Vacha Shatapaka Ghee
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To live for five hundred years and eliminates goiter, scrofula, elephantiasis, and loss of voice.
Modern description
A ghee preparation processed 100 times with Vacha, used to enhance memory, eliminate toxins, and balance Vata and Kapha.
Purpose
To live for five hundred years and eliminates goiter, scrofula, elephantiasis, and loss of voice.
Indications
- Neurological disorders
- Speech problems
- Memory enhancement
- Cognitive function improvement
- Epilepsy
- Mental retardation
- Skin diseases
- Intestinal worms
- Brain tonic
- Goiter
- Scrofula
- Elephantiasis
- Loss of voice
Classical indications
- Goiter
- Scrofula
- Elephantiasis
- Loss of voice
Karma
- Medhya
- Lekhana
- Vatakaphahara
- Deepana
- Pachana
Key ingredients
- Vacha rhizome
- fresh juice or decoction
- Ghee . The ghee is processed 100 times (Shatapaka) with the Vacha juice or decoction.
Adult dose
5-10 ml, once or twice daily.
Pediatric dose
2.5 - 5 ml
Preparation steps
- Collection of Raw Materials: Procure Vacha (Acorus calamus) and cow ghee (Go-Ghrita) from a certified Ayurvedic pharmacy.
- Authentication: Authenticate the raw materials by experts from the Dravyaguna Department.
- Preparation of Kalka: Prepare Kalka (paste) of Vacha by triturating the finely powdered raw material with a small quantity of water until a smooth and homogeneous bolus is obtained.
- Ghee Processing: In a clean vessel, gently heat cow ghee until completely melted.
- Shatapaka Process: Process the ghee 100 times with the Vacha Kalka, following the standard Sneha Kalpana method with a ratio of 1:4:16 for Kalka, Sneha (ghee), and Drava (liquid), respectively.
- Quality Check: Ensure the ghee meets acceptable qualitative standards based on evaluated parameters.
Safety contraindications
- High cholesterol, obesity, or known allergies to ghee or Vacha.
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Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Sushruta 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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