Kasisadi

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.