Kaalasaakadi kashayam is an Ayurvedic medicine for treating diarrhoea and other intestinal problems.( Kalasakadi, Kalashakadi, Kaalasaakadi– all are same)
Benefits of Kalashakadi kashayam
Kalashakadi kashayam is a formulation made and used by traditional Kerala Vaidyas for a long time. It was used in many types of digestive disorders in which the main symptom was loose stools. Intestinal infection was very common in those times due to poor hygiene and lack of awareness on the same. In those times many issues like cholera and amoebic dysentery were managed using Kalasakadi kashayam successfully.
Nowadays people are aware of such issues and water-borne diseases are rare. But this combination is useful in diseases like IBS, any type of Diarrhoea, etc
Indications of Kalasakadi kashayam
Soola – Abdominal pain including colic, appendicitis, etc
Third- Dryness of mouth and thirst associated with fatigue
Bhrama – Dizziness and vertigo
Vegineem vishoochikaam – Diarrohea and dysentery
Ingredients of Kalasakadi kashayam
| 1. Curry leaves | Kalasaka | Murraya koenigii (L.) SPR |
Curry leaves are a part of the daily diet in South India. Besides adding to taste color and flavor to the food, it is an anti-microbial, anti-diarrhoeal herb with phagocytic and cytotoxic activity. It is useful in reducing cholesterol and ulcers.
| 2. Chebulic myrobalan | Vijaya | Terminalia chebula RETZ. & WILLD. |
It is the main drug in Ayurveda, one of the Rasayana and a member of an important group, Triphala. It is used in a wide variety of diseases as it possesses anti-bacterial anti-fungal anti-viral anti-diabetic anti-mutagenic anti-oxidant anti-ulcer and wound-healing properties.
| 3. Ginger | mahoushadha | Zingiber officinale ROSC. |
Ginger has anti-carcinogenic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, hypoglycaemic, and atherosclerotic activity.
It is unctuous and hot in potency with pungent taste but becomes sweet after digestion. It is an aphrodisiac and balances Vata and Kapha.
It improves the ability to taste and promotes digestion. Relieves cough cold and other respiratory problems. It is not a laxative, rather causes constipation.
Details of the manufacturing of Kalasakadi kashayam
Kalasakadi kashayam is prepared using its three ingredients with a distinct ratio. Kalasaka, Vijaya, and mahoushadhi should be taken in 6:4:2 ratio.
All these ingredients should be washed well and dried up in shade.
Take the prescribed herbs in dried & crushed form in an earthen pot. For your special attention, Naagara should be crushed and tied up separately in a white clean cotton cloth as a Potali. This is to prevent the excess dissolution of the contents and to maintain the exact consistency of the kashayam. Now add 16 times clean water into it. Make it boil and then cook in the open vessel with low fire. Reduce the quantity into one by the eighth of the initial quantity. Make sure to mix it in between with a ladle without breaking the potli. Also, the fire should be kept low to make sure that all the active ingredients in the herbs needed are absorbed well into the water. Once the quantity is reduced to one by eighth of the initial amount of water, remove the vessel from the fire. Squeeze and drain through a clean white cloth. Collect the decoction in a clean vessel and discard the solid waste. Drink the mild warm decoction.
Dosha Dooshya Predominance with roga marga of Kalasakadi kashayam.
Kalasakadi kashayam is Pitta kapha hara.
It acts on aabhyantara rogamarga
Dosage and Usage of Kalasakadi kashayam
Dosage: two Pala.
Usage:
Kashayam is advised to take in empty stomach, once the ingested food is digested well and aahaararasa is formed well.
Usage of kashayam with prescribed prakshepadravyas according to the condition of disease and the patient gives the best results mostly.
Exercises and Yoga of Kalasakadi kashayam.
As Kalasakadi kashayam targets mainly the respiratory system and abdomen, regular stretching, relaxation techniques, and mild cardio exercises are advised. Also, specific Yogacharya including naadisuddhi pranayama, bhujangaasana, vajrasana, etc is recommended.
Regular exercise helps improve the bioavailability of medicine and food ingested and leads to positive health.
Yoga can maintain harmony within the body and with the surrounding system.
Nadisudhi pranayama
Bhujangasana
Vajrasana
Simple exercises for lungs and heart health
All the exercises and physical exertions must be decided and done under the supervision of a medical expert only.
Recommended diet and behavior of Kalasakadi kashayam
Diet:
- To be avoided
Heavy meals and difficult to digest foods – cause indigestion.
junk foods- cause a disturbance in digestion and reduces the bioavailability of the medicine
carbonated drinks – makes the stomach more acidic and disturbed digestion
refrigerated and frozen foods – causes weak and sluggish digestion by weakening Agni (digestive fire)
Milk and milk products – increase Kapha and cause respiratory problems
curd – causes vidaaha and thereby many other diseases
Drinking ice-cold water – causes weak Agni and indigestion
- To be added
Light meals and easily digestible foods
Green gram, soups, honey, buttermilk boiled with dried ginger, curry leaves, turmeric, etc.
Use water boiled with dried ginger for drinking.
freshly cooked and warm food processed with cumin seeds, ginger, black pepper, ajwain, etc
Behavior of Kalasakadi kashayam:
Protect yourself from a cold climate.
Better to avoid exposure to excessive sunlight wind rain or dust.
Avoid lifting heavy weights and other vigorous physical activities causing abdominal pressure.
Maintain a regular food and sleep schedule.
Avoid holding or forcing urges like urine, feces, cough, sneeze, etc.
Side effects and contraindications of Kalasakadi kashayam
No known side effects reported.
Classical references of Kalasakadi kashayam with the image of the text
Equivalent medicines of Kalasakadi kashayam.
Amritottaram kashayam
Pachanamrutam kashayam
Brands Available of Kalasakadi kashayam
Research papers of Kalasakadi kashayam
KALASAKA
A miracle plant – kalasaka
Anti-inflammatory and analgesic
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255384/
VIJAYA
ANTIOXIDANT AND RADIO PROTECTOR
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15500265/
THAILAND ANTI AGING
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20645728/
MOUTHWASH AND ANTICARIES AGENT
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17938489/
ANTIDIABETIC AND RENAL PROTECTION
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1472-6882-6-17
ANTIOXIDANT AND PREVENTION OF CELLULAR DAMAGE ACTIVITY OF TRIPHALA
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1472-6882-10-20
PROKINETIC – MODERN STUDY
MAHOUSHADHA
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK92775/
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