Varanadi Kashayam

Ref.: Ashtanga Hurdayam

Varana (Crataeva religiosa), Sairyaka (Strobilanthes ciliatus), Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), Dahana (Plumbago zeylanica), Morata (Chenomorpha fragrans), Bilwa (Aegle marmelos), Vishanika (Aristolochia bracteolate), Brihati (Solanum melongena), Bhadra (Aerua lanata), Karanja (Pongamia glabra), Pootikaranja (Holoptelia integrifolia), Jaya (Premna corymbosa), Pathya (Terminalia chebula), Bahalapallava (Moringa olifera / drum stick), Darbha (Desmostachya bipinnata) and Rujakara (Semicarpus anacardium).


Kapha-vikaaram (Disorders due to vitiation of Kapha dosha), Medo-vikaaram (Obesity), Mandaagnithwam (Reduced digestion), Aaddya-vaatham (Fat assocaied Vaatha vitiation of the thighs), Shira-shoolam (Head ache), Gulmam (Chronic flatulence) and Anthar-vidradhi (Internal Abscess).

Commonly used in: Medo-vikaaram (Hyper cholesterolemia), Sthoulyam (Obesity), Kaphaja Shira-shoolam (Sinusitic head ache), Anthar-vidradhi (Internal Abscess)