Pathya:

Light pathya rules are adequate.

Ashwagandharishta uses:
Aswagandharishtam is used in the treatment of  feeling tired all the time psychiatric conditions, dullness, loss of memory, sluggishness, epilepsy,stomach problems  like low digestion power, emaciation, Piles and vata imbalance diseases. This increases ojas, nourishes all dhatus.
It is also used as a nervine tonic.

REFERENCE - BHAISHAJYA RATNAVALI, MURCCHADHIKARA (FOR ANXIETY AND LOW ENERGY IN BODY)

Introduction

Ashwagandharishta is a fermented herbal formulation, of dark brown color contains self-generated alcohol 5 to 10 percent. It is known as great medicine for neurological and mental problems. The main ingredient of this herbal formulation is Ashwagandha. Word Ashwagandha stands for the smell of a horse. This name of the herb is due to its root which smells like a horse urine. Its roots are loaded with fruitful chemical compounds like alkaloids, lactones, phytosterols, saponins and more. These provide plant the properties such as liver and reproductive tonic, anti-tumor, adaptogenic, sedative, anti-inflammatory, nervine, aphrodisiac, anti-anaemic, immune-modulatory and analgesic.

Ingredients

Method Of Preparation

• Take the ingredients of kvatha drvya (Decoction herbs), wash, dry and convert them in to boorish powder from by passing it through the 44 number sieve.
• Next take the ingredients of Prakshepa dravya except dhataki, clean, clear and get in a powder form by passing through 85 number sieve individually.
• Add specific amount of water to kvatha dravya (Decoction herbs), soak whole night and heat up to its one fourth volume. Then filter it through muslin cloth.
• Now add dhataki and honey. Seal the container mouth and ferment the mixture.
• After its completion, filtrate the fermented material and pour in an air tight container.
• Keep in a cool and place free from moisture and light.

Dosage

10 to 20 ml with equal quantity of water, one to two times a day after meals.

Indications

• Fatigue
• Malnourishment
• Depression
• Anorexia
• Sleeplessness
• Neurological problems - migraine, vertigo, memory loss and loss of neurons in brain
• Joint problems - inflammation in joints, osteoarthritis
• Male and female infertility
• Erectile dysfunction
• Uterine weakness

Contraindications

• Avoid to use in case of infants and pregnancy.
• Sour throat
• Ulcers in mouth
• Heartburn
• Stomach irritation