Sarpagandha.

[Guest guest]

As per ancient ayurvedic texts, and as told to me by a local ayurved,

sarpagandha was originally used to treat headache, anxiety and

snakebites. It was later that it is used to treat BP. In case of

snakebite, a tourniquet was applied, the bite wound expanded by slicing

with a sharp rajor, joining the two fang marks, and the infected blood

was then sucked out by the physician. Then a preparation of sarpagandha

was applied.

 

Anxiety and headache are very commonplace today and very few report to

the doctor in the initial stages. However in earlier days when the

patients were not so accustomed to anxiety spells, they must have

contacted the vaidya early.

 

Regards,

Jagannath.