Panchagavya Ghee
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Panchagavya Ghee is prepared by processing Panchagavya with ghee, enhancing its therapeutic benefits, particularly for immunity and memory. Part of a list of Ghee preparations.
Modern description
Panchagavya Ghee is prepared by processing Panchagavya with ghee, enhancing its therapeutic benefits, particularly for immunity and memory. It is widely used in treating neurological and psychiatric conditions and liver diseases.
Purpose
Used as medicine and also in preparatory procedure called snehakarma for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric conditions, epilepsy, insanity, fever, liver diseases such as jaundice.
Indications
- Epilepsy
- Psychosis
- Fever
- Jaundice
- Ascites
- Anemia
- General Debility
- Skin Diseases
- Immune system enhancement
- Detoxification
- Neurological and psychiatric conditions
- Liver diseases
Classical indications
- Apasmara (epilepsy)
- Jwara (pyrexia)
- Kamala (jaundice)
Karma
- Rasayana
- Vatahara
- Pittahara
- Kaphahara
- Medhya
- Deepana
- Pachana
- Vrishya
Key ingredients
- Ghee from cow's milk processed with Cow Milk (Go Dugdha)
- Cow Curd
- Cow Urine
- Cow Dung Juice . Specific quantities depend on the source and desired potency. A common ratio is equal parts of each ingredient to the ghee.
Adult dose
5-10 ml once or twice a day
Pediatric dose
2-5 ml (adjusted as per age and weight)
Preparation steps
- Collect fresh cow dung, mix it with ghee and keep it in a plastic barrel separately for 3 days.
- Mix the other ingredients [Cow's urine, cow's milk and cow's curd] in a plastic barrel separately on the same day.
- Mix the contents in a barrel on the 3rd day and keep it open for 7 days.
- Stir the contents with a wooden stick twice a day.
- Cover the mouth of the barrel with the wire net or Khada cloth.
- Filter the product with a Khada cloth and store it in closed containers after 7 days.
Toxic ingredients
- Not specified
Safety contraindications
- Not specified
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Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Ashtanga Hridaya, Chikitsa Sthana.
- 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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