What are the best Ayurvedic medicines for calcium deficiency?

21-12-2021 09:34:00

What are the best Ayurvedic medicines for calcium deficiency?

In Ayurveda literature, exact mention of macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients are not available. Although we can understand calcium deficiency symptoms under separate perspective as they resonates with two different diseases mentioned in Ayurveda. These are:

  1. Vata dosha vridhhi
  2. Asthi dhatu kshaya

 

Single drugs rich in calcium -

  • Asthi shrinkhala/Cissus quadrangularis
  • Satavari/ Asparagus racemosus
  • Sigru/ Moringa olifera
  • Tila/ sesamum indicum
  • Ardarak/ Zingiber officinalis
  • Haridra/Curcuma longa
  • Ashwagandha/ Withania somnifera
  • Silajatu/ Ashphaltum punjabinum
  • Arjuna/ Terminalia arjuna

 

Formulations rich in calcium:

  • Godanti bhasm
  • Kukkutandtwak bhasm
  • Ajasthi
  • Pravala pishti
  • Shring bhasm
  • shuktadi bhasm
  • Muktadi vati
  • Bala vati
  • Balapanchbhadra churn
  • Sudhashatak yog
  • Abha guggul
  • Lakshadi guggul

There are various causes for calcium deficiency in body such as hypothyroidism, dietary factors, malabsorption syndrome, aging etc. . Depending upon causative factor, drugs and formulations can be used.