HERBS USED FOR AYURVEDIC SUPPLEMENTS

Arjun
(Terminalia arjuna)

Heart Disorders :
Known to have a stimulant action of the heart & doctors use it as a cardiac tonic. Thick portion of the bark made with milk every morning on an empty stomach.
 
Asthma :
A dish of condensed milk and rice (Kheer) should be prepared and p+laced where the moonlight falls upon it the whole night. During the early hours, 12 grams of the powdered bark should be sprinkled over the kheer and taken by the patients to his consumption. This is believed to provide relief.

Diarrhoea and Dysentery:
A decoction of the dark taken in dose of 15 to 30 grams may relief.

Acne:
An ointment made by mixing the bark and honey applied over the affected area, can treat acne successfully.

 

Arjunaristha
Heart Care
 

Ajawain
(Trachyspermum ommi)

Gastro-Intestinal Disorders:
Used in indigenous medicine for the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentry, atonic dyspepsia, cholera, colic & indigestion. It is usually given in doses of 1 to 3 drops, but may vary with the intensity of disease.

Respiratory Disorders:
Effective remedy for relieving asthma, Cough & bronchitis.

Migraine:
The seeds are useful in the treatment of migraine & delerium. It can be either smoke or sniffed to get relief.

Rheumatism:
The oil extracted from the seeds is beneficial is beneficial in rheumatic & neurological pain. Should apply in the affected parts.
 

Ajwain Ark
Kabz Care
Kabz Har

Adrak
(Zingiber officinale)

Digestive Disorders:
Ginger is extremely useful in the treatment of Dyspepsia, Flatulence, Colic, Vomiting, Spasms and other painful affections of the stomach and the bowels. Chewing a a piece of fresh ginger regularly after meals prevents these ailments.

Coughs and Cold:
Excellent remedy for Coughs and cold. Extracted ginger juice with honey is very good for Coughs. Ginger tea another effective method for frequent colds & associated fevers.

Respiratory Disorders:
A teaspoon of fresh ginger with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to test, makes an excellent diaphoretic mixture to proliferate sweating and reduce fever in influenza.

Impotency:
Ginger juice is aphrodisiac. Ginger juice with honey & egg tones up sex organs and cures impotency.

Aches & Pains:
Its an excellent pain killer.In headache ginger ointment give relief, also effective for toothache.
 

Marichadi Bati
Kabz Care
Clod Soothe Tea  

Amaltas
(Cassia fistula)

Constipation:
The pulp from the fruits, called Cassia Pulp, is a well known laxative, and is used in the treatment of constipation. It can be safely taken  even by children and expectant mothers. About 50 grms of the pulp is soaked in water overnight, then strained in the morning & taken with suger.

Common Cold & Fever:
The root of the tree is useful in common cold & fever. Smoke from the burning root can be inhaled.

Intestinal Disorders:
For children suffering from flatulence, the cassia pulp can  be applied around the navel to ensure evacuation.

Skin Disorders:
The Leaves of the tree are useful in relieving irritation of the skin and in alleviating swelling and pains. Their juice or paste serves as a useful dressing for ringworm and inflammation of the hands or the feets caused to cold.
 

Lavan Bhaskar Churna

Punarnava
(Boerhaavia diffusa)

Dropsy:
Punarnava increases the secretion and discharge of urine. Its effective treatment of dropsy, a disease marked by an excessive collection of a water fluid in the tissues and cavities or natural hollows of the body. The fresh boiled herb should be given in the treatment of this disease.

Ascities:
The herb is useful in the treatment of ascites, a disease charecterised by
accumulation of fluid inside the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen.

Stomach Disorders:
Its useful to streathening the stomach particularly intestinal colic. A powder of the root is given in the doses of 5 grms thrice a day.

Asthma:
It promotes the removal of catarrhal matter & phlegm from the bronchial tubes. A powder of root can be taken in small dose 3 times a day.

Punarnavadi Guggulu
Punarnavaristha