Parpatakarishtam is a liquid Ayurvedic medicine, used mainly in the treatment of anemia and liver disorders. It is also known as Parpatadyarishta.
Reference: Bhaishajya Ratnavali Pandu Rogadhikara 12/386
Parpadakarishtam dose:
12 – 24 ml. one or two times a day, usually advised after food.
If needed, it can be mixed with equal quantity of water.
Classical Indication:
- Udara – Ascites
- Ashtilika Pandu – Anemia
- Gulma – Abdominal tumor
- Halimaka – chronic liver disease
- Kamala – Jaundice
- Yakrut Vruddhi – Hepatomegaly
- Pleehavruddhi – Splenomegaly
- Rakta vikara – Disorders due to imbalance of Pitta and vitiation of blood
- Shotha – inflammatory conditions
- Vishamajwara – chronic recurrent fever
Parpatakarishtam ingredients:
- Parpataka – Hedyotis
- corymbosa / Fumaria indica – 4.8 kg
It is added to 49.152 liters of water, boiled and reduced to 12.288 liters. Filtered.
This decoction is added with
- Jaggery – 9.6 kg
- Dhataki – Woodfordia fruticosa – 768 grams
48 grams of each of - Amruta – Tinospora cordifolia
- Mustaka – Cyperus rotundus
- Daruharidra – Berberis aristata
- Devadaru – Cedrus deodara
- Vyaghri – Solanum xanthocarpum
- Duralabha – Fagonia cretica / Alhagi pseudalhagi
- Chavya – Piper chaba
- Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica
- Vidanga – Embelia ribes
- Trikatu – Pepper, long pepper and ginger
Fermentation period – 1 month or above.
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