Vidaryadi Ghritam – Ingredients, Uses and, Dosage

Vidaryadi Ghritam or Vidaryadi Ghruta is an ayurvedic medicinal preparation in the form of ghee. It is prepared by using vidaryadi gana drugs along with ghee. It has almost all the properties of the vidaryadi gana and used in treating phthisis, chronic bronchitis, emaciation, spasmodic dyspepsia and all diseases caused by vata and pitta. It can also increase body weight and thus helps in weight gain. Other indications are its an excellent cardiac tonic, nourishes the tissues, cures wasting disease, tumors of the abdomen, body aches, breathing difficulty, cough, etc.

Ingredients of Vidaryadi Ghritam

Sneha Dravya (Oil substances) :

1. Ghruta (Cows ghee/Clarified butter) – 4 parts

Kashaya Dravya (Materials for preparing decoction) – 16 parts

1. Vidari (Pueraria tuberosa)
2. Eranda moola (root of Ricinus communis)
3. Vruchikali (Heliotropium indicum)
4. Vruschiva/Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa)
5. Devahwaya/Devadaru (Cedrus deodara)
6. Masha parni (Vigna radiata)
7. Mudga Parni (Dysolobium pilosum)
8. Kandukari/Kapikacchu (Mucuna pruriens)
9. Jeevana Panchamoola
   1. Abhiru/Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
   2. Veera/Kakoli (Roscoea purpurea)
   3. Jeevanti (Leptadenia Reticulata)
   4. Jeevaka (Microstylis muscifera)
   5. Rushabhaka (Microstylis wallichii)
10. Laghu Panchamoola
    1. Brahati (Solanum indicum)
    2. Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum)
    3. Shalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum)
    4. Prishnaparni (Uraria picta)
    5. Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris)
11. Gopasuta/Sariva (Hemidesmus indicus)
12. Tripadi/Hamsaraja (Desmodium triflorum)

Kalka Dravya (Material for preparing paste) – 1 part

1. Vidari (Pueraria tuberosa)
2. Eranda moola (root of Ricinus communis)
3. Vruchikali (Heliotropium indicum)
4. Vruschiva/Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa)
5. Devahwaya/Devadaru (Cedrus deodara)
6. Masha parni (Vigna radiata)
7. Mudga Parni (Dysolobium pilosum)
8. Kandukari/Kapikacchu (Mucuna pruriens)
9. Jeevana Panchamoola
   1. Abhiru/Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
   2. Veera/Kakoli (Roscoea purpurea)
   3. Jeevanti (Leptadenia Reticulata)
   4. Jeevaka (Microstylis muscifera)
   5. Rushabhaka (Microstylis wallichii)
10. Laghu Panchamoola
    1. Brahati (Solanum indicum)
    2. Kantakari (Solanum xanthocarpum)
    3. Shalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum)
    4. Prishnaparni (Uraria picta)
    5. Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris)
11. Gopasuta/Sariva (Hemidesmus indicus)
12. Tripadi/Hamsaraja (Desmodium triflorum)

Preparation of Vidaryadi Ghritam

A suitable vessel is taken and the Kalka (paste) and Drava (decoction) are mixed initially. To this, the ghee is added and boiled. It should be stirred continuously so that the paste is not allowed to adhere to the vessel.

When all the liquid material have evaporated the paste is taken out and tested from time to time to know the condition of the preparation. When it attains proper paka it is taken out and allowed to cool down. Once it cooled it can be stored and used.

Indications of Vidaryadi Ghritam

1. Hrudya (good for the heart)
2. Bhrumhana (nourishes the tissues)
3. Vata Pitta hara (useful in the vata and pitta predominant conditions)
4. Shosha (wasting diseases)
5. Gulma (abdominal tumors)
6. Angamarda (body aches)
7. Urdhwa Shwasa (variety of breathing difficulty)
8. Kasa hara (cures cough)

Dosage and Adjuvant:

In general, it is advised 5 to 20 ml once or twice daily or as advised by the physician with a suitable adjuvant.

Reference :

1. Ashtanga Hrudaya Chikitsa Stana 3/10

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