A REVIEW ON SIDDHA POLYHERBAL FORMULATION NILAVAGAI CHOORANAM- A SPECIAL MEDICINE FOR ANORECTAL DISEASES
AbstractTraditional Siddha Medicine (TSM) is one of the oldest forms of traditional medicine, having its roots in South India’s ancient Tamil Nadu. One of the Internal Medicines available in Classical text Brammamuni Karukkidai Choothiram is Nilavagai Chooranam. It is used to treat Malakkattu (Constipation), Vaaivu (One of the three humours), Soodukollal (Intense heat in pelvic region), Sori & Sirangu (A kind of itch or scabies), Moolavaayu (Accumulation of bowel gas), Malam suththi (Stool/faeces will be purified), Moola noygal (Diseases of Anorectal region). Ingredients of the formulation and their pharmacological action in various research studies are discussed in this review. The details were collected from different Siddha texts, Medicinal botany books and electronic databases such as Pubmed. In conclusion the results of the review revealed that the pharmacological actions such as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, laxative and vasoactive actions were consistent with the medicinal uses of each ingredient of formulation with respect to anorectal ailments.
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S. Venkatesh *, H. Nalini Sofia and H. Vetha Merlin Kumari
Department of Maruthuvam, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
venkatesh.spkv@gmail.com
29 July 2025
24 September 2025
26 October 2025
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.17(2).427-36
01 February 2026
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