Quick Review
It is used as medicine and also in preparatory procedure called snehakarma for the treatment of difficulty in urination, urinary calculi and diabetes.
Vastyamayantaka Ghrita Ingredients:
144 grams of each of
- Darvi ? Berberis aristata
- Madhuka ? Licorice
- Matsyakshi ? Bacopa monnieri
- Padma ? Nelumbium speciosum
- Pashanabheda ? Aerva lanata
- Brihati ? Solanum indicum
- Shalaparni ? Desmodium gangeticum
- Prishnaparni ? Uraria picta
- Sarvia ? Hemidesmus indicus
- Ikshu ? Sugarcane
- kasheru ? Scirpus grossus
- Kapotapanka (Hapusha) ? Juniperus communis
- Ikshuraka (Kokilaksha) ? Asteracantha longifolia
- Vasuka ? Adhatoda vasica
- Shigru ? Moringa oleifera
- Hrivera ? Pavonia indica
- Varahikanda ? Tacca aspera
- Varuna ? Crataeva nurvala
- Draksha ? raisins
- Bhadra ? greater cardamom
- Yashtimadhu ? Licorice
- Palankasha ? Guggulu
- Gokshura ? Tribulus terrestris ? 3.312 kg
- water for decoction ? 49.152 liters
- boiled and reduced to 12.288 liters
- Ghrita ? 1.536 kg
- Milk ? 3.072 liters
- Shatavari juice ? Asparagus racemosus ? 3.072 liters
- Amla juice ? 3.072 liters
- Bimbi ? Coccinia indica? ? 3.072 liters
- Narikela ? coconut water ? 3.072 liters
- Kushmanda juice (Ash gourd) ? 3.072 liters
- Ervaru jala (Cucumis melo) ? 3.072 liters
4.92 grams of each of
- Parushaka ? Phoenix pusilla
- Utpala, Truti, Madhuka, Hima, Daru, Chandana, Triphala, Pippali, Renuka, Shunti, Saindhava, Gajapippali, Apamarga, kamala, Manjishta, Musta, Dhanyaka, Lodhra, Punarnava, Ashwagandha, Atamgupta, Kokilaksha, Kulattha, karkatashrungi and Shilajatu.
The above combination is heated till herbal ghee is prepared.