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Painalgin Tablet

Ayurvedic tablets for headache, body ache and colds

Headache, body ache, a stuffy head — the everyday pains, in the Ayurvedic way.

Painalgin Tablet by Devendra Ayurved Ashram

100 Tab: ₹70

Painalgin is an Ayurvedic analgesic built on Godanti bhasma (calcined gypsum) and Shubhra bhasma (calcined alum), with purified borax, Ativisha, long pepper, long-pepper root and sodium bicarbonate.

The booklet calls it antipyretic and analgesic and lists it for headache, muscle and nerve pain, colds, coryza and influenza; the details file adds toothache and earache.

Used for

  • Headache
  • Body ache & muscle pain
  • Toothache & earache
  • Cold, coryza & flu aches

Why everyday aches happen

Headaches, body aches and the aches of a cold or flu come from inflammation and tense muscles: the immune response to a virus releases prostaglandins and cytokines that sensitise pain nerves and raise body temperature.

Ayurveda sees most such pain (Shoola) as Vata, often joined by Pitta's heat in fever and Kapha's heaviness in colds. Cooling, calcium-rich mineral preparations such as Godanti are the classical remedy for heat and headache, with warming spices for Kapha and Vata.

Painalgin works in 3 ways

  • Cooling Analgesic (Shirashoolahara) — Godanti and Shubhra bhasmas are Ayurveda's classical mineral remedies for headache, body ache and feverish heat; modern research on them is limited.
  • Antipyretic & Anti-inflammatory (Jwaraghna) — Ativisha, the non-toxic aconite, is antipyretic and anti-inflammatory in experimental studies, and the classical herb for fever in children.
  • Kapha-clearing (Kaphahara) — Long pepper and its root are warming and anti-inflammatory, and purified borax is Ayurveda's traditional Kapha-loosening mineral for colds.

Key ingredients

  • Godanti bhasma (calcined gypsum) — 250 mg. Gypsum heat-processed into anhydrous calcium sulphate. Ayurveda uses Godanti for fever, headache and chronic cough (Jwaraghna, Shirashoolahara) and as a calcium source; laboratory work has characterised the particles, but clinical research is limited.
  • Shubhra bhasma (calcined alum) — 150 mg. Another name for calcined alum (Sphatika). A strong astringent that tightens tissue and checks bleeding and discharges; Ayurveda uses it for bleeding piles, heavy periods and leucorrhoea.
  • Atees (Ativisha) (Aconitum heterophyllum, tuberous root) — 75 mg. Ativisha is the one Aconitum Ayurveda considers non-poisonous, and the classical herb for children's fever, cough and diarrhoea. Its atisine-type alkaloids are antipyretic, anti-inflammatory and antidiarrhoeal in experimental studies.
  • Pippali (Long pepper) (Piper longum, fruit) — 50 mg. A classical Rasayana for the respiratory tract and digestion. Like black pepper it carries piperine, plus piperlongumine; it is anti-inflammatory, bronchoprotective and bioavailability-enhancing in experimental studies.
  • Pippalimool (Long pepper root) (Piper longum, root) — 100 mg. Long-pepper root, a classical Deepana-Pachana herb that Ayurveda uses to kindle digestion, settle Vata and ease pain. Like the fruit it carries piperine, which stimulates digestive enzymes and is anti-inflammatory in experimental studies.
  • Tankan bhasma (purified borax) — 100 mg. Borax, heat-dried until it puffs. Ayurveda uses it to liquefy and expel Kapha in cough and asthma and as an emmenagogue. Boron compounds are toxic in excess, so the dose must not be exceeded.
  • Meetha soda (sodium bicarbonate) — 75 mg. Sodium bicarbonate neutralises stomach acid within minutes (HCO₃⁻ + H⁺ → CO₂ + water), easing heartburn and acid indigestion; the released carbon dioxide can cause burping. Not for regular long-term use with high blood pressure or kidney disease.

Full ingredient list

  • Godanti bhasma (calcined gypsum) — 250 mg
  • Tankan bhasma (purified borax) — 100 mg
  • Atees (Aconitum heterophyllum, tuberous root) — 75 mg
  • Peepal (Piper longum, fruit) — 50 mg
  • Shubhra bhasma (calcined alum) — 150 mg
  • Peeplamool (Piper longum, root) — 100 mg
  • Meetha soda (sodium bicarbonate) — 75 mg

How to use

Dose: 1–2 tablets two to three times a day, or as directed by the physician.

  • Take your dose — The dose above, or the one your physician gives.
  • With water — Swallow with water (or milk, where the pack says so).
  • Stay consistent — Take it at the same times each day, for the course advised.

Safety & suitability

  • Who it's for: Adults; children only at the dose a physician sets
  • Pregnancy & nursing: Ask your physician before use
  • Other medicines: Tell your physician what else you take
  • Diabetic?: Check the label and ask your physician
  • Storage: Cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight
  • Ingredients: See the full list below

Cautions

  • A sudden, severe or 'worst ever' headache, headache with a stiff neck, fever and rash, or after a head injury needs urgent medical care.
  • Contains sodium salts: Meetha soda. Ask your physician first if you have high blood pressure or kidney disease.
  • Contains purified borax (Tankan). Do not exceed the dose, especially in infants and young children.

More information

  • Net content: 100 Tab
  • Storage: Store below 30 °C in a cool, dry place, in the original pack.
  • Country of origin: India
  • Manufacturer: Devendra Ayurved Ashram Pvt. Ltd., A-12, Industrial Estate, Sujroo, Muzaffarnagar (U.P.) – 251003. Mfg. Lic. No. A-50/77/94 · GMP-certified company.

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