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

Vasaguluchyadi Kashayam is an effective Ayurvedic medicine for Anaemia and jaundice. It is beneficial in many hepatic disorders.

Benefits of Vasaguluchyadi Kashayam

 It is beneficial in Anaemia and bleeding disorders. It alleviates vitiated Pitta.

It is also very effective in complications like palpitation, giddiness, blackouts, lethargy, breathing difficulty etc. associated with anaemia.

 It is very effective in management of Jaundice and related complications like fatty liver.

It regulates the fat metabolism in the GIT and very useful in treatment of high cholesterol level, Obesity, gouty arthritis etc.

It is very effective in some bleeding disorders.

Indications of Vasaguloochyadi kashayam

Pandu                                – Anaemia

Rakthapitha                     – Bleeding disorder        

Kamala                             – Jaundice

Ingredients of Vasaguloochyadi kashayam

Adathoda, Malabar nutVaasa/VrishaJusticia adathoda L.

It is an expectorant and is mostly used in respiratory conditions. It helps in treatment of skin diseases. It is also used in jaundice, fevers, headache and urinary infections.

Heart leaved moonseedGuduchiTinospora cordifolia (WILLD.) HOOK.F. & THOMS

It is effective anti-ulcer drug in action. It is a well-known anti-oxidant and has significant anti-inflammatory property.

Thriphala-a group of 3 drugs namely,

Chebulic myrobalanPathyaTerminalia chebula RETZ. & WILLD.

It is one of the main drugs 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.

Beleric myrobalan, BaheraAkshaTerminalia bellirica (GAERTN.) ROXB.

A very good healer of gastric diseases, common cold, leukoderma and also cures digestive disorders. It has laxative and anti-inflammatory actions. It is one of the important ingredients in triphala an Ayurvedic preparation. Other properties for which it is used are as health tonic and as rejuvenator. It is used in treatment of piles also.

Amla, Indian gooseberryDhatriEmblica officinalis GAERTN.

Amla exhibits strong antioxidant activity. It is one of the most important plants in the traditional Ayurvedic medical system as well as in other traditional health systems for immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer and hepatoprotective actions. It is widely used for anti-diabetic effect.

Indian trumpet flower Katwi/SyonakaOroxylum indicum

It has anti-microbial, anti-diabetic, hepato-protective, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, immune-modulatory, Reno-protective, and cardio-protective properties.

Indian gentianBhoonimba  Swertia chirata (ROXB. EX. FLEM.) KAR.

It is an important herb used in Ayurveda for the treatment of fever, inflammation, skin diseases, intestinal parasites and diabetes. It has hepato-protective action also. It is used in treatment of piles, ulcers and fevers.

Margosa, NeemNimbaAzadirachta indica A. JUSS.

The important health benefits of this drug include its ability to treat dandruff, soothe irritation, protect the skin, boost the immune system, and reduce inflammation. It also speeds up wound healing, treats gastric conditions, slows the aging process, improves hair and scalp health, maintains sexual organ health, has anti-cancer potential, and helps treat diabetes.

AS ANUPANA/PRAKSHEPADRAVYA-TO BE TAKEN MIXED WITH THE KASHAYA

 Kshoudra (honey)

Details of the manufacturing

Vasagudoochyadi kashayam has six ingredients in equal quantity. (3drugs in thriphala, together make one part as an ingredient)

All these ingredients should be washed well and dried up in shade.

Take the prescribed herbs in dried & crushed form in an earthen pot. 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 eighth of the initial quantity. Make sure to mix it in between with a wooden spatula. 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 cooled decoction, adding honey to it.

Dosha Dooshya Predominance with roga margas.

Vasagudoochyadi kashayam is Pitta-Kaphahara.

It acts on aabhyantara rogamarga and sakhagata (bahya) rogas.

Dosage and Usage of Vasagudoochyadi 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.

Here, it is advised to take it with honey added to it.

Exercises and Yoga.

Vasagudoochyadi kashayam targets mainly hepatic disorders, anaemia, jaundice, and bleeding disorders. Vigorous exercises are not allowed in these conditions.

 Only stretching, moderate walking, and mild cardio exercises are advised. Also, specific yogacharya including Ardhamathsyentrasana, Dhanurasana, Gomukhasna and naukasana is recommended. Range of movement and flexibility must be considered while doing every exercise. 

Sookshma sandhi vyayama (warming up small joints) is advised.

Regular exercise helps improve bioavailability of the medicine and food ingested and leads to positive health.

 Yoga can maintain harmony within the body and with the surrounding system.

Ardhamathsyentrasana

Dhanurasana

gomukasana

Naukasana

All the exercises and physical exertions must be decided and done under the supervision of a medical expert only.

Recommended diet and behaviour

Diet:

  • To be avoided

Salt and oil as a part of diet.

Heavy meals and difficult to digest foods – cause indigestion.

 junk foods- cause 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

  • To be added

Light meals and easily digestible foods

Green gram, soups.

 freshly cooked and warm food processed with cumin seeds, ginger, black pepper, ajwain etc

Behaviour:

Quit alcohol/smoking/narcotics.

Avoid sedentary lifestyle. Be active.

Better to avoid exposure to excessive sunlight wind rain or dust.

Maintain a regular food and sleep schedule.

Avoid holding or forcing the urges like urine, faeces, cough, sneeze etc.

Avoid day sleep.

Side effects and contraindications

No known side effects reported

Classical references

SAHASRAYOGA PANDU CHIKITSA shloka 2

Equivalent medicines.

Punarnavadi kashayam

Brands Available

AVS Kottakal

AVN madurai

Oushadhi

AVP Coimbatore

Nagarjuna Ayurveda

Kerala Ayurveda

Research papers

Vaasa

Asthma and respiratory diseases

http://www.florajournal.com/archives/2014/vol2issue1/PartA/23.1.pdf

GUDUCHI ANTI OXIDANT AND ANTI INFLAMMATORY

The objective of the present work is to study the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect of alcoholic and water extracts of T. cordifolia (Willd.) Miers leaves in activated human monocytic THP-1 cells.

T. cordifolia (Willd.) Miers extracts exhibited significant amounts of total phenolic and flavonoid content, and LC-MS/MS analyses detected tinosponone, a TC-specific clerodane-derived diterpene. Both types of extracts attenuated AA-induced ROS generation via enhancing catalase enzyme activity in THP-1 cells. Real time PCR and ELISA experiments revealed that the elevated levels of LPS-induced TNF-α was remarkably attenuated in THP-1 cells pretreated with T. cordifolia (Willd.) Miers extracts. Western blot and confocal microscopy showed that the alcoholic extract’s anti-inflammatory activity by attenuating NF-κB translocation into the nucleus in LPS-activated THP-1 cells via the inhibition of IκB degradation in the cytosol.

The findings suggest that T. cordifolia (Willd.) Miers dry leaf extracts possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties via upregulation of antioxidant enzymes and attenuation of NF- κB nuclear translocation in activated human monocytic (THP-1) cells.

doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2019.152831.

Triphala

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6052535/

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