Kottakkal Gandharvahasthadi Kashayam

Kottakkal Gandharvahasthadi Kashayam is an Ayurvedic medicine used in treating digestion diseases such as anorexia and bloating.

Kottakkal Gandharvahasthadi Kashayam benefits:

• Used in Ayurvedic treatment of bloating.
• Has a cleansing effect on the intestines.
• Develops appetite.
• It helps to relieve anorexia.
• This is good for a harmless purge at all times. Physicians use this for purging if necessary in Dhara and other courses involving pathya. Its special characteristic is that though purging is contraindicated in vata, this is not so. A purging with this quickly controls backache and other Vata ailments.

 dosage: 

1. 5 – 10 ml, before food, or on empty stomach, once or twice a day, or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.
2. As per traditional reference, it is advised along with rock salt and jaggery.

 ingredients:
The kashayam is prepared by following herbs in equal parts.

• Gandharvahasta – castor seed – Ricinus communis
• Chirabilva – Holoptelea integrifolia
• Hutasha – Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica
• Vishwa – Ginger – Zingiber officinalis
• Pathya – Terminalia chebula
• Punarnava – Boerhaavia diffusa
• Yavasa – Alhagi pseudalhagi
• Bhumitaala – phyllanthus niruri