Brahma Rasayana

Reference: Ashtanga Hridayam Uttarasthana, 39/15-23

Brahma Rasayana is considered as the very effective product to overcome the stress and tiredness. It is amongst the best Ayurvedic products explained for rejuvenation. It also improves intelligence, memory and immune power.

Ingredients of Brahma Rasayan

  1. Pathya – Chebulic Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia chebula – 1000 fruits
  2. Amalaki – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis – 3000 fruits

    3. 480 g coarse powder of each of:-

  3. Bilwa – Bael (root) – Aegle marmelos
  4. Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum
  5. Gambhari – Coomb Teak (root) – Gmelina arboera
  6. Patala – Trumpet (root) – Stereospermum suaveolens
  7. Agnimantha – Premna corymbosa
  8. Shalaparni – Desmodium gangeticum
  9. Prishniparni – Uraria picta
  10. Brihati – Indian Nightshade (root) – Solanum indicum
  11. Kantakari – Yellow berried nightshade (whole plant) – Solanum xanthcarpum
  12. Bala – Country mallow (root) – Sida cordifolia
  13. Punarnava – Spreading Hogweed – Boerhaavia diffusa
  14. Eranda – Castor – Ricinus communis
  15. Mashaparni – Teramnus labialis / Vigna radiata
  16. Mudgaparni – Green gram – Phaseolus trilobus
  17. Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus root
  18. Meda – Litsea monopetala
  19. Jivanti – Leptadenia reticulata
  20. Jivaka – Malaxis acuminata
  21. Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard / Mimusoops hexandra
  22. Shali – Rice – Oryza sativa
  23. Kasha – Saccharum spontaneum
  24. Shara – Serratophyllum submersom
  25. Darbha – Saccharum spontaneum
  26. Ikshu – Sugarcanne – Saccharum officinarum
  27. Water for decoction – 120 liters, boiled and reduced to 12 liters, filtered.

    28. 192 g of fine powder of each of:

  28. Twak – Cinnamon – Cinnamomum zeylanicum
  29. Ela – Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum
  30. Musta – Nut grass (root) – Cyperus rotundus
  31. Rajani – Turmeric (rhizome) – Curcuma longa
  32. Pippali – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum
  33. Agaru – Aquilaria agallocha
  34. Chandana – Sandalwood – Santalum album
  35. Mandukaparni – Gotu Kola – Centella asiatica
  36. Nagakeshara – Mesua ferrea
  37. Shankhapushpi – Convolvulus pluricaulis
  38. Vacha – Acorus calamus
  39. Plava – Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
  40. Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
  41. Vidanga – False black pepper – Embelia ribes
  42. Sugar candy – 48 kg
  43. Cow ghee – 9.219 kg
  44. Sesame oil – Sesamum indicum – 6.144 kg
  45. Honey – 15.360 kg

Method of Preparation

It is an herbal jam preparation similar to chyawanprash.

Dosage

10 grams in the morning with half glass of warm milk or warm water, half an hour before breakfast.

Indications

  • Tiredness
  • Fatigue
  • Stress
  • Premature grey hair
  • Skin rejuvenation
  • Hair rejuvenation

Improves intelligence memory and immune power.

Contraindications

Take under medical supervision.