Choornam

CHOORNAM:

In Ayruveda, we are using variety of drugs in their different prepared forms. According to the mode of preparation, the benefit from the medicine also varies. The drugs we use are herbal, and using different parts of the plant according to their medicinal value. The drugs are powdered and we use different methods to prepare medicine, so that maximum medicinal content can be absorbed.

Choornas are prepared by drying the oushadha dravyas and grinding them to powder form. Choornas are in different forms ie. Sookshma Choornam(Fine Powder), Kashaya Choornam(Coarse Powder used to prepare decoction) etc.. The main feature of this Choornas are that not even a single part of the oushadha sasya(Medicinal Plant) is discarded for preparing the Choornas. Choorna can be taken internally (for example Thaleesapatrdi Choornam, Hinguvachadi Choornam etc..) and can be applied externally(for example Jatamayadi Choornam, Nagaradi Choornam etc..). Choornas are used, either internally or externally, with certain herbal preparations (likeLemon extract, Kwathas, Dhanyamla etc..) according to the condition of the patient and disease.