Brihadvasavalehya is an ayurvedic herbal jam which is used in the treatment of Cough, asthma, bronchitis, pain abdomen, bleeding disorders and fever. It acts as broncho – dilator and antimicrobial. The Aswin twins formulated this drug.
The Reference shloka —
शतं संगृह्य वासायास्तोयद्रोणे विपाचयेत् |
चतुर्भागावशेषे अस्मिन् शर्करायाः पलं शतं ||
त्रिकटुस्त्रिसुगंधिंश्च कटफलं मुस्तकं गदं |
जीरकं पिप्पलीमूलं रोचनी चविकाशुभा ||
कटुका श्रेयसी चैव तालीसं सधनीयकं |
कार्षिकं पृथगेतेषां क्षिपेन्मधुपलाष्टकं ||
तद्यथाग्निबलं लिह्यात् शृतशीतांबुपानतः |
निहंति राज्यक्ष्माणं रक्तपित्तं क्षतं क्षयं ||
वातिकं पैत्तिकं चैव श्वासं चैवारुचिं ज्वरं |
अश्विभ्यां निर्मितोह्येषः बृहद्वासावलेहकः ||
śataṁ saṁgr̥hya vāsāyāstoyadroṇe vipācayet |
caturbhāgāvaśeṣe asmin śarkarāyāḥ palaṁ śataṁ ||
trikaṭustrisugaṁdhiṁśca kaṭaphalaṁ mustakaṁ gadaṁ |
jīrakaṁ pippalīmūlaṁ rocanī cavikāśubhā ||
kaṭukā śreyasī caiva tālīsaṁ sadhanīyakaṁ |
kārṣikaṁ pr̥thageteṣāṁ kṣipenmadhupalāṣṭakaṁ ||
tadyathāgnibalaṁ lihyāt śr̥taśītāṁbupānataḥ |
nihaṁti rājyakṣmāṇaṁ raktapittaṁ kṣataṁ kṣayaṁ ||
vātikaṁ paittikaṁ caiva śvāsaṁ caivāruciṁ jvaraṁ |
aśvibhyāṁ nirmitohyeṣaḥ br̥hadvāsāvalehakaḥ ||
The Ingredients —
- Vasa (Samoola) — Adhathoda vasica
- Toya — Water
- Sarkara — Sugar
- Trikatu — Pippali (Piper longum) + Maricha (Piper nigrum) + Shunti (Zingiber officinale)
- Trisugandhika — Twak (Cinnamomum zeylanica) + Ela (Elettaria cardamomum) + Patra (Cinnamomum tamala)
- Katphala — Myrica nagi
- Musthaka — Cyperus rotundus
- Gada (Kushta) — Saussurea lappa
- Jeeraka — Cuminum cyminum
- Pippali moola — Piper longum
- Rochana (Amalaka) — Emblica officinalis
- Chavika — Piper chaba
- Subha (Vamsalochana) — Bambusa arundinacea
- Katuka — Picrorhiza kurroa
- Sreyasi (Gaja pippali/ Rasna)
- Talisapatra — Abies Webbiana
- Dhanyaka — Coriandrum Sativum
Indications —
The Dosage —
6 – 12 grams once or two times a day before or after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.
Adjuvant —
It is usually administered with milk / honey / warm water.
Side effects —
No known Side effects
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