Chavikasavam

Product Description

Chavikasavam Ingredients (Composition)

Ingredient	Quantity
Kwath Dravya (Herbs for Decoction)	:
Chavya (Java Long Pepper) – Piper Chaba	200 Parts
Chitrakmool – Plumbago Zeylanica	100 Parts
Dikamali – Gardenia Gummifera	40 Parts
Pushkarmool (Elecampane) – Inula Racemosa	40 Parts
Vacha (Sweet Flag) – Acorus Calamus	40 Parts
Hauber (Common Juniper) – Juniperus Communis	40 Parts
Kachur (Zedoary) – Curcuma Zedoaria	40 Parts
Patolamoola (Pointed gourd) –  Trichosanthes Dioica	40 Parts
Haritaki or Harad (Chebulic Myrobalan) – Terminalia Chebula	40 Parts
Bibhitaki (Bahera) – Terminalia Bellirica	40 Parts
Amalaki (Amla or Indian Gooseberry) – Phyllanthus Emblica (Emblica Officinalis)	40 Parts
Ajwain (Carom Seeds) – Trachyspermum Ammi	40 Parts
Kurchi (Kutaj) – Holarrhena Antidysenterica (Pubescens)	40 Parts
Indravaruni (Indrayana) – Citrullus Colocynthis Roots	40 Parts
Dhania (Coriander) – Coriandrum Sativum	40 Parts
Rasna – Pluchea Lanceolata	40 Parts
Dantimool (Hastidanti) – Baliospermum Montanum	40 Parts
Vaividang (False Black Pepper) – Embelia Ribes	20 Parts
Nagarmotha or Mustak (Nut Grass) – Cyperus Rotundus	20 Parts
Manjistha – Rubia Cordifolia	20 Parts
Devdaru (Deodar Cedar or Himalayan Cedar) – Cedrus Deodara	20 Parts
Sonth (Ginger Rhizome) – Zingiber Officinale	20 Parts
Kali Mirch (Black Pepper) – Piper Nigrum	20 Parts
Pippali (Long Pepper) – Piper Longum	20 Parts
Water	8192 Parts
Prepare a decoction from all above herbal ingredients and 8192 Parts water. Reduce it to 1024 Parts liquid content/decoction. Then leave it for cooling. Filter the decoction. When decoction is slightly warm, add the following ingredients.
Gur – Jaggery	1200 Parts
Dhataki Flower- Woodfordia Fruticosa	80 Parts
Dalchini (Cinnamon) – Cinnamomum Zeylanicum	8 Parts
Elachi (Green Cardamom) – Elettaria Cardamomum	8 Parts
Tejpata (Indian Bay Leaf) – Cinnamomum Tamala	8 Parts
Nagkesar – Mesua Ferrea	8 Parts
Laung (Clove) – Syzygium Aromaticum	4 Parts
Sonth (Ginger Rhizome) – Zingiber Officinale	4 Parts
Kali Mirch (Black Pepper) – Piper Nigrum	4 Parts
Pippali (Long Pepper) – Piper Longum	4 Parts
Kankol (Sheetal Mirch) – Piper Cubeba	4 Parts

1. After mixing these ingredients, seal the asava vessel with a clay-smeared cloth. Leave it for 30 days in Asava place.
2. After 30 days, filter the liquid (Chavikasavam) and preserve it in food-grade bottles.

Pharmacological Actions

Chavikasavam has following medicinal properties:

• Antiflatulent
• Appetizer
• Aam Pachak (Detoxifier)
• Antihyperlipidemic
• Digestive
• Hepatoprotective
• Cholagogue (promotes the discharge of bile)
• Decongestant

Dosha Karma

Chavikasavam has hot potency. It mainly reduces Kapha Dosha and pacifies Vata Dosha. It can increase Pitta Dosha, so it should not be used in cases and symptoms of increased or aggravated Pitta.