Information about Chitrakagranthikadi Kashayam Indication, Doses, Side effects, Ingredients, Preparation, Reference, Ayurvedic properties & Manufacturers

Chitrakagranthikadi  Kashayam is a concentrated decoction prepared out of herbal ingredients, which consist of water soluble active principles.

Indication: Dysmenorrhoea, endometriosis and constipation.

Adjuvant(Anupana): Hingu, Vidalavana and Saindava lavana.

Dose :  Kashayam  5 – 15 ml diluted with 15 –  45 ml of water twice daily before food or as directed by physician.

Side effects: No known side effects, over dose may induce gastric irritation. Use this medicine under medical supervision.

Ingredients: 

SI.NO Sanskrit name Botanical name Quantity
1 Chitraka Plumbago zeylanica 1 Part
2 Granthika(Pippalimoola) Piper longum 1 Part
3 Eranda Ricinus communis 1 Part
4 Shunti Zingiber officinalis 1 Part

Method of preparation of Kashayam:  Herbal ingredients (coarse powder) 1 part boiled in 16 parts of water and reduced to 4 part.

Method  of Storage:Stored in airtight container in dry place.

Ayurvedic Properties:

Roga karma:  Shula, Anaha and Vibanda.

Dosha karma:Vatakaphahara.

Agni  karma: Pachana and Deepana.

Other karma: Srotoshodana, vatanulomaka, chedana and lekhana.

Reference:  Astanga Hradayam Gulma chikitsa sloka: 48.

Manufacturers: Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala.

Warning: Do not take this product without the consent of your Ayurvedic Physician. The information here is only for the purpose of knowledge.