Vaidyaratnam Aragwadhasavam

Vaidyaratnam Aragwadhasavam

Aragwadhasavam
Ref: Ashtangahridayam
A fine blood purifier in all kinds of skin diseases cleans and cure wounds.
INGREDIENTS

   Aragwadha

   Indrayava

   Patala

   Kakathikta

   Nimba

   Amruthaa

   Madhurasa

   Sruva vriksha

   Pata

   Bhoonimba

   Sairyaka

   Patola

   Karanjayugma

   Sapthachada

   Bana

   Ghonda

   Madhura dravya

   Sita

INDICATIONS

    Chardhi

    Kushta

    Visha

    Jwara

    Kapha

    Kandu

    Prameha

    Dushtavrana

DOSAGE

    15-30 ml twice daily or as directed by the physician

REFERENCE
     Ashtangahrudyam sutrasthana sodhanadi gana samgrahasneeyam

Asavam and Arishtam
Either decoction/ aqueous extract or fresh juice is made from the crude herb to which nutrients/ sweetneers such as sugars like jaggery, honey, or sugar, singly or wholly are added. To the resulting solution certain fermenting aids like Dhataki Pusha etc and prakshepa choorna are mixed and kept it in a fermentation vat for 30- 60 days. In this condition, alcohol is self generated and alcoholic extracts from prakshepa choorna are obtained. It is then filtered and kept for settling. Such preparations are called Arishtam.
In the case of Asavas, the initial step of the preparation of the aqueous extract from the medicines are taking place as from the second step of preparation of Arishtam.
The asava- arishta has therapeutically higher potency, clear liquid with a pleasant odor. As these preparations mature over a period of time the efficacy also increases.
Normal dosage is 15 ml to 25 ml preferably after food.