Maha Manjishtadi Kashayam is mainly used in treatment of skin diseases. Widely used in Ayurvedic medical practice across India.
Ayurvedic Herbal Formulation — Pacify High Pitta (agni)
Dietary Support
It is a combination of Ayurvedic herbs which have been used in Ayurveda since time immemorial.
- Cooling in nature.
- Pacifies high Pitta (agni/fire).
- Promotes healthy complexion
- Complexion care & blood purification formula.
- Helps to purify blood which contributes to fair and healthy complexion.
- Treatment of skin diseases, Gout, syphilis, non healing wounds
- Treatment of obesity and hypercholestrolemia and eye diseases.
Primary Benefits as per Ayurveda
- Mahamanjistha Kwath supports healthy skin complexion.
- Supports skin health and natural complexion.
- Helps to balance excess pitta [fire] in body which is main cause of unhealthy complexion and thus by balancing pitta (fire) it supports for healthy skin.
- Helps purify blood naturally and thereby support skin health.
- It supports blood purification which contributes to healthy blood circulation and skin health
Maha Manjishtadi Kashayam Ingredients:
Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia
Musta – Cyperus rotundus
Kutaja – Holarrhena antidysenterica
Guduchi – Tinospora cordifolia
Kushta – Saussurea lappa
Nagara – ginger
Bharngi – Clerodendron serratum
Kshudra – Solanum xanthocarpum
Vacha – Acorus calamus
Nimba – Azadirachta indica
Haridra – Turmeric
Daruharidra – Berberis aristata
Triphala – Haritaki (Terminalia chebula), Vibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica), Amla (Emblica officinalis)
Patola – Luffa acutangula / Trichosanthes dioica
Katuka – Picrorrhiza kurroa
Murva – Marsdenia tenacissima
Vidanga – Embelia ribes
Asana – Pterocarpus marsupium
Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica
Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus
Trayamana – Gentiana kurroo
Krishna – Long pepper
Indrayava – Holarrhena antidysenterica
Vasa – Adhatoda vasica
Bhringaraja – Eclipta alba
Mahadaru – Cedrus deodara
Patha – Cyclea peltata / Cissampelos pariera
Khadira – Acacia catechu
Chandana – Santalum album
Trivrit – Operculina turpethum
Varuna – Crataeva nurvala
Kiratatikta – Swertia chirata
Bakuchi – Psoralea corylifolia
Kritamala – Cassia fistula
Shakhotaka – Streblus asper
Mahanimba – Melia azadirach
Karanja – Pongamia pinnata
Ativisha – Aconitum heterophyllum
Jala – Pavonia odorata
Indravaruni – Citrullus cholocynthis
Ananta – Hemidesmus indicus
Sariva – Hemidesmus indicus
Parpata – Fumaria indica
It is added with 8 parts of water, boiled and reduced to quarter part, filtered.
Ayurvedic Lifestyle —
Foods to Favor
- Milk,
- Porridge (Oatmeal),
- Coconut Water,
- Bottle Gourd,
- Snake Gourd,
- Pomegranate,
- Papaya
- Green Gram Soup
- Green Vegetables
- Rock salt
- Butter milk
- Ghee
- Ginger
Foods to Avoid
- Rice,
- Pulses,
- All type of meats, fish, egg,
- Deep fried food,
- Ground nuts,
- Cashew nut (Kaju),
- Curd (yogurt),
- Carrot,
- Tomato,
- Garlic
- Chilly,
- Fenugreek seeds
- Canned food,
- Fried foods,
- Coffee,
- Tea,
- Other acidic food or fruits
- Milk and its products
Maha Manjishtadi Kashayam dose:
Kashayam – Children 5 to 10ml with 30ml of water, Adult 20ml with 50ml of water twice daily.
Maha Manjishtadi Kashaya Side Effects:
No known side effects, over dose may induce gastric irritation. Use this medicine under medical supervision.
Maha Manjishtadi Kashayam reference:
Sharangadhara Madhyamakhand 2/137-142, Bhaishajyaratnavali.
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Can majisthadi be taken in fever condition combined with skin irritation problem?
Yes Sir you can 🙂
Can I give mahamanjistadi arishta for 3 year old for skin disease.
Yes madam you can.
Does Mahamanjisthadi kwath is useful in Fungal infection. If yes, than when to take and quantity.
Yes You can 🙂 Drink mahamanjisthadi kwath 20 ml twice a day after food.
