Sariva, kusha, kaseru, kasha grass, khas, nagaramotha and mahua are ground and decocted; when cool, sugar is added and it is drunk, and it is said to remove severe thirst.
Names and synonyms
- Sanskrit
- सारिवादि क्वाथ
- Hindi
- सारिवादि क्वाथ
- English
- Sarivadi decoction
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Sariva (Indian sarsaparilla)अनंतमूल (सारिवा) | शारिबा / सारिबा | Not stated |
| Kusha grassकुश | कुश | Not stated |
| Kaseruकशेरु | कशोरुक / कसेरु | Not stated |
| Kasha grassकांस (काश) | काश / कासतृण | Not stated |
| Ushira (vetiver)खस (उशीर) | उशीर / खस | Not stated |
| Musta (nut grass)नागरमोथा (मुस्ता) | वारिद / नागरमोथा | Not stated |
| Madhuka (mahua)महुआ (मधूक) | मधूक / महुआ | Not stated |
| Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता) | सिता / शक्कर | Not stated |
Preparation as described
The drugs are ground and decocted, then cooled and sweetened with sugar.
सारिबा, कुश, कसेरु, कासतृण, खस, नागरमोथा, महुआ इनको पीसकर काढा करें।
How it is used
Drunk cold with sugar.
जब वह ठणडा होवें, तब उसमें शक्कर मिलाकर पीवें
Indicated for, as the text says
- Morbid thirst (trishna)(भयंकर तृष्णा)
शारिबाकुशकशोरुककाशो-। शीरवारिदमधूकसपिष्टै:॥ पक्वतोयमतिशीतसिताढच्यम्। पीतमेतदपहंत्यतितृष्णाम्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 16 · p. 331 · v. 38.All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Formulation
- Source pages with records
- 1
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- Chapters
- Chapter 16
- Extraction tasks
- T16
- Record id
- formulation_sarivadi_kwatha_p403