Information about Vatsakadi Kashayam Indication, Doses, Adverse effects, Ingredients, Ayurvedic Properties & Reference.

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

Indication: Diarrhoe, indigestion and dysentery.

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 Vatsaka(Kutaja) Holarrhena antidysenterica 1 Part
2 Ativisha Aconitum heterophyllum 1 Part
3 Bilva Aegle marmelos 1 Part
4 Udichya(Hrivera) Andropogan vetiveria 1 Part
5 Musta Cyperus rotundus 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 of Vatsakadi Kashayam:

Roga karma: Sama athisara with shula and shonita.

Dosha karma: Tridoshahara.

Agni  karma: Deepana and pachana.

Reference:  Chakradatta Atisarachikitsa 63.

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