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

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

Indication:  Effective in asthama, bronchitis, allergy and improves immunity.

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

Adjuvant(Anupana): Laksha choorna(Laccifer lacca), Sugar and jeeraka(Cuminum cyminum ).

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 Ela Elettaria cardamomum 1 Part
2 Kana(pippali) Piper longum 1 Part
3 Madhuka Glycyrhiza glabra 1 Part
4 Nagara Zingiber officinale 1 Part
5 Abda(mustha) Cyperus rotundus 1 Part
6 Vasa Adhatoda vasica 1 Part
7 Nimba Azadirachta indica 1 Part
8 Amruta(guduchi) Tinospora cordifolia 1 Part
9 Ambu(Hribera) Coleus vettiveroides 1 Part
Dashamoola 10 roots 1 Part
10 Bilva Aegle marmelos –
11 Shyonaka Oroxylum indicum –
12 Gambhari Gmelina arborea –
13 Patala Stereospermum suaveolens –
14 Agnimantha Premna mucronata –
15 Shalaparni Desmodium gangeticum –
16 Prishnaparni Uraria picta –
17 Brihati Solanum indicum –
18 Kantakari Solanum xanthocarpum –
19 Gokshura Tribulus terrestris –

Method of preparation of Elakanadi 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 of Elakanadi Kashayam:

Roga karma: Rajayakshma, swasa, kasa, aruchi and balya.

Dosha karma:Tridoshahara especially kaphavatahara.

Agni  karma:Pachana and Deepana.

Reference:  Sahasrayoga  – Rajayakshmachikitsa.

Manufacturers: Ashoka pharmaceuticals, The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy Limited, Kearala Ayurveda Pharmacy Ltd, Nagarjuna Ayurvedic Group, SNA Oushadhasala Pvt Ltd, Sitaram Ayurveda Pharmacy, 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.