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Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga

Volume  14, Issue 4, October – December 2021, Pages 117-122
 

Review Article

Seetharama Vati: A polyherbomineral formulation of Sri Lankan Indigenous Medicine: Review

MNF Naleefa1, SMS Samarakoon2, Herapathdeniya SKMK

1Undergraduate, 2, 3Senior Lecturer, Institute of Indigenous Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijamy.0974.6986.14421.2

Abstract

According to the WHO estimations, 80% of the global population utilize traditional medicine presently and 70%
of Sri Lankan citizens are depending on their own Indigenous medicine which is also known as Deshiya Chikitsa.
Sri Lankan indigenous medicine is mainly rooted from herbominaral modules, which can be used as single dosages
or as compound formulae. Seetharama Vati, a polyherbomineral drug is mentioned in the traditional publication
'Vatika Prakaranaya' as the 57th restorative out of 319 Guli and 24 Kalkas. The study was designed for compilling
the knwoledge based on Seetharama Vati and its therapeutic uses clinically as well as theoretically along with its 37
ingredients. The review was conducted as a literary study using authentic texts like Vatika Prakaranaya, Ayurveda
pharmacopeia, Bhavaprakasha Nighantu, Rasa Tarangani etc, and official websites like WHO, easyayurveda, also
scientific journal articles from Pubmed, ResearchGate, ScienceDirect etc. According to the quantitative analysis of
Rasa, Guna, Veerya, Vipaka, the medication is committed with 71.7% of Katu Rasa, 74.3% of Laghu Guna, 69.2%
of Ushna Veerya and 74.4% of Katu Vipaka with Kapha Vata Shamaka action. Therefore, the formula Seetharama
Vati can be indicated to the disease conditions which require a Vata Kapha Shamaka action as for the indications
mentioned in Vatika Prakaranaya.
 


Corresponding Author : MNF Naleefa