Brahmidrakshadi kashayam is an Ayurvedic medicine for neuro-muscular diseases and painful conditions. It cures fever and associated ailments.
Benefits of Brahmidrakshadi kashayam
It is found beneficial in all types of pain disorders including arthralgia, myalgia, neuropathy etc. It gives nourishment to the body. So, it is found useful in debilitating neuromuscular diseases like paralysis, dystrophy etc.
It reverses the pathology of fever by improving digestive fire.
It is useful in healing many virulent fevers like Dengue, Malaria, Typhoid etc
Indications of Brahmidrakshadi kashayam
Sakalapavanavyadhi – all neuro-muscular disorders
Ruk -alleviates pain
Daaha – all types of fevers and burning sensation.
Ingredients of Brahmidrakshadi kashayam
| Water hyssop,herb of grace, Indian pennywort.
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Brahmi | Bacopa monnieri (L.) PENNELL |
It is used for improving memory. It has powerful antioxidants and it can reduce inflammation. It boosts brain functions and is used in the treatment of ADHD. It can be helpful in anxiety and stress.
| Black grapes | Draksha | Vitis vinifera L. |
Grapes are a nourishing and slightly laxative fruit that can support the body through illness, especially of the gastrointestinal tract and liver. Because the nutrient content of grapes is close to that of blood plasma, grape fasts are recommended for detoxification. The fresh fruit is an antilithic, constructive, cooling, diuretic, and strengthening. The fruit is also helpful in the treatment of varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and capillary fragility. The dried fruit is demulcent, cooling, mildly expectorant, laxative, and stomachic. It has a slight effect in easing coughs. It is used as a remedy for skin diseases and in diseases of the eyes.
| Coco grass, nut grass, purple nutsredge | Jaladhara | Cyperus rotundus L. |
It has marked anti-inflammatory action. It also has anthelmintic, antioxidant and antifungal properties. The drug improves lactation, relieves fever, burning sensation, and excessive thirst. It is also used in treating diarrhoea, dyspepsia and skin diseases.
| Calamus root/sweet flag | Vacha | Acorus calamus L. |
The root is aromatic. It has stimulant, emetic, expectorant, emmenagogue, aphrodisiac, laxative, diuretic, antispasmodic, carminative, and anthelmintic properties. It is slightly tonic, and excitant, and forms a useful adjunct to other tonics and stimulants. It may be used in cases of flatulent colic, atonic dyspepsia etc.
| Wild asparagus | Abheeru | Asparagus racemosus |
It has anti-oxidants and immuno-stimulants. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-hepatotoxic, anti-bacterial, anti-oxytocic, and reproductive agents.
| Golden shower tree | Samyaka | Cassia fistula |
It has anti-fungal, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, hepato-protective, and hypoglycaemic activities. Also, it has many anti-oxidants. Flowers are used for fever. The root acts as a diuretic and is used in adenopathy, leprosy, skin diseases, syphilis, and tubercular glands. The bark and leaves are used for curing skin diseases.
| Yellow gentian, Hellebore | Thikta | Picrorhiza kurroa |
It is used for Dyspepsia, fever, and purgatives. Although it shows anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory activities, it is most valued for its hepatoprotective effect.
| Chebulic myrobalan | Pathya | Terminalia chebula RETZ. & WILLD. |
It is one of the main drugs in Ayurveda, one of the Rasayana, and a member of an important group, Triphala. It is used in a wide variety of diseases as it possesses anti-bacterial anti-fungal anti-viral anti-diabetic anti-mutagenic anti-oxidant anti-ulcer and wound-healing properties.
| Amla, Indian gooseberry | Dhatri | Emblica officinalis GAERTN.
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Amla exhibits strong antioxidant activity. It is one of the most important plants in the traditional Ayurvedic medical system as well as in other traditional health systems for immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, and hepatoprotective actions. It is widely used for anti-diabetic effect.It is a part of the famous group of drugs called Triphala.
| Beleric myrobalan, Bahera | Kalitaru | Terminalia bellirica (GAERTN.) ROXB.
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A very good healer of gastric diseases, common cold, leukoderma, and also cures digestive disorders. It has laxative and anti-inflammatory actions. It is one of the important ingredients in Triphala an Ayurvedic preparation. Other properties for which it is used are as a health tonic and as rejuvenator. It is used in the treatment of piles also.
| Flannel weed/ Country mallow | Balaa | Sida cordifolia Linn. |
It is antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, contraceptive, and anti-fungal activity. It is a tonic for strengthening nerves and muscles in various neuro motor diseases.
| Margosa, Neem | Nimba | Azadirachta indica A. JUSS.
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The important health benefits of this drug include its ability to treat dandruff, soothe irritation, protect the skin, boost the immune system, and reduce inflammation. It also speeds up wound healing, treats gastric conditions, slows the aging process, improves hair and scalp health, maintains sexual organ health, has anti-cancer potential, and helps treat diabetes.
| Ribbed gourd
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Kosataki | Luffa acutangula (L.) ROXB.
