Vinotha Sanmugarajah

University of Jaffna · Unit of Siddha Medicine

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels (Myrtaceae) is an evergreen tree, grown widely in Sri Lanka. It is regularly recognized as jambolan, black plum, and jamun. It is an extensively used therapeutic herbal in the treatment of innumerable illnesses, particularly in Diabetes mellitus in traditional medicine. The goal of the research was to compare the phytoch...

Worldwide, a usage of herbal medicine is gradually increasing for the safety and maintains the health due to its lower side effects. Numerous medicinal plants are using by the healers and traditional physicians to control the disease conditions. Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers (Menispermaceae Family) is distinguished as Heart-Leaved Moonseed he...

Diabetes mellitus is becoming a metabolic disease that is defined by the level of hyperglycemia. Nowadays, it has a serious threat to public healthiness in throughout the world. Constituents and extracts isolated from diverse natural resources, mainly plants, have constantly been a rich store for controlling and treating diabetes problems. Numerous...

The traditional system of medicine in Sri Lanka has shown much better improvement, has fewer side effects, and is less expensive than modern synthetic drugs in the treatment of many diseases. The objective of the present study was to comparatively evaluate the qualitative and quantitative analysis of phytochemical constituents of leaves of Murraya...

Medicinal plants are universally used in the management of various diseases in different medical practices. A varied diversity of compounds extracted from plants may show anticancer, antibacterial, and antidiabetic activities. Comparative laboratory studies and scientific approach of efficacy related to phytochemicals found in medicinal plants in S...

Eryngium foetidum L. (Family Apiaceae) is a biennial herb, and it is used as a culinary herb and spice across the different countries of the world, including Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, etc. due to its high aroma quality. Also, it is used to treat several ailments, such as respiratory diseases, gastrointestinal ailments, and...

A poly herbo-mineral preparation (Pill) (Vellai Venkaya Kulikai) which is used for treating painful menstruation, gastrointestinal disorders and abdominal pain in Siddha Medicine which is one of the traditional medical systems in Sri Lanka. Based on references, the preparation method of Vellai Venkaya Kulikai (VVK), which is mentioned in the Siddha...

Vellarugu {Enicostemma littorale Blume (E. littorale)} (Gentian family) is a highly nutritious perennial medicinal plant and used as a medicine in Siddha Medical System to treat several disease conditions such as diabetes mellitus, rheumatism (Vata diseases), skin diseases (Pitta diseases), constipation, abdominal ulcers, swelling, obesity and inse...

Thaalisapaththiri chooranam (T.C) is a poly herbal formulation and used to treat a wide variety of respiratory tract conditions such as kaasam, shayam, eilai and pitha diseases in Siddha Medicine. It has different ingredients which are having a wide range of therapeutic uses. Although the method of preparation of the T.C is mentioned in the eight t...

Any plants which provide health promoting characteristics, temporary relief or curative properties are known as Medicinal plants. The history of medicinal plant use for treating diseases is probably dates back to the beginning of human civilization. Medicinal plants are used by different nations to increase the immune system, relief pain and cure o...

Prakriti (Psycho-somatic constitution of the body) is specific composition of humors (dosha) that is permanent throughout the life. The psychosomatic type of an individual depends on the tribasic functional factor (vata, pitta, or kapha) that dominates in the reproductive elements sperm and ovum (sukillam and sonitam) during conception. A good know...

Background: Traditional Medicine is time-tested and still caters to the health needs of the society and provides health care through prophylactic treatment and rejuvenation. Today poisonous snake bites are life-threatening problems resulting in high morbidity and mortality all over the world including Sri Lanka. The medicinal plants available local...

Introduction and Objective: The Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is the most common form of the degenerative arthritis throughout the world and is more environmental disease that results from manmade problems than just a genetic one. This trial is focused to determine the efficacy of selected siddha formulation in the treatment of KOA assessed by WOMAC Sc...

Aims: Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is a most common form of the rheumatic disease and relatively the prevalence is higher in Asians than in Western populations. KOA is one of the five leading causes of disability among elderly men and women. The scope of this study was to assess the routine functional activities by WOMAC score in the Siddha medical tr...