I hav dark patches around my mouth , I hav tried many ways to cure but no use, so shall I take mahamanjishtadi khashyam, n how to take.
Namaste Madam,
Yes you can take along with it do apply kumkumadi taila and give a massage on that part and wash off with warm water after 30 minutes.
Thank you 🙂
Is this same Manjishthadi kwatham (BRIHAT) and Mahamanjishthadi Kashyam or is any different them. pls tell me.
Namaste Sir,
They are different. The ingredients in Brihat is more.
So, is Brihat more useful & beneficial?
Both are. According to the symptoms and constituent of your body.
Doctor I have got my soles, the softer part of the legs turning reddish with burning sensation. I have tried all medicines, allopathy, siddha and ayurveda and gave up medicine, but continue to have that sole-burning. Now i have stopped taking rice and wheat. I don’t consume milk and molk-products since long. I don’t have bp, sugar or any other disease. Kindly help.
Namaste Sir,
Burning of the soles can be due to many causes. Some of them being Vitamin B12 deficiency or Folate; Please do check your Vitamin Levels with a Blood test and let me know. Will guide you further.
Thank you 🙂
Hi, My left hand ring finger nail bed us completely affected by fungus. I have been taking Gandha tailam or bala tsilam or kheera bala 101 tablets + Rhukot tablets + 10ml of Gugglu tiktaka ghirtam for last 6 months as per my doctors advice. New nail grows but it is turning fungal within a week time. My doctor is saying long term treatment is required. Should I change my ayurvedha medicines.
Hello Sir, Please do continue with the medications. Along with it do the following:
Take Tankana Bhasma (a pinch of it) and add it to half a litre of warm water with a tablespoon of salt and dip your hand in it for 10 – 15 minutes. Dab it with the cotton towel. Do it regularly it helps treat the infection.
I am taking mahatiktha kashaya and rasasinduram cap, handshake rasayan, kaishore guggulu, hingula bhasma cap punarnava kashayam of kottakkal in divided dosages for the last four months for lower leg eczema still itching dark patches persists any advices from madam
Namaste Sir,
I dint get what is handshake rasayan ? And Sir i would advice you to take a panchakarma procedure Virechana for better results.
Thank you 🙂
Thanks for your reply madam, it is gandhakraja rasayan, spelling mistake, I am undergoing treatment from kottakkal Ayurveda in Mysore for this skin issue which they mentioned as Vicharchika, I am senior citizen, aged 67yrs and a retired bank employee, Thanks for your kind reply, God bless.
Dear mam
I m suffering from lichen planus since last 8 yrs nd totally fed up by taking allopathic treatment…still itz nt cure d way i wanted..Can manjisthadi kwath help to reduce dis..ur advice ll appreciated…
Namaste Sir,
Yes Manjishtadi Kwath with Aarogyavardhini Vati will help.
Can I use mahamanjisht kadha by baidyanath for my 5 year old daughter? Is it ok at such small age ?
Yes you can 🙂
Mam I want a two tone fair complextion before my marriage ..can this medicine
help me ?
Hello 🙂 This helps in cleansing your blood or you can say it purifies the blood. For a fairer complexion there are other medicines which you can take.
I get fungal infection under arms and on lips, like swelling on lips doctors said I am allergic to some foods ( take anti allergic tablet but reappears again) will Maha manjishthadi kadhahelp and for how long I should continue and how much qty how many times and when I should take, any specific foods I need to avoid.
Thank you
Namaste Sir,
This remedy is known to have reduced the fungal infection in my patients —
1. Boil 10-15 Neem leaves in 3 cups of water until half the water gets evaporated. Wash the infection with this water.
2. With that take Chandraprabha vati — 1-0-1
Gandhak Rasayan 1-0-1
I have a skin allergy problem . My doctor suggest me this medicine but after drinking this my cough is increases. I cannnot sleep properly because of cough in neck. What should i do?
Namaste Sir,
I would advise you to go to your doctor and get the medicine changed. Sometimes the ayurvedic medicines do not suit a certain dosha prakriti.
Respected Dr as per reports I am suffering from syphils .whether mahamajistadi quath is beneficial for me. There is burning and prickling sensation near my private part and stomach. Which food vegitables and fruits are useful for me.
Namaste,
Sir please do take these medicines instead:
1. Gandhak Rasayana — 2-0-2 with water.
2. Aarogyavardhini Vati — 2-0-2 with water
I am a Diabetic since 3years and recently got skin irritation and was
advised Brihat Manjishtadi Kwatha
( Punar Vasu) .shall i take regularly or go to English doctor.
