Pippali Vardhamana
To treat splenomegaly and ascites based on the aggravation of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, and symptoms of vitiated blood.
Modern description
Pippali Vardhamana is a rejuvenating therapy involving a gradual increase and decrease in the dosage of Pippali to treat splenomegaly, ascites, and blood disorders.
Purpose
To treat splenomegaly and ascites based on the aggravation of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, and symptoms of vitiated blood.
Indications
- Agni Deepana (improves digestion)
- Respiratory ailments
- General debility
- Immunomodulation
- Chronic diseases
- Vata disorders
- Kapha disorders
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
- Vitiated blood disorders
- Digestive impairment
Classical indications
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
- Aggravation of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha
- Symptoms of vitiated blood (burning sensation, thirst, altered taste, heaviness of the body, fainting)
Karma
- Rasayana
- Deepana
- Pachana
- Vata-Kapha Shamaka
Key ingredients
- Pippali
Adult dose
Follow the Vardhamana schedule: increasing from 1 to 10 Pippalis and decreasing back to 1. The specific number and starting quantity must be determined by the Ayurvedic physician based on the patient's constitution and health status.
Pediatric dose
Not typically used in children.
Preparation steps
- Fresh Pippali fruits are collected.
- Pippali fruits are cleaned and dried.
- Pippali fruits are ground into a fine powder.
- The powder is then administered according to the Vardhamana schedule, typically with milk or other suitable Anupana.
Safety contraindications
- Acute inflammatory conditions
- Severe Pitta aggravation
- Pregnancy (use with caution)
- Lactation (use with caution)