Kasthuri - කස්තුරි - kastuurii

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Name of the drug - Kasthuri
Synonyms - Hindi - Kasthuurii , Mriganaabji , Mriganaabji / (Bengali) Mrignaabhi
                    Sanskrit - Kasthuri / Kasthurika / Mrigamada
All kind of deer do not have Kasturiimrig only have this. This kind of deer found in the forest of Kashmeer, Nepal, Assam , Bhutan , Hindukush , Himalaya and also North - east. The musk deer is small comparatively to the common deer , shape like a simple small dog , height about 50 cm. Color is blue - smoke like or blackish. Having generally without tail or every little about 5 cm. Color of kastuurii is same what red or blackish when deer is being killed. It is having wet nature, but turn dense after some time. musk is find merely during the sexual reason. Presence of good smell, found in male deer. This musk is found only in the month of January when copulation period occurred in deer. Young deer contain 1 ounce to 2 ounce of musk. ( 3 to 6 years age ) 
Two kind of Kasthuri 
  1. Javaadi Kasthuri (Annimal) 
  2. Laataa Kasturi (Botnical)
Properties of Kasthuri 
  • Rasa - Tikta , Katu
  • Guna - Lagu , Ruuksha , Tiksna
  • Veerya - Ushna
  • Vipaaka - Katu
  • Dosha karma - mitigates vaata & kapha. / mitigates tridosha
Chemical constituent of Kasthuri 
  • Fresh musk found as white latex. 
  • contain silica
  • opium
  • Alcohol up to 10%
  • Water up to 50%
  • ammonia 
  • Olein
  • Cholestrin
  • Sodium Chloride
  • Potasium Chloride 
  • Calciam Chloride
  • musk ketone 
  • camphor
  • valerin
Indications of Kasthuri 
  • Vision improve 
  • Produce semen 
  • Kilaasa
  • Leprosy 
  • mouth disease
  • Constipation
  • Cold
  • Cough 
  • Lecoderma 
  • Inflammation  
Prepared drugs 
  • Kasturi modaka
  • Kasthri Bhusana rasa
  • Kaamaagini sundipana rosa
  • Chandrodaya rasa
  • Dashamuularishtaya
  • Brahmibati
  • Rathi Vallaba modaka
  • Makaradwaja rasa
  • Vaatakulantaka
  • Srigoopaala taila
  • Vruhadhvishnu taila
Video of Kasthuri deer 



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September 16, 2020 at 1:07 AM

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