Punarnavasava or Punarnavasavam is an ayurvedic alcoholic preparation. It is used in treating edema, ascites, spleinic dissorders, fever etc….
The ingredients of Punarnavasava
Madhura Dravya (sweetening substances)
- Sita (Sugar candy) – 1 tula (4.800gms)
- Madhu (Honey) – 1/2 tula (2.400gms)
Drava Dravya (liquid material)
- Jala (water) – 2 drona (24.576 liters)
Prakeshepa Choorna (powders to be added)
- Trikatu – 1 pala (48gms)
1. Shunti (Zingiber officinalis)
2. Pippali (Piper longum)
3. Maricha (Piper nigrum) - Triphala – 1 pala (48gms)
1. Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
2. Vibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica)
3. Amalaki (Emblica officinalis) - Darvi/Daruharidra (Berberis aristata) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Brihati (Solanum indicum) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum)- 1 pala (48gms)
- Vasaka (Adhatoda vasica) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Erandamoola (roots of Ricinus communis) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Katuki (Picrorrhiza kurroa) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Gajapippali (Scindapsus officinalis) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Pichumarda/Nimba (Azadirachta indica) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Guduchi/Amruta (Tinospora cordifolia) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Shushka Mulaka (Raphanus sativus) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Duralabha (Fagonia cretica) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Patola (Trichosanthes dioica) – 1 pala (48gms)
- Dhataki (Woodfordia fruticosa) – 16 pala (768gms)
- Draksha (Vitis vinifera) – 20 pala (960gms)
Punarnavasava preparation :
All the above-mentioned ingredients are taken in ghee smeared earthen vessel. Then the vessel is sealed properly and kept in an airtight room for the fermentation process. After a month this has to be opened and the liquid is filtered to use.
Indications of Punarnavasava
- Shotha – Swelling, edema
- Udara – Ascites,
- Pleeha – Splenic diseases
- Amlapitta – Acidity, gastritis,
- Yakrut – Liver disorders
- Gulma – Abdominal tumor
- Jwara – Fevers
- Kruchra sadhya roga – Chronic curable diseases
The dose:
- In general 15 – 30 ml. one or two times a day or as directed by the physician.
Reference
- Bhaishajya Ratnavali Shotha Roga chikitsa prakarana 42/193-197
- Sahasrayoga
