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Chyawanprash is a very well-researched 100% natural herbal jam which is given to young children, the elderly, or to those recuperating from any debilitating illness. It helps anyone who takes it achieve a higher state of immunity from disease and augments the body's natural ability to grow in a healthy way. There is much scientific evidence now mounting to support the use of Chyawanprash as a general tonic which adds strength and vigor to the entire physiology. Very few manufacturers in India still follow the original formula in its entirely due to the difficulty in obtaining some of the necessary herbs and the time involved in its preparation. However, it is interesting that all of these herbs do indeed still exist. The National Institute Of Ayurvedic Medicine (NIAM) goes to the trouble of obtaining all these medicinal plant materials and follows the scriptural directions in preparing this wonderful tonic. 1. Composition A. Powders (Churnas)
B. Decoction (Kwath)
C. Semi-solids
2. Ingredient Summaries (Sanskrit & Latin Names, Part Used, Properties & Clinical Uses) 1. Shuddha Godanti Properties: It is cooling, nutritive, digestive & febrifuge agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in chronic & general debility, cough & indigestion. 2. Nagkeshar Latin name: Mesua ferrea Part used: Androceum Properties: nutritive, cardiac & brain tonic, carminative & appetizer It is agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility, cardiac & mental disorders, anorexia & indigestion. 3. Tamalpatra Latin name: Cinnamomum tamala Part used: Leaves Properties: It is nervine tonic, digestive, carminative, uterine stimulant & appetizer agent. Clinical uses It is known to help in general debility, uterine disorders, anorexia & indigestion. 4. Elaichi Latin name: Elettaria cardamomum Part used: Seeds Properties: It is cardiac & general tonic, carminative & appetizer agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility, cardiac disorders, anorexia & flatulence. 5. Twak Latin name: Cinnamomum cassia Part used: Bark Properties: It is an aromatic, appetizer, haematinic & anthelmintic agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in anaemia, general debility, abdominal distension & anorexia. 6. Pippali Latin name: Piper longum Part used: Fruit Properties: It is an alterative tonic, appetizer & carminative agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility, dyspepsia, flatulence & respiratory tract infection. 7. Paral Chhal Latin name: Stereospermum suaveolens Part used: Bark Properties: It is a carminative, diuretic & cardiac tonic. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility, dyspepsia & flatulence. 8. Urni Chhal Latin name: Clerodendron phlomidis. Part used: Bark. Properties: It is an alterative, laxative & anti-inflammatory agent. . Clinical uses: It is known to help in digestive disorders like indigestion & constipation. 9. Gambhari Chhal Latin name: Gmelina arborea Part used: Bark. Properties: It is demulcent, galactogogue & laxative agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility specially due to indigestion & chronic illness. It is also useful in lactating mothers. 10. Bilva Latin name: Aegle marmelos Part used: Fruit Properties: It is an alterative, nutritive, astringent & anti-dysentric agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in chronic dysentry, diarrhoea & dyspepsia. 11. Shyonaka Latin name: Oroxylum indicum Part used: Root bark Properties: It is an astringent, stomachic, anti-inflammatory & anti-amoebic agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility, diarrhoea & dysentery. 12. Gokshura Latin name: Tribulus terresteris Part used: Fruit Properties: It is a aphrodisiac, diuretic, general & cardiac tonic. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervine & general debility. 13. Sariva Latin name: Desmodium gangeticum Part used: Root Properties: It is an alterative, nutritive & digestive agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility & indigestion. 14. Brihati Latin name: Solanum indicum Part used: Whole plant Properties: It is cardiac tonic, astringent & carminative agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in flatulence & indigestion. 15. Kantakari Latin name: Solanum xanthocarpum Part used: Whole plant Properties: It is an alterative, mucolytic & expectorant agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in allergic bronchitis, bronchial asthma & common cold. 16. Karkatshingi Latin name: Pistacia integerrima Part used: Galls Properties: It is an alterative, expectorant, carminative & cholagogue agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in cough, asthma & anorexia. It gives strength to mucus membrane. 17. Draksha Latin name: Vitis vinifera Part used: Fruits Properties: It is nutritive, stomachic, demulcent & laxative agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in anorexia, hepatic disorders, dyspepsia & constipation. 18. Haritaki Latin name Terminalia chebula Part used: Fruits Properties: It is an alterative, general & nervine tonic as well as carminative & liver stimulant agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervine debility, hepatic disorders & constipation. 19. Guduchi. Latin name: Tinospora cordifolia Part used: Stem. Properties: It is an alterative & general tonic. It is a potent immunomodulator drug. Clinical uses: It is known to help in degenerative disorders & anemia. 20. Bala Mool Latin name: Sida cordifolia Part used: Roots. Properties: It is an alterative, cardiac tonic as well as stomachic, aphrodisiac & general tonic. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervine & general debility. 