Medaka

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Classical formulation

Modern description

Medaka is a grain-based Asava (fermented drink) used traditionally to stimulate digestion, improve appetite, and promote strength.

Classical formulation

Based on common usage
'Medaka' most likely refers to *Polygonatum cirrhifolium* . If so
the simplest formulation is dried rhizome powder. If 'Medaka' refers to a complex formulation
more context is needed.

12-24 ml (approximately 1/2 to 1 ounce)

Not recommended for children

The herbs are coarsely powdered.
Jaggery or sugar is dissolved in the required quantity of water, boiled and cooled.
This is poured into the fermentation vessel.
The fine powder of the drugs is added in the container which is covered with a lid.
The edges are sealed with clay smeared cloth wound in seven consecutive layers.
A constant temperature is maintained for fermentation by keeping the container either in a special room, in an underground cellar or in a heap of paddy.
After a specified period the lid is removed and the contents examined to ascertain whether fermentation has been completed.
The fluid is first decanted and then strained after two or three days.
When the fine suspended particles settle down, it is strained and bottled.

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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