Chitraka Guda - Benefits, Usage, Indications and Dosage

Reference - Bhaishajya Ratnavali

Introduction

Chitraka Guda is an ayurvedic formulation. This is formulated from the mixture of many herbs. This formulation is known to treat problems related with digestive system.

Ingredients

1. Guda – 4670 grams

Take following ingredients up to 470 grams:-

2. Bilvamool - Aegle marmelos's root
3. Gambhari mool - Gmelina arborea's root
4. Agnimantha mool - Clerodendrum phlomidis's root
5. Sona patha mool - Oroxylum indicum's root
6. Padhal mool - Stereospermum suaveolens's root
7. Shalparni mool - Desmodium gangeticum's root
8. Prishniparni mool - Uraria picta's root
9. Kantkari mool - Solanum Xanthocarpum's root
10. Brihati mool - Solanum indicum's root
11. Gokshura mool - Tribulus terrestris's root
12. Amla - Phyllanthus emblica
13. Haritaki - Terminalia chebula
14. Baheda - Terminalia bellirica
15. Arak mool - Calotropis gigantean's root
16. Shatavari mool - Asparagus racemosus's root
17. Danti mool - Baliospermum montanum's root
18. Chitrak mool - Plumbato zeylanica's root
19. Aparajita - Clitoria Ternatea
20. Rasna - Pluchea lanceolata
21. Patha - Cissampelos pareira
22. Sanuhikand
23. Kachur - Curcuma zedoaria

Take following ingredients up to 235 grams:-

24. Vrischikali (Indian heliotrope)
25. Kakoli - Roscoea procera
26. Sherkakoli
27. Yavakshara - Hordeum vulgare

Take following ingredients up to 93 grams:-

28. Haritaki choorna - Terminalia chebula's powder
29. Shunthi choorna - Zingiber officinale's powder
30. Pippali moola - Piper longum's root
31. Maricha choorna - Piper nigrum's powder
32. Sajji-khar
33. Chitraka mool choorna - Plumbago zeylanica's root powder
34. Vacha choorna - Acorus Calamus's powder
35. Hing fried in pure ghee
36. Amlavet Choorna

Method of Preparation

• Take the ingredients from number 1 to 23, put in an iron container and heat.
• Collect the bhasma ash when it becomes cool.
• Now mix with 13 liter water and strain for 21 times.
• Leave this for one day and night.
• Now take out the water and boil till water left up to one fourth level.
• Make the powder of ingredients from number 24 to 36.
• Now in a stainless steel container, added guda and kshara water.
• Boil this mixture till the sugar syrup is ready.
• Now cool it down and add the powder ingredients from number 24 to 36.
• Cool it down and take the mixture up to 10 grams.
• Make laddu from this and store these.

Dose

5 to 10 grams with water.

Indications

• Indigestion
• Loss of appetite
• Weak digestion
• Cold and cough
• Piles
• Jaundice
• Spleen enlargement
• Leprosy
• Urinary disease
• Stomach diseases

Contraindications

Take the formulation under doctor's prescription.