Kumāryāsava

This page is a stub. Learn how you can help expanding it.

Kumaaryaasava is a fermented liquid preparation made with ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash, clean and extract juice from the ingredient number 1 of the formulation composition.
• Wash, dry and powder the ingredient numbered 3 (Kvaatha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
• Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 7 to 17 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
• Prepare Bhasma of the ingredients numbered 18 and 19 of the formulation composition.
• Add specified amounts of water to the Kvaatha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one eighth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvaatha.

Description

• Clear, dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with astringent taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Gulma (abdominal lump), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Arsya (piles), Vatavyadhi (neurological diseases), Apasmara (epilepsy), Kshaya (pthisis); Udara (abdominal diseases), Manyaroga (diseases of neck region), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Kosthastla (abdominal pain Nashtapushpa (menopause).

=Dose

• 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.