Information about Bhaskara Lavana Churna / Lavana Bhaskara Churna Indication, Dose, Side effects, Ingredients, Method of preparation, Reference, Ayurvedic properties & Manufacturers.

Bhaskara lavana choorna is a mixture of 14 types of herbal powder and 4 types of salt used in the management of Digestive system related problems.

Indication: Loss of appetite, indigestion, pain abdomen, flatulence, constipation, cough, asthama and piles.

Dose :  2 to 3 grams, two or three times daily, before or after food as directed by physician.

Adjuvent( Anupana): Takra(Buttermilk) or  warm water.

Side effects: May induce gastric irritation in higher dose, Used with caution in hypertensive patients as it contain salt.

Ingredients:

SI No Sanskrit name Botanical Name Quantity
1 Samudra lavana Salt 96 grams
2 Sauvarchala lavana Sauvarchal salt 60 grams
3 Vida lavana Vida salt 24 grams
4 Saindava lavana Rock salt 24 grams
5 Dhanyaka Coriandrum sativum 24 grams
6 Pippali Piper longum 24 grams
7 Pippalimoola Piper longum(Root) 24 grams
8 Krishna jeeraka Nigella sativa 24 grams
9 Patraka(Tejapatra) Cinnamomum zeylanicum 24 grams
10 Nagakesara Mesua ferrea 24 grams
11 Talisa Abies webbiana 24 grams
12 Amlavetasa Solena amplexicaulis 24 grams
13 Maricha Piper nigrum 12 grams
14 Jeeraka Cuminum cyminum 12 grams
15 Vishwa(Shunti) Zingiber officinalis 12 grams
16 Dadima Punica granatum 48 grams
17 Twak Cinnamom zeylanicum 6 grams
18 Ela Elettaria cardamomum 6 grams

Preparation: The above ingredients are powdered separately and mixed together in specified quantity.

Method  of Storage: Stored in airtight container in dryplace.

Shelf life period: Around 6 month.

Reference : Sharangadhara madhyamakhanda 6/138 – 144

Ayurvedic properties of Bhaskara Lavana Churna / Lavana Bhaskara Churna:

Roga karma: Gulma, pliha, udara, kshaya, arshas, grahani, kushta, vibanda, bhagandara, shopha, shula, shwasa, kasa, amavata, hrdroga and mandagni.

Dosha karma: vatakaphahara.

Agni karma: Deepana, pachana.

Other karma: vatanulomaka, ruchya.

Manufacturers: Zandu, Baidyanath, Dabur, Sandu, Kashmir, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy and Divya Pharmacy.

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