Vaidyaratnam Dhathriarishtam

Vaidyaratnam Dhathriarishtam

DESCRIPTION

Good for anemia, chronic fever & loss of appetite.

INGREDIENTS
  Dhathri

  Pippali

  Madhura dravya

  Sarkara

  Kshoudra

INDICATIONS

  Kamala

  Pandu

  Hridroga

  Vataraktha

  Vishamajwara

  Kasa

  Hikka

  Aruchi

  Swasa

DOSAGE

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

REFERENCE

  Charakasamhitha pandu roga chikithsa

Asavam and Arishtam
Either decoction/ aqueous extract or fresh juice is made from the crude herb to which nutrients/ sweetners 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 is 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.