Viratarvadi (Viratarvadi)
Administered to a pregnant woman.
Modern description
A water preparation administered to pregnant women to alleviate discomfort. Useful in the treatment of calculus, gravels, urinary strain and pain and all ailments due to vata disorders.
Purpose
Administered to a pregnant woman.
Indications
- Urinary disorders (Mutrakricchra)
- Burning micturition
- Dysuria
- Generalized weakness
- Anemia
- Ashmari
- Sharkara
- Mutraghata
Karma
- Tridoshahara (primarily Pitta and Kapha)
- Deepana
- Pachana
- Mutra Virajaniya
- Mutral
Key ingredients
- Virataru root
- Darbha root
- Ikshu root
- Kasha root
- Shara root
- Kusha root
- Gundra root
- Yavatikta
- Musta
- Padmaka
- Bala
- Hribera
- Ushira
Adult dose
50-100 ml of the decoction
Pediatric dose
Not applicable
Preparation steps
- Collection of herbs
- Cleaning and drying of herbs
- Coarsely powder the herbs
- Boil 1 part of coarse powder in 16 parts of water
- Reduce to 4 parts
- Filter the decoction