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

Chyavanaprasam is one of the anti ageing supplements, which is purely herbal in nature. Amla as its main ingredient, which is a powerful antioxidant. Chavana maharishi discovered this medicine, so it came to be known as Chyavanaprasam.

BENEFITS OF Chyavanaprasam

• Act as a Rejuvenate medicine
• Complete nourished medicine
• Improves Medha
• Improves skin luster
• Improves strength  of sense organs
• Improves Immunity
• Improves appetite

INDICATIONS OF Chyavanaprasam

• Fertility
• Regularity in Menstruation
• Depression
• Upper respiratory tract infection
• Constipation

INGREDIENTS OF Chyavanaprasam

Each 10 gm contains:

For the preparation of Amalaki

SERIAL NO	SANSKRIT NAME	BOTANICAL NAME	PARTS USED	QUANTITY
1	Amalaki	Emblica Officinalis	Fruit	75 kg

 For the preparation of Kashayam:

1	Vasaka	Adhatoda Vasica	Root	900gm
2	Bilwa	Aegle marmelos	Root	900gm
3	Agaru	Aquilaria agallocha	Wood	900mg
4	Punarnava	Boerhavia diffusa	Leaf	900mg
5	Karchoor	Curcuma Zedoaria	Rhizome	900gm
6	Mustak	Cyperus rotundus	Rhizome	900gm
7	Shalaparni	Desmodium gangeticum	Root	900gm
8	Ela	Elettaria cardamomum	Seed	900gm
9	Kshira Kakoli	Fritillaria Roylei	Rhizome	900gm
10	Gambhari	Gmelina arborea	Root	900gm
11	Riddhi	Habenaria intermedia	Flower	900gm
12	Pushkarmool	Inula Racemosa	Root	900gm
13	Vidari	Ipomoea Digitata	Rhizome	900gm
14	Jeevanti	Leptadenia Reticulata	Root	900gm
15	Kakoli	Lilium Polyphyllum	Rhizome	900gm
16	Meda	Litsea Glutinosa	Root	900gm
17	Jeevaka	Microstylis muscifera	Root	900gm
18	Vrishabhaka	Microstylis wallichii	Leaf	900gm
19	Utpala	Nymphaea Stellata	Flower	900gm
20	Shyonaka	Oroxylum indicum	Root	900gm
21	Mudgaparni	Phaseolus Trilobus	Whole plant	900gm
22	Bhumi Amla	Phyllanthus Urinaria	Whole plant	900gm
23	Pippali	Piper Longum	Fruit	900gm
24	Karkatakashringi	Pistacia integerrima	Fruit	900gm
25	Maha Meda	Polgonatamcirrhifolium	Root	900gm
26	Agnimantha	Premna corymbosa	Root	900gm
27	Red sandal wood	Pterocarpus santalinus	Wood	900gm
28	Vidarikand	Pueraria Tuberosa	Rhizome	900gm
29	White sandal wood	Santalum album	Wood	900gm
30	Bala	Sida cordifolia	Root	900gm
31	Brihati	Solanum indicum	Whole plant	900gm
32	Kantakari	Solanum Surattense	Whole plant	900gm
33	Patala	Stereospermum suaveolens	Flower	900gm
34	Mashaparni	Teramnus Labialis	Leaf	900gm
35	Haritaki	Terminalia chebula	Fruit	900gm
36	Guduchi	Tinospora Cordifolia	Stem	900gm
37	Gokshura	Tribulus terrestris	Flower	900gm
38	Prishnaparni	Uraria picta	Leaf	900gm
39	Mudgaparni	Vigna trilobata	Leaf	900gm
40	Draksha	Vitis vinifera	Fruit	900gm

For the preparation of Prakshepaka choornam:

1	Pippali	Piper longum	Fruit	240gm
2	Dalchini	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	Seed	240gm
3	Ela	Elettaria cardamomum	Seed	240gm
4	Tejpata	Cinnamomum tamala	Seed	240gm
5	Nagkesar	Mesua Ferrea	Flower	240gm

Cow’s ghee – 4 kg

Sesame Oil _4kg

Sugar_46 kg

Honey _5 kg

Method of Preparation:

Firstly, prepare Amla pulp (boiled up to 7 hrs) after that remove the seeds fully, make it as paste form and then it should be fried with ghee and sesame oil till it reaches the consistency. On the same day itself, we should prepare kashayam, after the completion of kashayam process, we should filter it . Then add sugar to this kashayam, continuous stir should be needed. After few hours, we should mix the amla pulp, stir should do properly. When it attains Avaleha paka, we should add the prakshepaka choornam slowly, stir it properly. After cooling, we should add honey, till reaches the paka.

Points to be noted:

Sugar content varies brand to brand and some companies do not add sesame oil, but in classical text Charaka Samhita, sesame oil is a main ingredient of chyavanaprash.

Honey is added when chyavanaprash is cooled down.

For KIDS – Before buying, check the label of chyavanaprash for its ingredients. Purchase simple chyavanaprash, which does not contain Makardhwaj. Makardhwaj may not be suitable for children as studies shows.

The correct method of taking Chyavanaprash is eating it by licking without milk or any other adjuvant. If you want to drink milk, then it should be best if it is taken after half an hour.

DOSE WITH USAGE OF Chyavanaprash

Age ( 1- 3) – 1 to 2 gms

Age (3 – 5) – 3 to 4 gms

Age (6 – 12) _ 4 to 7 gms

Age (13 – 19) _ 7 to 15 gms

Age (19 – 60) _ 15 to 25 gms

Age above 60 yrs _ 7 to 15 gms

On empty stomach in the early morning, Eat it without any adjuvant.  For better results, use under the supervision of a qualified Ayurveda doctor will deliver best cure for different ailments.

EXERCISE AND YOGA FOR Chyavanaprash

Aerobic exercise like running, swimming etc

Padmasana yoga

Sarvangasana yoga

Paschimottanasana yoga

 RECOMMEND DIET AND BEHAVIOR for Chyavanaprash

 Avoid High fat and high sugar foods in daily food regimen.

Research paper on Chyavanaprash

Chyavanaprash: A Traditional Indian Bioactive Health Supplement by Rohit Sharma, Natalia Martins, and Pradeep Kumar Prajapati   published in Biomolecules 2019 may, 9(5).161.

BRANDS available of Chyavanaprash

Dabur, Baidyanath, Zandu, Arya Vaidya Sala.

SIDE EFFECT AND CONTRAINDICATION

Till now side effect was not reported, but use under supervision of Ayurvedic doctor.

Better avoid in Diabetic patients.

CONCLUSION

Chyavanaprash is an Ayurvedic health supplement which is made up of a super – concentrated blend of nutrient – rich herbs and minerals.  It is meant to restore drained reserves of life force (ojas) and to preserve strength, stamina, and vitality.