Chandanasava is an ayurvedic medicine which is used to treat burning micturition, urinary tract infections (UTI), pyuria, dysuria, hyperuricemia, kidney stones (renal calculi), cystitis etc., Chandanasava fights off a wide range of microbes, so it gives relief from urinary tract infections and it helps to dissolute the stones.

The Reference shloka —
चन्दनं बालकं मुस्तं गम्भारीं नील उत्पलम् |
प्रियङ्गु पद्मकं लोध्रं मन्जिस्थ रक्त चन्दनं |
पाठ किरततिक्तञ्च न्यग्रोधं पिप्पली शतीं|
पर्पतं मधुकं रास्नं पतोलं काञ्चनारकं ।
आम्र त्वचं मोचरसं प्रत्येकं पाल मात्रकं ।।
धातकीं षोडश पलं द्राक्षयाः पल विम्शतीं ।
जल द्रोण द्वये क्षिप्त्वा शर्करायाः तुलाम् तथा ।।
गुदस्य अर्धतुलस्यापि मांसं भाण्डे निधापयेत् ।
चन्दनासव इत्येषा शुक्रमेह विनाशनः ।
बल पुष्टिकरो हृद्यो वह्नि संदिपनः परः |
candanaṁ bālakaṁ mustaṁ gambhārīṁ nīla utpalam |
priyaṅgu padmakaṁ lodhraṁ manjistha rakta candanaṁ |
pāṭha kiratatiktañca nyagrodhaṁ pippalī śatīṁ|
parpataṁ madhukaṁ rāsnaṁ patolaṁ kāñcanārakaṁ ।
āmra tvacaṁ mocarasaṁ pratyekaṁ pāla mātrakaṁ ।।
dhātakīṁ ṣoḍaśa palaṁ drākṣayāḥ pala vimśatīṁ ।
jala droṇa dvaye kṣiptvā śarkarāyāḥ tulām tathā ।।
gudasya ardhatulasyāpi māṁsaṁ bhāṇḍe nidhāpayet ।
candanāsava ityeṣā śukrameha vināśanaḥ ।
bala puṣṭikaro hr̥dyo vahni saṁdipanaḥ paraḥ |
The Ingredients:
- Sweta Chandana – Santalum album
- Netrabala — Pavonia odorata
- Musta — Cyperus rotundus
- Bark of plant Gambhari — Gmelina arborea
- Nilotpala — Nymphea stellate
- Priyangu — callicarpa macrophylla
- Padmaka — Prunus poddum
- Lodhra – Symplocos racemosa
- Manjistha – Rubia cordifolia
- Rakta Chandana — Pterocarpus marsupium
- Kiratatikta — Swertia chiraita
- Patha — Cyclea peltata
- Nyagrodha — Ficus benghalensis
- Pippali — Long pepper
- Kanchanara — Bauhinia variegate
- Madhuka — Madhuka longifolia
- Rasna — Pluchea lanceolata
- Amra Tvak — Bark of mango tree
- Mocarasa Plant — Bombax malabaricum
- Dhataki Flowers — Woodfordia fruticosa
- Draksha – Vitis vinfera
- Jala
- Guda (Jaggery)
- Raw Sugar
The therapeutic benefits –
- Shukramehahara – used in treatment of nightfall, spermatorrhoea.
- Balakara – improves strength and immunity
- Pushtikara – improves nourishment.
- Hrudya – acts as cardiac tonic
- Vahnisandeepana – improves digestion.
Dosage –
12 – 24 ml usually after food, or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor. It can be mixed with equal quantity of water, if the taste is not tolerated by the patient.
Reference –
Bhaishajyaratnavali Shukrameha chapter – 34 – 38
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