Kankabindu
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Asava preparation
Modern description
Classical Ayurvedic Asava used for improving complexion, managing skin diseases, and acting as a rejuvenating tonic (Rasayana).
Purpose
Rejuvenation, Skin disorders
Indications
- Kushta (Skin diseases)
- Kandu (Itching)
- Agnimandya (Digestive impairment)
- Gulma (Abdominal tumors)
- Shotha (Inflammation)
- Vata disorders
- Kapha disorders
- Worm infestations (Krimi)
Classical indications
- Kushta
- Kandu
- Agnimandya
- Gulma
- Shotha
- Vata disorders
- Kapha disorders
- Krimi
Karma
- Rasayana (Rejuvenative)
- Deepana (Appetizer)
- Pachana (Digestive)
- Vata-Kapha Shamaka (Balances Vata and Kapha doshas)
- Shothahara (Anti-inflammatory)
- Vishaghna (Anti-toxic)
- Raktaprasadana (Blood purifier)
Key ingredients
- Shuddha Parada
- Shuddha Gandhaka
- Tamra Bhasma
- Hartala
- Manashila
- Saindhava Lavana
- Tankana Bhasma
- Nimbu Swarasa
Adult dose
12 to 24 ml in equal quantity of water two times a day post meals.
Pediatric dose
5-15 ml (adjust based on age and weight)
Preparation steps
- Clean and dry the herbs for decoction and grind them to form a coarse powder.
- Add the powder to water to form a decoction.
- Filter the decoction through a muslin cloth.
- Add jaggery and honey to the filtered decoction and stir to form a homogenous mixture.
- Add aromatic herbs to the mixture and stir.
- Transfer the liquid to a ghee/clarified butter-smeared pot.
- Seal it tightly and move it to the fermentation room for a period of 1 month, constantly checking signals or hints of fermentation.
- After the process is completed, filter this and store it in dark bottles away from light and dampness.
Safety contraindications
- Pregnancy
- Severe bleeding disorders
- Acute inflammatory conditions of the digestive tract.
Related formulations
Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Charaka Samhita.
- Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I & II, Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India.
- Bhaishajya Ratnavali, Sharangadhara Samhita, and Sahasrayogam clinical guidelines.
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