Ayaskriti – Ingredients, Uses, and Dosage

Ayaskriti is an ayurvedic medicinal preparation in the form of liquid. Ayaskriti is used to treat diabetes, hemorrhoids/Pile, leucoderma, skin diseases, anorexia, worm infestation, anemia, IBS/Malabsorption syndrome, obesity, etc.

Ayaskriti is said to be more potent than lodhrasava having the properties to mitigate kapha and vata dosha.

Ingredients of Ayaskriti

Madhura Dravya  (sweetening substance)

1. Guda (Saccharum officinarum) – 1.667 gms
2. Kshaudra (Honey) – 0.535 gms

Kashaya Dravya (decoction material)

1. Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium) – 0.167 gms
2. Tinisa (Desmodium oojeinense) – 0.167 gms
3. Bhurja (Betula utilis) – 0.167 gms
4. Swetavaha (Terminalia arjuna) – 0.167 gms
5. Prakirya (Holoptelea integrifolia) – 0.167 gms
6. Khadira (Acacia catechu) – 0.167 gms
7. Kadara (Acacia polyantha) – 0.167 gms
8. Bhandi (Albizia odoratissima) – 0.167 gms
9. Simsipa (Dalbergia sissoo) – 0.167 gms
10. Meshasringi (Gymnima sylvestre) – 0.167 gms
11. Chandana (Santalum album) – 0.167 gms
12. Raktachandana (Pterocarpus santalinus) – 0.167 gms
13. Pitachandana (Santalum album (sub.) – 0.167 gms
14. Nata (Valeriana jatamansi) – 0.167 gms
15. Palasa (Butea monosperma) – 0.167 gms
16. Saka (Tectona grandis) – 0.167 gms
17. Sala (Pinus roxburghii) – 0.167 gms
18. Kramuka (Areca catechu) – 0.167 gms
19. Dhava (Syzygium cumini) – 0.167 gms
20. Kalinga (Holarrhena pubescens) – 0.167 gms
21. Chagakarna (Terminalia crenulata) – 0.167 gms
22. Aswakarna (Terminalia paniculata) – 0.167 gms

Kalka Dravya (materials for paste)

1. Vatsaka (Holarrhena pubescens) – 0.008 gms
2. Murva (Chonemorpha fragrans) – 0.008 gms
3. Bharngi (Rotheca serrata) – 0.008 gms
4. Katuka (Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora) – 0.008 gms
5. Maricha (Piper nigrum) – 0.008 gms
6. Khunapriya (Aconitum heterophyllum) – 0.008 gms
7. Gandira (Cayratia carnosa) – 0.008 gms
8. Ela (Elettaria cardamomum) – 0.008 gms
9. Patha (Cyclea peltata) – 0.008 gms
10. Ajaji (Nigella sativa) – 0.008 gms
11. Katwanga (Ailanthes exelsa) – 0.008 gms
12. Phala (Catunaregum spinosa) – 0.008 gms
13. Ajamoja (Trachyspermum roxburghianum) – 0.008 gms
14. Sidhartha (Brassica juncea) – 0.008 gms
15. Vacha (Acorus calamus) – 0.008 gms
16. Jirakam (Cuminum cyminum) – 0.008 gms
17. Hingu (Ferula assa-foetida) – 0.008 gms
18. Vidangam (Embelia ribes) – 0.008 gms
19. Pasugandha (Cleome viscosa) – 0.008 gms
20. Pippali (Piper longum) – 0.008 gms
21. Pippalimula (Piper longum – wild var.) – 0.008 gms
22. Chavya (Piper mullesua) – 0.008 gms
23. Chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica) – 0.008 gms
24. Nagara (Zingiber officinale) – 0.008 gms

Anya Dravya (other material)

1. Loha (Iron)- 0.033 gms

Preparation of ayaskriti

All the ingredients mentioned in Asanadi Gana have to be taken 20 pala each along with 8 drona of water. Once the liquid reduced to one fourth it should be filtered. Then to the filtered decoction 2 tula of jaggery is added along with half adhaka of honey. To this mixture drugs of Vatsakadi gana has to be make a paste by taking one pala each to be added.

Now one has to take an earthen pot smeared with ghee, honey, and powder of pippali, and all the above mixture is transferred to this pot. The mouth of the vessel is sealed properly and kept in a heap of barley for two weeks.

Now the iron foils are to be heated using the fire made by khadira and dipped into the liquid repeatedly till the iron gets dissolved in the liquid. Then this liquid is ready for use.

Indications of Ayaskriti

1. Prameha (Diabetes and other urinary tract disorders)
2. Arsha (Hemorrhoids/Piles)
3. Shwithra (Leucoderma)
4. Kushta (Skin diseases)
5. Aruchi (Anorexia)
6. Krimi (Worm infestation)
7. Pandu roga (Anemia)
8. Grahani roga (IBS/Malabsorption syndrome)
9. Sthoulya – Obesity

Dosage and Adjuvant :

In general, it is advised to 15 – 30 ml once or twice daily or as directed by the physician.

Reference:

1. Astanga Hrudaya Chikitsa Stana, Prameha Chikitsa 12/29-32