Thrikaduku Churnam is a classical siddha medicine in powder form. The text reference of this medicine is Siddha formulary of India Part 1 and Agasthyar Paripooranam 400. There are three ingradients in this powder that are
1. Dry Ginger (Zingiber Officinale)(Chukku, Sunthi)
2. Long Pepper (Piper longum)(Thippili, Magadhi)
3. Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum) (Milaku
Maricha)
Dosage of this medicine is 1-2 gm with honey twice daily.
The usage of this medicine is vast. It is digestive, carminative, expetorant, Febrifuge and antiperiodic. It can be used in Decreased Appetite, Abdominal
Discomfort, indigestion, flatulence , Dyspepsia, Vomiting and intermittent fevers. For cough and bronchitis it can be taken with sugar or honey. In drowsiness small quantity of the powder is mixed with clean water and dropped in nostrils. It can be used as an adjuvent for several siddha preparations like chandamarutha chendooram, arumugha chenduram etc. For scrotal swelling this medicine can be used with another siddha medicines like Kalarchi choornam and Abraga Chendooram. The researches on this medicine shows its promising anthelminthic activity too.
- Chukku (Dry Ginger) - wiki
- Thippili (Long Pepper)
- Milaku (Pepper)
- Research Papers
- Santhigiri Ayurveda and Siddha Vaidyasala
- IMPCOPS
- SKM siddha and Ayurveda
- Oushadhi