Surasadi
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To improve strength and counter Vata imbalances.
Modern description
A group of herbs traditionally used to pacify Vata and promote strength, typically administered as a decoction or paste.
Purpose
To improve strength and counter Vata imbalances.
Indications
- Indigestion, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, bloating, flatulence, colic pain, useful in Vata and Kapha disorders.
Classical indications
- Conquers Bala (strength/vata)
Karma
- Deepana (appetizer)
- Pachana (digestive)
- Vata-Kapha Hara (pacifies Vata and Kapha)
- Shoolahara (pain reliever)
- Hridya (cardiac tonic)
Key ingredients
- Surasa
- Yavani
- Hingu
- Sauvarchala Lavana
- Vida Lavana
- Saindhava Lavana
- Audbhida Lavana
- Samudra Lavana
Adult dose
1-3 grams
Pediatric dose
10-20 ml (adjusted for age and weight)
Preparation steps
- Collect all the ingredients of Surasadi.
- Dry the ingredients properly.
- Make it into powder form.
- Store in air tight container.
Safety contraindications
- Hyperacidity, peptic ulcer.
Related formulations
Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Ashtanga Hridaya, 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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