Thikthaka Gritham

AVP Thikthaka Gritham

AVP Thikthaka Gritham

Description:Tikta Ghrita is an Ayurvedic medicine, in herbal ghee form.This medicine has ghee as its base. It is used for preparatory procedure for Panchakarma and also as medicine, used mainly for skin diseases. Tikta refers to bitterness. It is also known as Tiktaka Ghrita and Tiktaka Ghritam

Its usage:

1. It is used as medicine and also in preparatory procedure called snehakarma for the treatment of skin diseases, carbuncles, burning sensation, dizziness, itching, anemia,
2. vomiting, non healing wound, wound with pus, sinus, abscess, blisters, inflammation, psychosis, heart diseases, eye diseases, malabsorption syndrome,
3. leucoderma, jaundice, fistula, leucorrhea, piles.

Tikta Ghrita is traditionally administered as a part of Ayurveda spring regimen, because it helps to balance Pitta.

Dosage:

As medicine quarter to half teaspoon with water, usually before food, once or twice a day, or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.
For Panchakarma preparation Snehana procedure, the dose depends on the disease status and the judgement of Ayurvedic doctor.

Pathya:
Meals should be of broken rice with boiled vegetables and butter milk. Chillies, tamarind and salt must be discarded. Rock salt, ghee, bitter gourd elephant yam, plantains, green gram, ginger and other pathya items alone are allowed. Ordinary pathya rules and in certain conditions mixed pathya rules may have to be observed. Bathe only every 3rd or 4th day, that too not in cold water.

Tiktaka Ghritam Ingredients:

Patola Trichosanthes dioica 48 g

Nimba Neem 48 g

Katuka Picrorrhiza kurroa 48 g

Darvi Berberis aristata 48 g

Duralabha Alhagi pseudalhagi 48 g

Parpata Fumaria indica 48 g

Trayamana Gentiana kurroo 48 g

water for decoction 6.144 liters boiled and reduced to 768 ml

Trayanti Gentiana kurroo 12 g

Musta Cyperus rotundus 12 g

Bhunimba Andrographis paniculata 12 g

Kalinga Holarrhena antidysenterica 12 g

Kana Long pepper Piper longum 12 g

Sarpi ghee 576 g

The above combination is heated till herbal ghee is prepared.