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Yavagu or rice gruels are used as daily food items in Kerala and southern part of India. “Panchakola siddha yavagu” is a medicated rice gruel mentioned in classical Ayurveda book Charaka Samhita, in Sutrasthana “Apamarga tanduliya” chapter. Additionally, it is used in inflammatory conditions such as Gout arthritis. It contains drugs such as Pippali (Piper longum), Pippalimoola (Root of Piper nigrum), Nagara (Zingiber officinale), Chavya (Piper chaba) and Chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica) along with six parts of water and one part of rice. In the case of Gouty arthritis, from an Ayurvedic point of view, it is caused by improper digestion of food in the body associated with doshas such as vata and rakta. It causes reddish discolouration, debility, looseness and cutting or pulsating types of pain in the knees, ankles, hips, shoulders, fingers and toes. The drugs mentioned in Panchakola Siddha Yavagu, i.e., Shogaol present in dry ginger (Nagara), Plumbagin present in fire plant (Chitraka), Piperine present in Long pepper (Pippali), Long pepper root (Pippali moola), and Wild pepper (Chavya) were proved to have anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, it is understood that consuming rice gruel containing these drugs will help to reduce symptoms such as inflammation, looseness and pain present in joints in conditions such as Gouty arthritis. |
