Siddhartha
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Can be used for drinking and nasal administration
Modern description
Siddhartha is a formulation of unspecified ingredients used for drinking and nasal administration to alleviate Vata, Pitta and Kapha imbalances, promoting digestion and clearing channels.
Purpose
Can be used for drinking and nasal administration
Indications
- Mustard Seed: Skin diseases, itching, inflammation, localized pain (external use). Ushira, Chandana, Sariva: Burning sensation, fever, skin disorders (internal use). Bala, Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Gokshura: Weakness, debility, emaciation, Vata disorders (internal use).
Classical indications
- Vata Vyadhi
- Kapha Vikara
- Digestive disorders
Karma
- Vatahara (balances Vata Dosha - for Bala, Ashwagandha)
- Pittahara (balances Pitta Dosha - for Ushira, Chandana, Sariva)
- Kaphahara (balances Kapha Dosha - for mustard seed interpretation)
- Shothahara (anti-inflammatory - for mustard seed interpretation)
- Balya (strengthening - for Bala, Ashwagandha)
- Rasayana (rejuvenative - for Bala, Ashwagandha, Shatavari)
- Deepana (appetizer)
- Pachana (digestive)
- Vrishya (aphrodisiac)
Key ingredients
- Based on the name 'Siddhartha
- ' a common interpretation suggests white mustard seeds as the primary ingredient. Other possibilities
- less likely but still considered
- include
- Shweta Chandana
- Sariva . 2. Mixture containing Bala (Sida cordifolia)
- Ashwagandha
- Shatavari
- and Gokshura in equal parts.
Adult dose
Mustard Seed Paste: As needed for external application. Mustard Seed Powder (internal): 1-3 grams. Ushira, Chandana, Sariva Decoction: 50-100 ml. Bala, Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Gokshura Decoction: 30-60 ml. Bala, Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Gokshura Powder: 3-5 grams.
Pediatric dose
Consult a physician
Preparation steps
- Collect all the ingredients.
- Clean and dry the herbs properly.
- Prepare a coarse powder of the ingredients.
- For Kalka (paste): Grind the required quantity of herbs with water to make a paste.
- For Kwatha (decoction): Boil the herbs in water until the volume is reduced to one-fourth.
- For Churna (powder): Dry the herbs and grind them into a fine powder. Sieve through a mesh to get a uniform consistency.
Safety contraindications
- Known allergy to any of the ingredients.
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Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Ashtanga Hridayam, Sutrasthana.
- 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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