Aśvagandhādi Leha

Ashvagandhaadi Leha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

áarkar¡ API	Sugar	–	1.356 kg
A¿vagandh¡ API	Withania somnifera	Rt.	192 g
S¡riv¡ (áveta s¡riv¡ API)	Hemidesmus indicus	Rt.	192 g
J¢vaka (áveta j¢raka API)	Cuminum cyminum	Fr.	192 g
Madhusnuh¢ API	Smilax china Smilax glabra (Official Substitute)]	t. Tr.	192 g
Dr¡kÀ¡ API	Vitis vinifera	Dr. Fr.	192 g
Gh¤ta (Gogh¤ta API)	Clarified butter from cow milk	–	226 g
Madhu API	Honey	–	452 g
El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	24 g
Jala API	Potable Water	–	452 g

Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
Wash, clean, dry the ingredient number 2 to 5 and 9 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder.
Wash, clean Draksha, soak in water till fully swollen and crush to make paste.
Take Ghrta in a stainless steel vessel and heat till it becomes free from moisture.
Add soaked Draksha to the Ghrta and fry it to make moisture free, then add powdered ingredients and fry till it turns to a soft bolus.
Add sugar to water and heat, maintaining the temperature between 800 and 900 After the sugar dissolves, filter the hot syrup through muslin cloth.^[1]

A blackish brown, semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and bitter astringent taste.

Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.

Raktavikara (disorders of blood), Krsatva (cachexia), Arsa (piles), Unamada (psychosis), used as Balya (tonic), Rasayana (rejuvenating agents), Vajrkara(aphrodisiasis).