DHANWANTHARAM KASHAYAM- Benefits, Ingredients, Indications, Dosage, Usage, Preparation, Side effects, Equivalent Medicines, Research Papers

Dhanwantharam Kashayam is a herbal formulation in the form of decoction mentioned in Astangahridayam.

BENEFITS OF Dhanwantharam Kashayam

• Provides strength to the body.
• Increased the activity levels of antioxidant enzymes to the normal levels.

              INDICATIONS OF Dhanwantharam Kashayam

• Paralysis
• Hemiplegia
• Quadriplegia
• Tissue wasting disorder
• Children’s diseases
• Numbness
• Swelling
• Spondylosis
• Hernia

INGREDIENTS OF Dhanwantharam Kashayam for preparing Decoction

SERIAL NO	SANSKRIT NAME	BOTANICAL NAME	PARTS USED	QUANTITY
1	Bala	Sida Cordifolia	Root	15 kg
2	Yava	Hordeum Vulgare	Seed	530 gm
3	Bilva	Aeble Marmelos	Root	530gm
4	Shyonaka	Oroxylum Indicum	Root	530gm
5	Patala	Stereospermum Suaveolens	Root	530gm
6	Gambhari	Gmelina Arborea	Whole plant	530gm
7	Kantakari	Solanum Xanthocarpum	Whole plant	530gm
8	Shalaparni	Desmodium Gangeticum	Root	530gm
9	Prishnaparni	Uraria picta	Whole plant	530gm
10	Gokshura	Tribulus Terrestris	Flower	530gm
11	Meda	Polygonatum Cirrhifolium	Root	530 gm
12	Mahameda	Polgonatum Verticillatum	Root	530gm
13	Devadaru	Cedrus Deodara	wood	530gm
14	Manjistha	Rubia Cordifolia	Root	530gm
15	Kakoli	Fritillaria Roylei	Rhizome	530gm
16	Ksheera Kakoli	Lilium Polyphyllum	Rhizome	530gm
17	Red Sandal Wood	Pterocarpus Santalinus	Wood	530gm
18	Sariva	Hemidesmus Indicus	Root	530gm
19	Tagara	Valeriana wallichii	Root	530gm
20	Rishabhaka	Microstylis Musifera	Root	530gm
21	Rock Salt	Sendha Namak	Portion of Salt
22	Black creeper	Ichnocarpus Frutescens	Leaf	530gm
23	Shaileyam	Parmelia perlata	Root	530gm
24	Vacha	Acorus Calamus	Rhizome	530gm
25	Agaru	Aquilaria Agallocha	Wood	530gm
26	Punarnava	Boerhavia Diffusa	Leaf	530gm
27	Ashwagandha	Withania Somnifera	Rhizome	530gm
28	Shatavari	Asparagus Racemosus	Rhizome	530gm
29	Ksheerashukla	Fritillaria Roylei	Root	530gm
30	Yashtimadhu	Glycyrrhiza Glabra	Root	530gm
31	Haritaki	Terminalia Chebula	Fruit	530gm
32	Amlaki	Emblica Officinalis	Fruit	530gm
33	Bibhitaki	Terminalia Bellirica	Fruit	530gm
34	Soya	Anethum Graveolens	Fruit	530gm
35	Mudgaparni	Phaseolus Trilobus	Root	530gm
36	Mashaparni	Teramnus Labialis	Root	530gm
37	Ela	Elettaria Cardamomum	Seed	530gm

           Method of Preparation

         Above ingredients made as course powder form, add 1200 litres of water and reduced to

 75 litres, then it should filter it clean cloth.  With the presence   of warm temperature                                                                   preservatives should be added. Sodium benzoate and prophyl parathene should be added.            ( 1litre kashayam 1 gm preservative should be added).

DOSE WITH USAGE of Dhanwantharam Kashayam

Children _ 2.5 to 10 ml

Adults _ 5 to 15 ml

Max: dose _ 30 ml

Twice daily with 4 times boiled and cooled water, before  food.

For better results, use under   the   supervision of a qualified Ayurveda doctor, will deliver best   cure for different ailments.

              EXERCISE AND YOGA for Dhanwantharam Kashayam

• Standing hamstring stretch exercise
• partial curl exercise
• Extension exercise
• Butterfly pose yoga
• Gomukhasana
• Uttana Shishosana

RECOMMEND DIET AND BEHAVIOR of Dhanwantharam Kashayam

Avoid Fatty Fish

Garlic, Ginger, Wal nuts, Grapes can include in the diet.                                                                                                                                                                     

Avoid lifting too much, prolonged sitting, sleeping   in uncomfortable position.

               REFERENCE OF Dhanwantharam Kashayam

                Ashtanga Hrudayam

                Sahasrayogam

                Brands available of  Dhanwantharam Kashayam

 Baidyanath

Kottakkal Arya Vaidyasala

Vaidyaratnam Oushadhasala

AVN Madurai

AVP Coimbatore

Kerala Ayurveda

Sitaram Pharmacy

SNA Oushadhasala

Oushadhi.

        SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

        In post natal care , this medicine should be taken under medical supervision.

        Higher doses , may worsen gastritis.

      CONCLUSION

      Administration of Dhanwantharam kashayam increased the activity levels of antioxidant

      enzymes  and reduced the levels of total cholesterol, phospholipids and triglycerides.

     The results of this study point to the possibility of developing Dhanwantaram kashayam

     as a dietary supplement which can alleviate the complications associated with diabetes or

     prevent them altogether.