Godanti | Hartal Godanti | Gypsum Selinite | گودنتی

Arabic: Zarnekh     زر نیخ

Urdu: Godanti

Scientific name: Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate

English: Gypsum Selinite

Godanti Bhasma is a mineral-based ayurvedic medicine prepared from Gypsum. It is rich in natural calcium and sulfur content. According to Ayurveda, Godanti Bhasma is beneficial for high-grade fever, headache, chronic fever, malaria, vaginitis, leucorrhea, excessive uterine bleeding, non-productive cough and bleeding disorders.

Ayurvedic physicians also use it for high blood pressure, headache due to hypertension, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, constipation, indigestion, low bone mineral density, osteoporosis, cough and asthma

Chemical Composition

Godanti is a soft calcium and sulfur mineral compound. Chemically, it is calcium sulfate dihydrate. CaSO₄·2H₂O

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Godanti has following healing properties.

1. Antipyretic (lowers fever and works as PARACETAMOL)
2. Anti-inflammatory
3. Analgesic
4. Calcium Supplement

INDICATIONS OF GODANTI

Godanti is helpful in following health conditions.

• Calcium deficiency.
• As calcium supplement.
• Fever
• Malaria
• Typhoid fever (NEEM GODANTI is used)
• Headache
• Chronic Fever
• General body aches/pains
• Calcium supplement

• Severe headache
• Migraine
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Tension headache

• High blood pressure (mild effects)
• Headache due to high blood pressure
• Heart tonic
• Breathing trouble due to heart disease

• Low bone mineral density
• Osteoporosis
• Osteomalacia
• Joint inflammation
• Joint pain (mild effect)
• Burning sensation on joints due to rheumatoid arthritis

• Non-productive cough
• Asthma (but not beneficial in acute phase)
• Upper respiratory infections

• Vaginitis
• Leucorrhea
• Excessive uterine bleeding (along with praval pisthi)
• Fever after delivery

• Gingivitis
• Dental plaque

Some herbalists and Chinese Physicians use Gypsum in the treatment of ulcerative colitis in form of gypsum ash, but we do not have beneficial results with it, so we have not included this indication here.

Calcium Supplement

Godanti Bhasma is an excellent source of naturally occurring calcium. It has similar bioavailability as cow’s milk and other calcium-fortified foods. You can use Godanti as a calcium supplement if you are not eating enough dark leafy green vegetables. You can take 300 mg of Godanti Bhasma daily for getting sufficient calcium (as other foods fulfill the rest needs).