Shatavaryadi Ghrita

Reference: Sahasrayogam Ghrita Prakarana 23, AFI Vol. 2, 6:4

Shatavaryadi Ghrita is an Ayurvedic medicine in ghee form. This medicine is used to treat urinary tract disorders, difficulty in urination etc. This medicine balances the vata and pitta doshas in body.

Ingredients

  • Shatavari – Asparagus racemosus root – 3.072 liters – juice extract
  • Water decoction of Swadamshtra – Small caltrops (whole plant) – Tribulus terrestris – 3.072 liters

Water for decoction – 12.288 liters, boiled and reduced to 3.072 liters, filtered.

  • Ghrita – Cow ghee – 3.072 liters
  • Ksheera – Cow milk – 1,536 liters

768 g of each of:

  • Vidari – Pueraria tuberosa
  • Chandana – Sandalwood – Santalum album
  • Tavaksheeri – Bambusa bambos
  • Mridveeka – Raisin – Vitis vinifera
  • Yashti – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
  • Kasheruka – Scirpus grossus
  • Ervaru – Cucumis melo
  • Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum
  • Shilajit – Asphaltum
  • Long pepper fruit – Piper longum
  • Utpala – Nymphaea stellata
  • Lotus – Nelumbo nucifera
  • Musta – Nut grass (root) – Cyperus rotundus
  • Kakoli – Fritillaria roylei
  • Ksheera Kakoli – Roscoea purpurea
  • Jivaka – Malaxis acuminata
  • Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra/Mimusoops hexandra
  • Mudgaparni – Green gram – Phaseolus trilobus
  • Mashaparni – Teramnus labialis/Vigna radiata
  • Meda – Litsea monopetala
  • Mahameda – Polygonatum verticillatum
  • Indian Tinospora (stem) – Tinospora cordifolia
  • Karkatashrungi – Colocynth (dried pulp)- Citrullus colocynthis
  • Tavaksheeri – Bambusa bambos
  • Padmaka – Wild Himalayan Cherry – Prunus cerasoides
  • Prapaundarika – Lotus – Nelumbo nucifera
  • Riddhi – Vigna cylindrica
  • Vriddhi – Habenaria intermedia
  • Mrudveeka – Raisin – Vitis vinifera
  • Jivanti – Leptadenia reticulata
  • Madhuka – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
  • Madhu – Honey
  • Sharkara – 384 g

Dosage

3 – 5 ml, once or twice a day before or after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.

Indications

  • Urinary tract diseases like gonorrhea and calculi.
  • Difficulty in urination.
  • Burning in stomach.
  • Ache in the limbs.

Side Effects

  • Take this only under strict medical supervision.
  • Self-medication with this medicine is discouraged.
  • Take this medicine in precise dose and for limited period of time, as advised by doctor.
  • Over-dosage with this medicine may cause indigestion and diarrhea.
  • Diabetic, hypertensive patients, cardiac patients, obese people, pregnant ladies, lactating mothers and children should take this medicine strictly under medical supervision.
  • Keep out of reach and sight of children.