21. Bhumyaamalaki Latin name: Phyllanthus niruri Part used: Whole plant. Properties: It is an appetizer, cholagogue & laxative. It acts as hepato-protective agent. It is the potent anti-viral drug. Clinical uses: It is known to help general debility, hepatic disorders, constipation & viral infection. 22. Vasaka Latin name: Adhatoda vasica Part used: Leaves Properties : It is cardiac tonic, expectorant & diuretic agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in respiratory tract infection & cardiac disorders. It is useful in all types of cough. 23. Jeevanti Latin name: Leptadenia reticulata Part used: Whole plant Properties: It is cooling, eye tonic, nutritive & aphrodisiac drug. Clinical uses: It is known to help in eye diseases, seminal-debility & general weakness. 24. Kachur Latin name: Hedychium spicatum Part used: Tuber Properties: It is nutritive, appetizer, digestive & carminative agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in anorexia, cardiac disorders & dyspepsia. 25. Nagarmoth Latin name: Cyperus rotundus. Part used: Roots Properties: It is an alterative, general & nervine tonic, carminative & liver stimulant agent. Clinical uses It is known to help in nervine debility, hepatic disorders & constipation. 26. Pushkarmool Latin name: Inula racemosa Part used: Root Properties: It is an cardiac tonic, digestive, carminative, anti-septic & diuretic agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in dyspepsia, indigestion, chronic cough & general debility. 27. Mudgaparni Latin name: Phaseolus trilobus Part used: Leaves Properties: It is an aphrodisiac, antibilious & mild sedative agent. Clinical uses It is known to help in general debility, malnutrition, fatigue & bilious disorders. 28. Mashparni Latin name: Termanus labialis Part used: Whole plant Properties: It is an alterative, nutritive, aphrodisiac & antibilious agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility, malnutrition & fatigue. 29. Kakanasa Latin name: Asclepias curassavica Part used: Root Properties: It is a digestive, hepato-stimulant, cholagogue & mild laxative agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in anorexia, indigestion & habitual constipation. 30. Vidari Latin name: Ipomoea digitata Part used: Tuber Properties: It is an alterative, general & nervine tonic as well as carminative & liver stimulant agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervous debility, hepatic disorders & constipation. 31. Punarnava Latin name: Boerhaavia diffusa Part used: Root Properties: It is an alterative, cardiac tonic, hematinic & diuretic agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in anemia, general & cardiac debility. 32. Kanwal Latin name: Nelumbium speciosum Part used: Seeds Properties: It is general, nervine & cardiac tonic. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervous & general debility. 33. Agar Latin name: Aqilaria agallocha Part used: Wood. Properties: It is an aromatic, nervine tonic, stimulant, digestive, carminative & Aphrodisiac. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervine as well as general debility, abdominal distention, anorexia & indigestion. 34. Chandan Latin name Santalum album Part used: Stem Properties: It is an aromatic, nervine sedative, astringent & disinfectant to mucous membranes of genito-urinary & bronchial tracts. Clinical uses: It is known to help in mental tension, burning micturition & skin diseases.35. Shatavari Latin name: Asparagus racemosus Part used: Root. Properties: It is a nutritive, general & nervine tonic. It is a potent galactogogue drug. Clinical uses It is known to help in general & nervine debility. It is a good tonic for lactating mothers. 36. Ashwagandha Latin name: Withania somnifera Part used: Roots. Properties: It is an alterative, general & nervine tonic & aphrodisiac agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in sexual debility, general debility, nervous exhaustion, loss of memory & loss of muscular energy. 37. Brahmi Latin name: Bacopa monniera Part used: Whole plant Properties: It is nervine & cardiac tonic. It improves brain function like memory & concentration.Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervous disorders, epilepsy, insanity & loss of memory. 38. Shankhapushpi Latin name: Evolvulus alsinoides Part used: Whole plant Properties: It is best brain tonic, aphrodisiac, digestive & carminative agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervous debility & loss of memory. It improves brain function like memory & concentration. 39. Ashtavarga It is compound medicine which contain 8 medicinal herbs. Properties: It is digestive, carminative, alterative & nutritive agent. It promotes healing process. Clinical uses: It is known to help in indigestion, general debility due to chronic disease like diabetes & kochs.40. Amalaki Latin name: Emblica officinalis Part used: Fruit Properties: It is an alterative, rejuvenative, general, nervine & cardiac tonic. It is a rich source of vitamin C. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervous & general debility. It is also useful in all degenerative disorders. 41. Ghee Properties: It is a best brain tonic, nutritive, alterative, aphrodisiac, digestive & eye tonic. It is an immunomodulator drug. Clinical uses: It is known to help in nervine diseases, eye diseases, general debility due to chronic diseases like intermittent fever, tuberculosis, Lyme disease, etc. 42. Jaggery Properties: It is a cooling, nutritive, anti-bilious, restorative & preservative agent. Clinical uses: It is known to help in general debility & bilious complaints.
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