Kushmanda Kararasayana
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Heart-pleasing
Modern description
A heart-pleasing Kushmanda preparation used as a tonic for general health and well-being.
Purpose
Heart-pleasing
Indications
- Weakness
- Emaciation
- Respiratory disorders
- Bleeding disorders
- Digestive weakness
- General debility
- Cough
- Asthma
- Improves strength and immunity
- Infertility
- Depressive illness
Classical indications
- Karshya (Emaciation)
- Raktapitta (Bleeding disorders)
- Kasa-Shwasa (Respiratory ailments)
- General debility
Karma
- Balya
- Rasayana
- Vrishya
- Pushtida
- Medhya
Key ingredients
- Kushmanda juice 1 part
- Pippali powder 1/4 part
- Madhu 1/2 part
- Sharkara 1/4 part
- Ghee small quantity
Adult dose
10-20 ml
Pediatric dose
5-10 grams
Preparation steps
- Ash gourd is cut into pieces, skin and seeds are removed, boiled in small quantity of water, squeezed to obtain juice.
- The pulp is fried in ghee.
- The juice is added with the fried pulp and sugar.
- It is further heated to semisolid consistency.
- Then fine powder of ingredients from Pippali to Coriander are added and mixed well to form homogeneous mixture.
- After cooling down, honey is added and mixed well.
Safety contraindications
- Excessive intake may cause digestive discomfort or nausea in some individuals.
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Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Ashtanga Hridaya.
- 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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