Varanadi Kashaya

Varanadi Kashaya is prepared using the drugs mentioned in Varanadi Gana of Asthanga hrudaya.

Ingredients of the Varanadi Kashaya :

1. Varana (Crataeva religiosa)
2. Sairyaka Yugma
   1. Saireyaka (Strobilanthes ciliatus)
   2. Sahachara (Barleria prionitis)
3. Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
4. Dahana/Chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica)
5. Morata/Moorva (Chenomorpha fragrans)
6. Bilwa (Aegle marmelos)
7. Vishanika/Meshashringi (Gymnema sylvestre)
8. Dvi Brihati
   1. Brihati (Solanum melongena)
   2. Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum)
9. Bhadra (Aerua lanata)
10. Dvi Karanja
    1. Karanja (Pongamia glabra)
    2. Pootikaranja (Holoptelia integrifolia)
11. Jaya dwaya
    1. Tharkari(Premna corymbosa)
    2. Abhaya/Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
12. Pathya (Terminalia chebula)
13. Bahalapallava/Shigru (Moringa olifera)
14. Darbha (Desmostachya bipinnata)
15. Rujakara/Bhallataka shudda (purified Semicarpus anacardium)

Indications of Varunadi Kashaya :

1. Kaphaja roga
2. Medaja roga
3. Mandagni
4. Adhyavata/Urusthambha
5. Shira shoola
6. Gulma
7. Anta Vidradhi

Reference :

1. Astangahrudaya Sutra Sthana 15/21-22