mg twice a day with honey or Thrikadu churnam.
Other Links
1. Purified Sulphur (Gandhagam) wiki
2. Purified mercury wiki
3. Purified Lode stone (Kaantham) wiki
4. Purified Iron Filling (Aya podi) wiki
6. IMPCOPS
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