AVP Punarnavadi Kashayam

AVP Punarnavadi Kashayam is a very famous Ayurvedic medicine in liquid form. It is also known as  Punarnavashtaka kashaya, Punarnavashtak kwath. But there is a slight difference. Punarnavadi kashayam contains turmeric as an extra ingredient. But both have quite similar properties and therapeutic action.

Punarnavadi Kashayam benefits:- 

• It is used in the treatment of inflammatory conditions like myxedema, ascites, and anasarca.
• Some doctors use this medicine as a natural diuretic.
• It is also used in the treatment of respiratory conditions, cold, cough, dyspnoea, anemia, and abdominal pain.

Doctors also use this medicine for the treatment of

• Hypothyroidism, obesity
• Water retention in the body as in the case of prolonged steroid therapy.

AVP Punarnavadi Kashayam dose:- 

• The dose is 12 – 24 ml, before food, at about 6 – 7 am and 6 – 7 pm or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.

Adjuvants:
Virechana gritham, Loha bhasma, or powdered Katukarohini (Picrorrhiza kurroa).

Punarnavadi Kashayam Ingredients:-

 Punarnava – Boerhaavia diffusa
Daru – Cedrus deodara
Nisha – Turmeric
Tikta – Andrographis paniculata
Patola – Luffa acutangula
Pathya – Terminalia chebula
Pichumarda – Neem
Musta – Cyperus rotundus
Nagara – Ginger

It is added with 8 parts of water, boiled and reduced to a quarter part, and filtered.