The total phenolic and flavonoid contents and antioxidant potential of hot aqueous and methanol extracts of whole plant of Enicostemma littorale Blume was investigated. The percentage yield of hot aqueous extractive value (36.3%) was greater than the percentage yield of hot methanol extractive value (21.8%) and the total phenolic and flavonoid cont...

Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disease and a major public health problem all over the world. The present study is focused to evaluate the Sociodemographic and Risk factors associated with radiographic evidence of KOA subjects who were attended to Government Ayurveda Hospitals in Jaffna District from January 2013 to August 2014. T...

Abstract- A poly herbal Siddha formulation, Thalangai ennai (T.E) was prepared as per the Siddha Literature and used as relieving rheumatic pains, impaired movement of limbs, and all kind of joint disorders, etc. The physicochemical standards available for the standardization of Siddha medicated oils are insufficient. This article reports on compar...

Introduction and Objective: Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint disease and a major public health problem all over the world. It is more prevalent and may be more generalized in women than in men after age of 50 years and one of the leading causes of disability in the elderly. The present study is focused to evaluate the efficacy of V...

Withania somnifera (L) Dunal (Solanaceae), commonly known as Aswagandha, is one of the most valued medicinal plants with a number of pharmaceutical applications. The roots are the main portion of the plant used in herbal medicine. Root extracts of W. somnifera are commonly used as a remedy for variety of ailments and a general tonic for over all...

Introduction: Amukkirai chooranam (A. chooranam) is an important traditional herbal preparation and its main component is the root powder of Withania somnifera Dunal (Solanaceae). It is the best remedy for rheumatism, weakness, stress, sleeping disorders, gastric ulcer, anaemia, etc. Aims: The goal of this study was to standardize this traditional...

Hot aqueous and methanol extracts of the two selected herbal medicines such are Vellarugu chooranam (V.C) and Amukkirai Chooranam (A.C) were examined for total phenolic and flavonoid contents and in vitro antioxidant activity using four different methods. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents in methanol extract of V.C were found to be higher (...

Pharmacognostical standardization of herbal formulation is essential in order to assess the quality of drugs, based on the concentration of their active principles. Vellarugu chooranam is a reputed drug mentioned in the ancient books of Siddha Medicine for the treatment of Vata diseases, arthritis, constipation, and diabetes mellitus. The main comp...

Enicostemma littorale Blume (Gentianaceae family), which is commonly known as Mamajaka (Sanskrit), Vellarugu (Tamil) and Indian gentian (English). E. littorale is a perennial herb which grows in coastal areas of Northern and Eastern province of Sri Lanka. The whole plant is dried and powdered and used to treat rheumatism, swelling, back pain, diabe...

Enicostemma littorale Blume (Gentianaceae family), which is commonly known as Mamajaka (Sanskrit), Vellarugu (Tamil) and Indian gentian (English). E. littorale is a perennial herb which grows in coastal areas of Northern and Eastern province of Sri Lanka. The whole plant is dried and powdered and used to treat rheumatism, swelling, back pain, diabe...

Medicinal plants have been a major source of treatment for human diseases since time immemorial. The physicochemical evaluation of the plant material is an important parameter in detecting adulteration or improper handling of drugs. The present study was planned to compare the phyto-physicochemical analysis of Enicostemma littorale Blume (Whole pla...

Withania somnifera (Linn) Dunal belongs to Solanaceae family and is widely used in the traditional medicinal system of Sri Lanka. It is commonly called 'Ashwagandha' and is a member of generally regarded as safe (GRAS) category of plants that can be used for many therapeutic purposes such as a variety of musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., arthritis,...

Enicostemma littorale, Blume (Gentianaceae) is a glabrous perennial herb and it is found in open, sandy places among sparse grass close the beach throughout the dry zone in Sri Lanka. It is traditionally used to treat inflammatory and painful conditions like arthritis, back pain; diabetes mellitus and to regulate bowel functions. Phyto, physicochem...