Chandanasavam

Kottakkal Ayurveda Chandanasavam

Kottakkal Ayurveda Chandanasavam

Description:

Chandanasava is a good Ayurvedic medicine for night fall, strength and digestion. Chandana means sandalwood, which is the main ingredient of this medicine.  

It is an Ayurvedic wine preparation. It contains 5 – 10 % of self generated alcohol.
Usually in any Asava or arishta, one sweetening agent is used. But in Chandanasav, two are used in 2:1 combination of sugar candy and jaggery.

Chandanasava uses: 

Traditionally Chandanasava is used in the treatment of spermatorrhoea and burning micturition. It is also used to improve strength. It is a natural cardiac tonic.

It also improves digestion power.
It relieves excess body heat.

Traditional uses of Chandanasavam:
Shukramehahara – used in treatment of nightfall, spermatorrhoea.
Balakara – improves strength and immunity
Pushtikara – improves nourishment.
Hrudya – acts as cardiac tonic
vahnisandeepana – improves digestion.

Doctors also prescribe this for the treatment of
Burning sensation following radiotherapy, laser therapy etc.
Burning sensation associated with fever.
Gastro esophageal reflux disorder

Chandanasav doses: 
12 – 24 ml usually after food, or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.

It can be mixed with equal quantity of water, if the taste is not tolerated by the patient.

How long to use:
It is usually administered for 1 – 2 months of time. It can be used safely for a period of upto 3 – 4 months.

Chandanasavam ingredients: 
Sandalwood – Santalum album – heart wood – 48 g
Balaka – Hribera – Pavonia odorata – root – 48 g
Musta – Cyperus rotundus – rizhome – 48 g
Gambhari – Gmelina arborea – stem bark and root – 48 g
Nilotpala – Utpala – Nymphea stellata – flower – 48 g
Priyangu – callicarpa macrophylla – Flower – 48 g
Padmaka – Prunus poddum – stem – 48 g
Lodhra – symplocos racemosa– stem bark – 48 g
Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia – Root – 48 g
Raktachandana – Pterocarpus marsupium – Heart wood – 48 g
Patha – Cyclea peltata – root / whole plant – 48 g
Kiratatikta – Swertia chiraita – whole plant – 48 g
Nyagrodha – Ficus benghalensis – stem bark – 48 g
Pippali – Long pepper – Fruit – 48 g
Madhuka – Madhuka longifolia – Flower – 48 g
Rasna – Pluchea lanceolata – Root / whole plant – 48 g
Patola – pointed gourd leaf  48 g –
Kanchanara – Bauhinia variegata – stem bark – 48 g
Amratvak – Bark of mango – 48 g
Mocharasa – Shalmali – Bombax malabaricum – Exudate – 48 g
Dhataki – Woodfordia fruticosa – Flower – 768 g
Draksha – Dry grapes – 960 g
Sharkara – sugar candy – 4.8 kg
Jaggery – 2.4 kg
Water – 24.576 liters