Kasisadi
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Cleansing
Modern description
A medicated ghee preparation containing Kasisadi and other ingredients used for cleansing and healing wounds. It is beneficial in skin diseases, ulcers, fissures, piles and other related conditions.
Purpose
Cleansing and Healing
Indications
- Piles (Hemorrhoids)
- Anemia
- Loss of appetite
- Indigestion
- Abdominal distension
- Splenic disorders
- Skin diseases
- Helminthiasis (Intestinal worms)
- Eczema
- Blisters
- Ulcers
- Non-healing wounds
- Gout
- Syphilis
- Fistula
- Sinus
- Spider poison
- Parikartika (Fissure-in-ano)
Classical indications
- Vrana (wounds)
- Parikartika (fissure-in-ano)
Karma
- Deepana (appetizer)
- Pachana (digestive)
- Anulomana (carminative)
- Kapha-vata hara
- Shothahara (anti-inflammatory)
- Vedanasthapana (analgesic)
- Ropana (healing)
Key ingredients
- Hapusha
- Vidanga
- Ela
- Tvak
- Patra
- Nagakesara
- Kasis
- Haritaki
- Amalaki
- Shunti
- Maricha
- Pippali
- Vida Lavana
- Saindhava Lavana
- Sauvarchala Lavana
- Audbhida Lavana
- Romaka Lavana
- Dantisa
- Chavya
- Bibhitaki
Adult dose
1-3 grams, once or twice a day.
Pediatric dose
Apply topically as needed
Preparation steps
- Collect all the ingredients.
- Purify (Shodhana) the mineral ingredients like Kasisa, Haritala, Manashila, Gandhaka, Tutthaka and Guggulu.
- Make a fine powder of herbal ingredients.
- Levigate Ashuddha Kasisa with Bhringaraja (Eclipta alba) Swarasa (expressed juice) for 3 times, then dry under sunlight until completely devoid of moisture content.
- Mix the herbal and mineral powders together in a copper vessel with Ghrita (clarified butter).
- Add ingredients like Rasanjana, Sindura and Sarala.
- Keep the copper vessel with the mixture in sun rays for an average of 8.5 hours daily for 7 days (Bhanupaka method) or heat with Agni (Agnipaka method).
Toxic ingredients
- Unknown
Safety contraindications
- Unknown. Consult physician during pregnancy, lactation and in children.
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Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Sushruta 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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