Yes you can take 🙂
Hello Madam
I have rashes and due to itching I got white spots in legs. Doctor advised me to take mahamanjisthadi kashayam twice a day.
Can I take it if we are planing to become parents
Madam, there is no known conrtra indications to this medicine. You can take under medical supervision.
Can I take it with chandraprabha vati and liv52 altogether?
Yes you can 🙂 make sure you give space before each medicine
Hello Doctor,
for Manjishta Kwath you have mentioned in the foods to favour list Milk and Buttermilk and in the foods to avoid list its mentioned to avoid milk and its products. I think what u meant is take all cooling food like milk, buttermilk etc and avoid heating food like curd.
Yes 🙂
White small patches appeared on both legs, what should i take? Its appearance is increasing slowly day by day with white hair at middle of the white spot.
Namaste Sir,
It is best you take advise from an Ayurvedic Physician. He/ She would see the patches and let you know the medications accordingly cause we in Ayurveda believe in Darshana Pariksha.
can u suggest any good shampoo and hair oil because i have severe hair fall problem . even i have tried many products but didnt get any result
Hello,
I personally use Khadi products and have found it to be very effective for my hair. Do try that.
Hello Doc,
Can we use this maha manjishatdi for Vitiligo ( Leucoderma ) ? if yes can you advise the dosage for 16 yrs kid.
thanks,
Namaste,
Please so visit a Ayurvedic Physician for the treatment protocol of Vitiligo. He/ She will guide you accordingly.
Hello Doctor,
I am getting needles and pins feeling whenever my body temperature rises high (exercise, running).
Feels like somebody is pricking the skin from the inside. Occurs mostly in upper body – chest, hands.
Boils come and go away in sometime when body starts cooling down.
Can I use manjishtadi kwatham for this ?
Thanks
Namaste Sir,
No Sir, Manjisthadi Kwatham is not recommended here.
what would you recommend Doctor ?
Ma’am hello,
I am suffering from genital herpes type 2 for last 6 months.
i take allopathic medicine (valtoval 1 gm) whenever the outbreaks come and by taking this medicine, the outbreaks suppress.
I want to know,
Is it possible to cure genital herpes with Ayurved ?
.
.
.can i take MAHAMANHISTHADI KWATH for genital herpes type 2 and if so then how much quantity and for how long I have to take ?
also, if no, then which medicine you will prefer to me ?
kindly reply asap.
thank you and
God bless
Namaste,
Yes there is treatment for Genital herpes in Ayurveda. But the medicines/ treatment can be given only after a detailed observation of the condition. Kindly do visit an Ayurvedic Physician and get the treatment.
Thank you 🙂
Ma’am kindly consider, I asked about Genital Herpes TYPE 2 its NOT type 1.
Hope you are getting my words.
kindly tell me if HSV 2 is permanently curable in Ayurveda.
thank you
Ma’am few parts of my skin is getting darker patches mainly on arms, face and chest part. It is spreading all over the body can I use maha manjishtadi kaashaya for this problem…?
Namaste,
Yes you can but you will want to have a proper evaluation of the problem from a Ayurvedic Physician and then take the medicines.
Does it contains sugar?
Namaste Mam,
No it does not contain Sugar.
How long you can take this drink for lifetime ?
Namaste,
It depends on the problem which you are taking it for.
Is this Kwath has sugar? It taste sweet. If not which ingredient gave sweet taste. I follow sugar free diet. Kindly guide.
No madam it does not. The sweet taste you get is the after taste of the drugs which are being used in this Kwath. In Ayurveda, it is called Vipaka.
hi, Are Mahamanjishtadhi Kashaya and Mahamanjishtadhi Kadha same ??
i was prescribed Mahamanjishtadi Kashaya, but the store person gave me Kadha, are they both used for the same purpose??.
Yes they are the same 🙂
Does Maha Manjishtadi kwath helps to cure Vitiligo? Whether it has any effect in neutralizing 3 Dosha?
Does it cleans Liver? & Can you please let me know is there any link between pitta & Thyroid Disorders? Please suggest some formulation which neutralize 3 dosha’s
No Sir it does not help in curing Vitiligo. It has effect on Kapha and Pitta Dosha. It mainly acts as a blood purifier so it is very beneficial in reducing toxins in the blood.