Varanadi kashayam is an Ayurvedic medicine for many diseases due to obstruction in channels. It is effective for ovarian cysts to hypertension.
Benefits of Varanadi kashayam
- It liquefies the waste products accumulated in channels.
- It helps lower bad cholesterol and hyperlipidemia.
- It is used in almost all the diseases of the head including sinusitis, migraine, nasal polyps, ear infections, deafness, and tumors in the brain.
- It improves the digestive fire.
- It is useful for indigestion, low appetite, fatigue and laziness, heaviness of the body, excessive and uncontrolled sleep etc.
- Many digestive problems like distension and pain in the abdomen, bloating and belching, sluggish digestion etc are cleared with this formulation.
- As it is Kaphahara it is used in many diseases of the head as it is the seat of Kapha.
- In many types of headaches, sinusitis, nasal polyps, and growths it is found beneficial.
- It absorbs the excess moisture in the body and reduces swelling.
- It is used to treat visceral oedema and abscesses inside and outside the body.
- It is used to treat ovarian cysts, uterine growths, and other diseases in the female reproductive system.
- It is used for stiffness of the hip and lower limb, difficulty in walking, etc .
- It is used in the treatment of Hypertension.
- Helps to reduce atherosclerotic changes.
- It is used in the treatment of heart diseases, especially kapha-vaata vitiated conditions.
Varanadi Kashayam
Indications of Varanadi kashayam
- Kapha – Vitiated Kaphadosha, conditions with indigestion and water retention.
- Medodosha – Deranged fat metabolism, hyperlipidaemia, obesity Mandagnitwa – Poor appetite, the low digestive fire.
- Adhyavatam – Stiffness of thighs and lower limbs.
- Sirassoolam – Headache
- Gulmam -Indigestion with pain and distension of abdomen Antarvidradhi -Abscesses formed inside the body
Ingredients of Varanadi kashayam
Three leaved caper, Holy garlic pear Varana Crataeva nurvala
It is a diuretic herb used in renal diseases. It stimulates digestion and helps in relieving abdominal pain and flatulence.Strobilanthes Sairyaka Strobilanthes kunthiana It is used against neurological disorders, sciatica, glandular swellings and oedema.
Wild asparagus Satavari Asparagus racemosus
It has anti-oxidants and immuno-stimulants. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatotoxic, anti-bacterial, anti-oxytocic, and reproductive agents.
Ceylon leadwort Dahana Plumbago zeylanica L.
It aids digestion and increases appetite. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancerous properties. It can also be used in liver diseases.
Rajmahal hemp Morata Marsdenia tenacissima(Roxb.)Moon.
It is anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory. It is used in the treatment of abscesses, asthma, bronchitis, tonsillitis, cystitis, skin diseases, pneumonia, etc. It is effective in food and drug poisoning. It is an anti-cancerous drug.
Indian bael Bilwa Aegle marmelos
It has anti-inflammatory properties and it is effective in peptic ulcer. It is anti-diarrhoeal, anti-diabetic and anti-microbial. Being a part of Dasamoola (group of roots of Ten plants) it helps to enhance its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
Worm killer Vishaanika Aristolochia bracteolate LAM.
As the name suggests, it has remarkable anthelmintic action.
Indian nightshade Brihati Solanum indicium
It has anti-oxidants. It also has anti-cancerous, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, immune-modulatory, neuroprotective, diaphoretic, expectorant, and stimulant properties.
Yellow-berried nightshade Kantakari Solanum xanthocarpum
It has anti-oxidant and anti-cancer activities. It possesses anti-asthmatic, hypoglycaemic, hepatoprotective, anti-bacterial, and insect repellent properties.
Indian beech tree Karanja Pongamia glabra
It has anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and wound-healing properties.
Indian elm Chiruvilwa/Pootikaranja Holoptelea integrifolia
It has anti-diabetic, anthelmintic, and wound-healing properties. It is beneficial in healing hemorrhoids.
Headache tree Agnimantha Premna integrifolia Linn.
It has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antinociceptive, anti-arthritic, anti-bacterial, anti-cancerous, anti-microbial, anthelmintic, immuno-modulatory, hypoglycaemic, neuro-protective, and anti-ulcer properties. It is a CNS depressant, Cardiac stimulant, and cardio-protective.
Chebulic myrobalan Abhaya Terminalia 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.
Drumstick Bahalapallava Moringa oleifera
It’s highly nutritional, a rich source of natural vitamins and minerals. It improves blood circulation to the joints. As it contains a lot of Vitamin A, it is beneficial in the treatment of many eye diseases, especially night blindness. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and antibiotic properties. It is useful in bone health and muscular health.
Halfa grass Darbha Desmostachia bipinnata
It is a coolant. Used in the treatment of heroes, burning sensation, leucorrhoea, excess thirst, urinary infection, urinary calculus, and diseases of the urinary bladder.
Marking nut Rujakara Semecarpus anacardium L.F
It is an anti-atherogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-microbial, CNS stimulant, hypoglycaemic, anti-carcinogenic, and hair growth promoter.
Details of the manufacturing
As already discussed, Varanadi kashayam has 16 ingredients in equal parts.All the ingredients should be washed well and dried up in the shade. Take all the ingredients in the 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 ladle. 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 mild warm decoction.
Dosha Dooshya Predominance with roga margas .
Varanadi kashayam is Kapha-Medohara and rookshanaIt acts on aabhyantara, madhyama and bahya rogamargas
Dosage and Usage
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. As Varanadi combination is mentioned as a Gana, it can be used as any Kalpana (preparation) like kashaya, choorna,arishta, asava, ghrita or taila. The most famous and widely used formulation is Varanadi kashayam and ghrutam.
Exercises and Yoga.
- As Varanadi kashayam targets mainly removing obstructions in channels, regular stretching and mild cardio exercises are advised. Also, specific yogacharya including naadisuddhi pranayama, bhujangaasana, pavanamuktasana is recommended.
- Regular exercise helps improve the bioavailability of the medicine and food ingested and leads to positive health. Yoga can maintain harmony within the body and with the surrounding system.
- Pavanamuktasana
- Nadisudhi pranayama
- Bhujangasana
- Simple exercises for lungs and heart health
- 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
- 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, honey freshly cooked and warm food processed with cumin seeds, ginger, black pepper, ajwain, etc
Behaviour:
- Protect yourself from the cold climate.
- 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 a sedentary lifestyle.
varanadi kashayam side effects and contraindications
No known side effects were reported. People with an ulcer or sensitive stomach may develop abdominal pain and other discomforts when taken not under the guidance of a qualified Ayurveda physician.
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Classical references
- ASHTANGAHRUDAYA
- SUTRASTHANA 15/21-22
Equivalent medicines .
- Chitrakadi kashayam
- Asanadiganam kashayam
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