Hingusauvarcaladi Ghrita

Modern description

Hingusauvarcaladi Ghrita is a ghee-based formulation used to alleviate digestive disorders by balancing Vata and Kapha doshas, while slightly increasing Pitta dosha. It acts as a digestive stimulant, carminative, and analgesic.

Purpose

Classical formulation

Indications

• Abdominal colic, bloating, flatulence, indigestion, constipation, worms, splenomegaly, abdominal tumors, difficulty in passing flatus and feces, rheumatoid arthritis (ama vata)

Classical indications

• Gulma (Abdominal tumors)
• Udara Shoola (Abdominal colic)

Karma

• Deepana (Appetizer)
• Pachana (Digestive)
• Vata-anulomana (Carminative/Facilitates downward movement of Vata)
• Shoolaghna (Analgesic)
• Krimighna (Anti-helminthic)

Key ingredients

• Hingu
• Sauvarchala Lavana
• Vida Lavana
• Shunthi
• Pippali
• Maricha
• Ajamoda
• Chavya
• Jeeraka
• Krishna Jeeraka
• Shathi
• Pushkaramoola
• Danti
• Dravanti
• Ghrita
• Dhanyaka
• Yava Kshara

Adult dose

5-10 ml

Pediatric dose

2.5-5 grams

Preparation steps

• The Ghrita is prepared by boiling a combination of Hingu (Asafoetida), Sauvarchala Lavana (Black Salt), and other specified ingredients in Ghrita (Ghee) until all the water evaporates and the active principles are absorbed into the Ghrita.

Safety contraindications

• Contraindicated in acute inflammatory conditions of the gut.