CHIRUVILWADI GHRUTHAM – Benefits, Ingredients, Indications, Dosage, Usage, Preparation, Side effects, Equivalent Medicines, Research Papers

Chiruvilwadi ghrutha is a formulation said in the context of ghee preparations in Sahasrayogam. This ghee preparation is having importance in disorders of Gastro-intestinal system because it possesses property to correct the status of Agni (digestion and metabolism). 

INDICATIONS

Chiruvilwadi ghrutham is indicated in conditions like,

• Kshaya
• Gulma (abdominal tumour)
• Aruchi (anorexia)
• Soola (colic)
• Kasa (cough)
• Hikka (hiccoughs)
• Diseases of rectum like haemorrhoids                                                                                       

INGREDIENTS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION

Sl. No.	English name	Sanskrit name	Latin Name	Proportion
1	Indian Elm	Chiruvilwa	Holoptelea integrifolia	Equal quantity for preparing ghee (decoction should be 4 times of ghee)
2	False black pepper	Vidanga	Embelia ribes
3	Lead wort	Chitramoola	Plumbago zeylanica
4	Wild eggs plant	Himsra (kantakari)	Solanum virginianum
5	Chebulic Myrobalan	Hareetaki	Terminalia chebula
6	Belleric myrobalan	Vibhitaki	Terminalia bellerica
7	Indian gooseberry	Amalaki	Phyllanthus emblica
8	Dry ginger	Sunti	Zingiber officinalis
9	Long pepper	Pippali	Piper longum
10	Black pepper	Maricha
11	Giloy	Guduchi	Tinospora cordifolia	Equal quantity as fine paste (1/6 parts of ghee)
12	Indian atees	Ativisha	Aconitum heterophyllum
13	Wild eggs plant	Kantakari	Solanum virginianum
14	Cow’s ghee	Ghrutham		4 parts
15	Water	Jalam		8 times of drugs for preparing decoction

METHOD OF PREPARATION

Preparation of decoction

The drugs for kashaya are taken in equal quantity and made into coarse powder. To this add eight times water. It is boiled to reduce the kashaya to ¼th quantity. Filter and collect the kashaya.

Preparation of kalka:

Since the liquid portion of ghee is decoction the proportion of paste of drugs should be 1/6^th part of ghee.

Preparation of ghee

Take ghee in suitable vessel, to which add fine paste of drugs and kashaya. Cook the ghee in mild fire till the paste of drugs can be rolled to a wick shape. After attaining this stage, filter and collect the ghee.

PROPERTIES OF INGREDIENTS

Sl. No.	Ingredients	Properties
	Chiruvilwa	It balances kapha pitta dosha. It stimulates digestive fire and laxative in nature.
	Vidanga	This is the best drug in treating worm infestation. Useful in treating skin diseases, diabetes, skin diseases, colic pain, bloating, abdominal distension. It helps in expulsion of doshas (vitiated humours) from the head.
	Chitramoola	Balances vata kapha dosha. It improves digestion, and useful in skin diseases, worm infestation, haemorrhoids, amenorrhea, hepatomegaly and spenomegaly.
	Hareetaki	It is having hot potency, improves colour of skin, promotes bowel movement, improves intelligence, relieves inflammation, improve vision, intelligence and memory. It is having rejuvinative, digestive properties.
	Vibhitaki	Balances Kapha and Pitta dosha. It is cold to touch but have hot potency. It cures fever, and cough. It is having antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiarrheal, anti-hypertensive, hepato-protective and antipyretic activities.
	Amalaki	It is the best among anti-ageing herbs. It improves vision, balances tridoshas (three bodily humours), anti-diabetic, and aphrodisiac. It improves voice, cures burning sensation, fever, and strengthens immune system.
	Sunti	It improves taste and cures anorexia. It balances vata kapha dosha. It is having anti-inflammatory property. It relieves abdominal pain, constipation, throat disorders, bloating, cough, cold, vomiting and hiccups.
	Pippali	Balances vata kapha vitiation. It improves digestion, anti-ageing, rejuvinative, good in respiratory disease, cough, fever, diabetes, abdominal tumours, and haemorrhoids.
	Maricha	It alleviates vata kapha dosha. It improves taste and digestion. It alleviates bloating, chronic respiratory diseases, intestinal worm infestations, cardiac diseases and recurrent fever.
	Guduchi	Balances tridosha, and has hot potency. It is rejuvinative, improve strength, relieves diabetes, anaemia, jaundice, skin diseases, worms, etc.
	Ativisha	It balances tridoshas, it is having anti –toxic effect. It is also digestive, carminative and absorbent.
	Kantakari	It cures vitiated vata kapha dosha. It is having anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, analgesic, stimulant, carminative, expectorant and demulcent action. It is cardio-tonic and aphrodisiac.

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DOSAGE:

5 to 10 ml is given with suitable adjuvant. Warm water or decoction suitable to the disease can be adopted as adjuvant.

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EXERCISE AND YOGA

Yoga posture which helps to maintain healthy digestive system can be adopted. Also, yoga and meditation helps in maintaining healthy mind which helps in the maintenance healthy body. Can adopt,

• Paschimothanasana
• Pavanamukthasana
• Bhujangasana
• Vajrasana
• Anuloma viloma pranayama
• Bhastrika pranayama

PATHYA AHARAS AND VIHARAS

Always it is desirable to take hot, light and easy to digest food during the ghrutha sevana kala (time of administration). Also avoid day sleep, night awakening, etc.

SIDE EFFECTS

No side effects are noticed.

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REFERENCE:

Sahasrayogam Ghrita prakaranam.

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