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This drug is taken by mouth for treating and preventing colds. It is also used for nasal swelling and sinus problems. Some use it for arthritis pain, muscle pain, and chest pain. It is also used in amenorrhea.
| Indian gentian | Bhoonimba | Swertia chirata (ROXB. EX. FLEM.) KAR. |
It is an important herb used in Ayurveda for the treatment of fever, inflammation, skin diseases, intestinal parasites and diabetes. It has hepatoprotective action also. It is used in the treatment of piles, ulcers, and fevers.
| Ceylon leadwort | Vahni | Plumbago zeylanica L.
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It aids digestion and increases appetite. It has anti-inflammatory action. It can also be used in liver diseases.
| Himalayan cedar | Surataru | Cedrus deodara |
It is useful as an expectorant in cough. It relieves asthma and other respiratory diseases by clearing the airways and enhancing the movements of the respiratory tract.
It has an anti-diabetic effect as it helps reduce high blood sugar levels in blood.
It helps to calm the mind and improves sleep quality.
Vyosha
It is a group of three drugs mainly used in respiratory infections and breathing disorders. It helps in opening all channels and improving circulation.
| 1. Dried ginger | Sunthi | Zingiber officinalis |
It is unctuous and hot in potency with a pungent taste but becomes sweet after digestion. It is an aphrodisiac and balances Vata and Kapha.
It improves ability to taste and promotes digestion. Relieves cough cold and other respiratory problems. It is not a laxative, rather causes constipation.
| 2. Black pepper | Maricha | Piper nigrum L. |
Black Pepper is extremely useful for respiratory disorders and asthma. In conditions like hoarse voice, dental caries, in removing bad breadth (halitosis), the gargling of Black Pepper Powder along with salt and warm water may be used. Black pepper is also used in the case of Heavy diets as it aids digestion. Black pepper is also used in the weakness and loosening of the anal sphincter especially in case of piles .For Headache and migraine, nasal drops of Black pepper powder prepared in milk is used. It helps to remove the chronic headache. The same preparation can also be used as a local application on fore head in the form of a paste. Black pepper reduces itching and discharges through the lesions when used in the form of a local application on skin disorders.
| 3. Long pepper | Kana | Piper longum |
It has carminative action and may be used as an appetizer. The fruit and root of Pippali are used in the form of powder to treat fever, diarrhoea, piles, cough, hiccough, asthma, hoarseness of voice, flatulence, colic, vomiting, acid gastritis, oedema, diseases of mouth, eye diseases, diseases of semen, diseases of women, jaundice, and earache.
Pippali mixed with honey alleviates cough, dyspnoea, fever splenomegaly, and hiccough.
DASAMOOLAM
It is a group of roots of ten herbs used as a combination in many formulations in Ayurveda.
Dasamoola is the Sanskrit name for a group of medicinal plants, classified as proving beneficial in cases of Asthma and difficult respiration. It was originally composed by Acharya Sushrutha. The name is derived from the words dasa (ten) and moola, translating to “root”. It includes the plants from the Laghupanchamoola and Bṛhatpanchamoola groups of medicinal plants.As discussed, t is a group of roots of ten herbs used as a combination in many formulations in Ayurveda.
Used together as a combination in Ayurvedic formulations, Dasamoola has Anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. It works as a strong anti-rheumatic agent. It is useful in reducing edema. Being mainly Vaatahara it gives strength to the body. It is useful in all diseases related to nerves and muscles.
The ten plants included in Dasamoola are,
| 1. Indian bael | Bilwa | Aegle marmelos |
It has anti-inflammatory properties and it is effective in peptic ulcers. It is anti-diarrhoeal, anti-diabetic and anti-microbial. Being a part of Dasamoola (a group of roots of Ten plants) it helps to enhance its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties.
| 2. Headache tree | Agnimantha | Premna integrifolia Linn. |
It has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antinociceptive, anti-arthritic, anti-bacterial, anti-cancerous, anti-microbial, anthelmintic, immuno-modulatory, hypoglycaemic, neuro-protective and anti-ulcer properties. It is CNS depressant, Cardiac stimulant, and cardio-protective.
| 3. Indian trumpet flower | Syonaka | Oroxylum indicum |
It has anti-microbial, anti-diabetic, hepato-protective, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, immune-modulatory, nephroprotective, and cardio-protective properties.
| 4. Yellow snake tree | Paatala | Stereospermum suaveolens |
It is useful in the treatment of diabetes, pain, fever, inflammations and asthma.
| 5. Beechwood | Gambhari | Gmelina arborea |
It has anti-pyretic, analgesic, anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, anthelmintic, anti-microbial, cardio-protective, anti-ulcer, gastro-protective, anti-cancerous, anti-hyperlipidemic, and immunomodulatory activity. It is the one of the main ingredients in Dasamoola for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic property.
