Varuna Group (Varunadi Gana)
Medically Reviewed by Ayuveda Clinical Team (Lead Medical Reviewer: Dr. Nitin Mohite, BAMS, MBA • Medical Logic Developer, UK • Clinical Profile • LinkedIn).
To be used as a decoction to treat internal abscesses along with Ushakadi group as Prativapa.
Modern description
Varunadi group is a decoction traditionally used to address internal abscesses by reducing inflammation and balancing Kapha and Vata doshas.
Purpose
To be used as a decoction to treat internal abscesses along with Ushakadi group as Prativapa.
Indications
- Urinary disorders, calculi (kidney stones), urinary tract infections, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), edema, inflammatory conditions, obesity, and abdominal distension. Helpful in Vata and Kapha predominant conditions.
- Headache with a dull ache
- Internal abscesses
- Fatty liver disease
- Abdominal lump
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Frozen shoulder
- High cholesterol levels
- Atherosclerosis
Classical indications
- Internal abscesses
Karma
- Vatahara
- Kapha-medohara
- Mutrala
- Shothahara
- Deepana
- Pachana
Key ingredients
- Varuna
- Hoppar
- Sahachara
- Satawari
- Agnimantha
- Brihati
- Kantakari
- Gokshura
- Bilva
- Eranda
Adult dose
15-20 ml with 45-60 ml of boiled and cooled water, twice daily on empty stomach.
Pediatric dose
10-15 ml with 30-45 ml of boiled and cooled water, twice daily on empty stomach.
Preparation steps
- Soak the herbal ingredients in water overnight.
- Add 16 parts of water to the herbs.
- Reduce to 1/8th or 1/4th quantity by mild to moderate heat.
- Filter while warm and consume.
Safety contraindications
- Pregnancy
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Classical & Scientific References
- Classical source treatise: Ashtanga Hridaya, Sutrasthana 15/21-22.
- 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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