Kalyanaka

Modern description

A medicated ghee traditionally used to promote mental well-being, strength, and digestive health, particularly useful in treating insanity.

Purpose

Used as medicine and also in preparatory procedure called snehakarma for the treatment of various ailments.

Indications

• Mental disorders (unmada)
• Epilepsy (apasmara)
• Infertility (vandhyatva)
• Weakness of memory
• Improves complexion and strength
• General debility
• Anemia (Pandu)
• Psychosis
• Schizophrenia
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Inflammatory conditions
• Fever
• Lack of memory
• Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD)

Karma

• Medhya
• Rasayana
• Balya
• Vatahara
• Pittahara
• Kaphahara
• Deepana
• Pachana

Key ingredients

• Haritaki 1 part
• Bibhitaki 1 part
• Amalaki 1 part
• Shweta Chandana 1 part
• Kushta 1 part
• Manjistha 1 part
• Devadaru 1 part
• Ela 1 part
• Vidanga 1 part
• Haridra 1 part
• Daruharidra 1 part
• Nagakesara 1 part
• Talisa Patra 1 part
• Brihati 1 part
• Shalaparni 1 part
• Prishnaparni 1 part
• Gokshura 1 part
• Bilwa 1 part
• Agnimantha 1 part
• Shyionaka 1 part

Adult dose

5-10 grams per day for churna/paste form. 5-10 ml per day for ghrita form.

Pediatric dose

2.5-5 grams with warm milk, consult physician

Preparation steps

• Select the herbs and ingredients based on their therapeutic properties.
• Infuse the selected herbs in the ghee.
• Heat the ghee gently to allow the herbs to release their medicinal properties.
• Process the ghee and herbs over a period of time, ensuring that the active constituents of the herbs infuse completely into the ghee.
• Strain the mixture to remove the plant matter, leaving behind a pure, therapeutic, and potent ghee-based formulation.
• Store the prepared Kalyanaka Ghrita in amber-colored airtight containers for future use.

Safety contraindications

• Use during pregnancy or breastfeeding without consulting with an Ayurvedic practitioner.