Description
Agasthya Rasayanam is an Ayurvedic medicine and effective in graying hair, wrinkles in the skin, asthma, sinusitis , piles and heart disease.
Ingredients :
| S.No | Name | Botanical Name |
| 01 | Bilwa | Aegle marmelos |
| 02. | Syonaka | Oroxylum indicum |
| 03. | Gambhari | Gmelina arborea |
| 04. | Patala | Stereosoermum suaveolens
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| 05. | Agnimandha | Clerodendron phlomoides |
| 06. | Salaparni | Desmodium gangeticum |
| 07. | Prisna parani | Uraria picta |
| 08 | Brahati | Solanum indicum |
| 09. | Kantkari | Solanum xeylanicum |
| 10. | Gokshura | Tribulus terresteris |
| 11. | Svayamgupta | Macuna prurita |
| 12. | Sankhapushpi | Convolvulus pluricaulis |
| 13. | Sathi | Hedychium spicatum |
| 14. | Bala | Sida cordifolia |
| 15. | Hastipippali | Scindapsus officinalis |
| 16. | Apamarga | Achuranthes aspera |
| 17. | Pippalimula | Piper longum |
| 18. | Citraka | Plumbago zeylanica |
| 19. | Bharangi | Clerodendrum serratum |
| 20. | Puskaramoola | Inula racemosa |
| 21. | Yava | Hordium vulgare |
| 22. | Haritaki | Terminalia chebula |
| 23. | Guda | Saccharum officinarum |
| 24. | Ghrita |
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| 25. | Tila tailam | Sesamum indicum |
| 26. | Madhu | Honey |
| 27. | Thippali churna | Piper longum |
Dose : 6 to 12 gm two daily after food administered or as per prescribed by physician .
Anupana : Water .
Direction : Use for internal use.
Indication : kasa (cough) , vishama jwara ,kshaya (weakness ),increase age (rejuvenation).
Effective in graying of hair ,wrinkles in the skin , asthma ,sinusitis ,piles and heart disease.
Precautions :
- Used with precaution in hypertensive,Diabetes ,High cholesterol and heart disease patients.
- Medicine should be taken under medical supervision.
Side Effects :
- Higher dose cause gastric irritation and loose motion sometimes
Research Article :
- Standardization and Quality Control Studies of Agastya Rasayanam–An Ayurvedic Drug for Asthma.
- Pharmacognostical and Phytochemical evaluation of Agastya Rasayana Haritaki–A compound Ayurvedic formulation.
Reference : Astang Hrudyama ,Charaka samhita kasa chikitsa
