title: Mootrala Karma of Kusha [Imperata cylindrica Beauv.] and Darbha [Desmostachya bipinnata Stapf.] - A comparative study.
abstract: Kusha (Imperata cylindrica Beauv.) and Darbha (Desmostachya bipinnata Stapf.) are enlisted among Trinapanchamoola, which is a well-known diuretic and are individually enumerated in the Mootravirechaneeya Dashemani. The article deals with the evaluation and comparison of the individual Mootrala (diuretic) action of the two drugs in healthy volunteers. In this study, 29 healthy volunteers were divided into three groups administered with Darbha Moola Churna, Kusha Moola Churna, and placebo in each group for 14 days. The volunteers were subjected to evaluation of diuretic activity by maintaining the daily total input-output charts during the course of the study. The volunteers were advised to consume a minimum 2 l of water daily. Results show that Darbha and Kusha leaded to a percentage increase in urine volume as compared to placebo group, but the result was statistically insignificant.
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Agad Tantra and Vyavahara Ayurveda, Parul Institute of Ayurveda, Limda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Niti T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Tarulata N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: Parameshwar P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Bhupesh R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Rabinarayan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Acharya
keywords: Darbha; Desmostachya bipinnata; Imperata cylindrica; Kusha; Mootrala; diuretic