Jeerakarishtam is an ayurvedic medicine which is used for the treatment of all gastric disorders and as a uterine tonic post-pregnancy. Jeerakarishtam helps to detoxify the body for the overall health improvement, improves liver metabolism and boosts the immune system.

The Reference Shloka —
जीरकस्य तुलाद्वन्द्वं चतुर्द्रोणी जलेपचेत् |
द्रोणशेषे क्षिपेत्तत्र तुलात्रयमितं गुडं ||
धातकीं षोदशपलां शुण्ठी च द्विपलोन्मितां |
जातीफलं मुस्तकं च चातुर्जातं यवानिकां ||
तक्कोलं देवपुष्पं च पलमानेन निक्षिपेत् |
मासं संस्थापयेद् भाण्डे मृत्तिकापरिनिर्मिते ||
ततः कल्कान् विनिर्हृत्य पाययेत्कर्षमात्रया |
अरिष्टो जीरकाद् योयं निहन्त्यात्सूतिकामयान् ||
ग्रहणिमतीसारं च तथा वह्नैश्चैवकृतिं ||
jīrakasya tulādvandvaṁ caturdrōṇī jalēpacēt |
drōṇaśēṣē kṣipēttatra tulātrayamitaṁ guḍaṁ ||
dhātakīṁ ṣōdaśapalāṁ śuṇṭhī ca dvipalōnmitāṁ |
jātīphalaṁ mustakaṁ ca cāturjātaṁ yavānikāṁ ||
takkōlaṁ dēvapuṣpaṁ ca palamānēna nikṣipēt |
māsaṁ sansthāpayēd bhāṇḍē mr̥ttikāparinirmitē ||
tataḥ kalkān vinirhr̥tya pāyayētkarṣamātrayā |
ariṣṭō jīrakād yōyaṁ nihantyātsūtikāmayān ||
grahaṇimatīsāraṁ ca tathā vahnaiścaivakr̥tiṁ ||
The Ingredients —
- Jeeraka — Cuminum cyminum
- Jala
- Guda — Jaggery
- Dhataki — Woodfordia fruticosa
- Sunthi — Zingiber officinale
- Jatiphala — Myristica Fragrans
- Musta — Cyprus Rotundus
- Chaturjataka — Twak (Cinnamomum Zeylanicum) + Patra (Cinnamonum tamala) + Ela (Elatteria cardamum) + Nagakesara (Messua ferrea)
- Yavani — Trachyspermum ammi
- Takkola — Piper Cubeba
- Devapushpa (Lavanga) — Syzygium Aromaticum
Indications of Jeerakarishtam —
- Sutika Roga
- Grahani — Irritable bowel syndrome
- Atisara — Diarrhea
- Agni Vikara
Dosage —
- Children — 5 to 10 ml
- Adults — 10 to 20 ml
When to take — Immediately after meal with equal amount of water
Side effects — No known Side effects
Contra indications —
- During Pregnancy
Reference — Sahasra Yoga Arishta Prakarana 05
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