| 6. Dabra | Prisniparni | Uraria picta |
It has anti-inflammatory, expectorant and diuretic properties. It is used as a tonic to nerves and the heart. It is useful in bone fracture healing.
| 7. Sal leaved desmodium | Saliparni | Desmodium gangeticum |
It is famous for its cardioprotective properties. It helps to strengthen the heart muscles. It has analgesic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, febrifuge, anti-inflammatory, and hemorrhagic properties. It is used to treat fever, vomiting and diarrhoea, cough, and asthma.
| 8. Indian nightshade | Brihati | Solanum indicum |
It has anti-oxidants. It also has anti-cancerous, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, immune-modulatory, neuroprotective, diaphoretic, expectorant, and stimulant properties.
| 9. Yellow-berried nightshade | Kantakari | Solanum xanthocarpum |
It has anti-oxidant and anti-cancer activities. It possesses anti-asthmatic, hypoglycaemic, hepatoprotective, antibacterial, and insect repellent properties.
| 10. Puncture vine | Gokshura | Tribulus terrestris |
It is useful in diseases such as hormonal imbalance, sexual problems, heart problems, kidney problems, and various skin diseases. It helps in reducing blood sugar and cholesterol levels.
Details of the manufacturing
As already discussed, Brahmidrakshadi kashayam has 19 ingredients. Two of them are groups of drugs Vyosha and Dasamoola. All drugs should be taken in equal quantity.
All these ingredients should be washed well and dried up in shade.
Take equal quantity of all ingredients in dried & crushed form in an earthen pot. For your special attention, Sunthi (Ginger) should be crushed and tied up separately in a white clean cotton cloth as a Potali. This is to prevent the excess dissolution of the contents and to maintain the exact consistency of the kashayam. Now add 16 times clean water into it. Make it boil and then cook in the open vessel with low fire. Reduce the quantity into one by eighth of the initial quantity. Make sure to mix it in between with a wooden ladle without breaking the potli. Also, the fire should be kept low to make sure that all the active ingredients in the herbs needed are absorbed well into the water. Once the quantity is reduced to one by eighth of the initial amount of water, remove the vessel from the fire. Squeeze and drain through a clean white cloth. Collect the decoction in a clean vessel and discard the solid waste. Drink the mild warm decoction.
Dosha Dooshya Predominance with roga margas.
Brahmidrakshadi kashayam is Pitta-Vaatahara and Ballya.
It acts on both antar and madhyama rogamargas
Dosage and Usage of Brahmidrakshadi kashayam
Dosage: two Pala.
Usage:
Kashayam is advised to take in empty stomach, once the ingested food is digested well and aahaararasa is formed well.
Usage of kashayam with prescribed prakshepadravyas according to the condition of disease and the patient gives the best results mostly.
Exercises and Yoga.
As Brahmidrakshadi kashayam is used mostly in fever conditions, no exercises are recommended. In other diseases, as it targets mainly GIT nervous system and locomotory system, stretching exercises and following a specific Yogacharya with yoga asanas like suryanamaskara, pavanamuktasana, vajrasana, etc are recommended for improving circulation and digestion.
Regular exercise helps improve the bioavailability of the medicine and food ingested and leads to positive health.
Yoga can maintain harmony within and with surroundings.
Suryanamaskara
Pavanamuktasana
Vajrasana
All the exercises and physical exertions must be decided and done under the supervision of a medical expert only.
Recommended diet and behavior
Diet:
- To be avoided
Heavy meals and difficult to digest foods – cause indigestion.
junk foods- cause a disturbance in digestion and reduces the bioavailability of the medicine
carbonated drinks – makes the stomach more acidic and disturbed digestion
refrigerated and frozen foods – causes weak and sluggish digestion by weakening agni (digestive fire)
curd – causes vidaaha and thereby many other diseases
- To be added
Light meals and easily digestible foods
Green gram, soups, buttermilk boiled with turmeric, ginger, and curry leaves
freshly cooked and warm food processed with cumin seeds, ginger, black pepper, ajwain, etc
Behaviour:
Better to avoid exposure to excessive sunlight wind rain or dust.
Avoid lifting heavy weights and other vigorous physical activities.
Maintain a regular food and sleep schedule.
Avoid bath in cold water immediately after exercise. Allow the body to be at normal temperature.
Side effects and contraindications
No known side effects reported.
Classical references
SAHASRAYOGA JWARACHIKITHSA SHLOKA 56
Equivalent medicines.
Amruthotharam kashaym
Brands Available
AVS Kottakal
Vaidyaratnam oushadhasala
AVP Coimbatore
Research papers
Dasamoola
Analgesic anti-inflammatory and anti-platelet
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4395922/
Brahmi
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5269610/
Draksha
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27780137/
Thikta
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