Smritisagar ras is an Ayurvedic medicine used in the treatment of epilepsy. This tablet contains mineral ingredients along with herbs. This medicine should only take as per the direction by a physician.
BENEFITS OF SMRITISAGAR RAS
- This medicine is mainly used in the management of epilepsy and associated complications.
- This medicine is also effective in psychotic disorders.
INDICATIONS OF SMRITISAGAR RAS
- Apasmaram – epilepsy
- Memory loss
- Neurological diseases
- Psychotic disorders
INGREDIENTS OF SMRITISAGAR RAS
| SL.NO | SANSKRIT NAME | ENGLISH/ LATIN | QUANTITY | ACTION |
| 1 | PARADA | Purified mercury | 1part | fast relieve from symptoms |
| 2 | GANDHAKA | Purified sulphur
|
1part | rejuvenator |
| 3 | HARITALA | Arsenic trisulphide | 1part | Balances kapha dosha, Effective in skin diseases |
| 4 | TAMRA BHASMA | Bhasma of copper | 1part | Alleviates kapha dosha |
| 5 | MANASILA | Purified Arsenic disulphide | 1part | Balances kapha and vata |
| 6 | VACHA | Acorus calamus | Quantity sufficient | Balances kapha and vata |
| 7 | BRAHMI | Bacopa monnieri | Quantity sufficient | Beneficial effect in the brain |
| 8 | KATABHI | Celastrus paniculata | Quantity sufficient | Beneficial effect in the brain |
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Purified mercury and sulphur triturated first to prepare a black coloured mixture known as kajjali. Kajjali grounded with rest of the drugs and juice of vacha, brahmi and katabhi then tablets are made.
- Detoxification of Parada – Ground with the juice of Aloe vera, Triphala(Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica, Emblica officinalis), the root of chitraka (Plumbago zeylanica) each for 7 days.
- Detoxification of Gandhaka – fried in ghee and dipped in cow’s milk repeated for 7 times.
- Purification of Manasila – grounded with the juice of agasthya leaf (Sesbania grandiflora)
- Purification of tamra – Heated and immersed in sesame oil, buttermilk, cow’s urine, gruel and decoction of kulatha (Dolichos biflorus) in that order for seven days in each liquid.
- Detoxification of Haritala – The roughly powdered haritala boiling in the juice of kushmanda (ash gourd- Benincasa hispida) for 3hrs.
DOSHA- DUSHYA PREDOMINANCE AND ROGA MARGA
- Dosha – This medicine is recommended for the treatment of vata, pitta, and kapha dosha imbalance.
- Dushya- useful in diseases affecting rasa, raktha, majja dhatu – action in the brain
- Roga marga – This medicine can be administered in diseases affecting madhyama roga marga – psychiatric conditions, epilepsy
DOSAGE AND USAGE
500 mg to 1g after food twice daily along with ghee or as directed by an Ayurvedic doctor.
EXERCISES AND YOGA
Yoga and Pranayama are a set of breathing and stretching exercises respectively, widely practised in the treatment of many diseases.
Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – for getting calmness to the mind provide overall health
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
RECOMMENDED DIET AND BEHAVIOUR
- Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold, more salty, sour and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items
- Oil massage on the head before bathing effective in curing symptoms.
- Avoid smoking and alcohol
SIDE EFFECTS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
- This medicine should only take as per the direction of the physician.
- It is better to avoid by children, lactating women and during pregnancy
- Improper administration and overdosage leads to side effects
- Can this medicine be used while taking Allopathic medicines?
Seek your doctor’s advice if you are taking this medicine along with Allopathic medicines.
- How long the medicine can be used?
Duration of medicinal administration is based on your stage of the disease. Before taking medicine consult a physician.
- Is this medicine habit forming?
This medicine is not habit-forming. After using for a prescribed period gradually decrease the dose and eventually stop it.
CLASSICAL REFERENCE
- Yogaratnakara – Apasmara chikilsa
EQUIVALENT MEDICINES
- Aswagandha tablet
- Brahmi ghrita
- Kalyanaka churna
AVAILABLE BRANDS
- Dhootapapeshwar
- Dabur
- Baidyanath
RESEARCH PAPERS
- Effectiveness of Brahmi in various illness
https://herbal-medicine.imedpub.com/effectiveness-of-brahmi-in-various-illnesses-review-paper.pdf
- Blood pressure-lowering and vascular modulator effects of Acorus calamus extract are mediated through multiple pathways
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19528816/
The Food and Drug Administration, United States has not evaluated these statements. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please consult your GP before the intake.
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