Vaidyaratnam Avipathi Choornam

Avipattikar churna is a herbal powder mix.

Its usage:

• It helps to relieve gastritis very quickly.
• Vibandham malamootrayoho – It helps to relieve constipation and difficulty in urination.
• Agnimandya – it helps to relieve indigestion.
• Prameha – it is used in treating diseases of urinary system.
• Durnama nashanam – It is used even in chronic conditions.

In clinical practice, it is widely used in liver disorders and alcoholism.

Avipattikar Choorna ingredients –

10 grams of each of

Trikatu – pepper, long pepper and ginger

(Triphala) -Haritaki – Chebulic Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia chebula

Vibhitaki – Belliric Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia bellirica

Amalaki – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

Musta – Nut grass (root) – Cyperus rotundus

Vida Lavana – Vida salt

Vidanga – False black pepper – Embelia ribes

Ela – Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum

Patra – Cinnamomum tamala

Lavanga – Clove – Syzigium aromaticum – 110 grams

Trivrit – Operculina turpethum – 440 grams

Sharkara – Sugar – 660 grams

Reference:

Bhaishajya Ratnavali Amlapitta Chikitsa 25-29.

Dosage:

 1 – 5 grams. To be taken at the starting of meals and in between meals.

Side effects – 

• It may cause diarrhoea, watery stools, abdominal pain and dehydration, in case then drink plenty of water or take , consult a doc.
• Since sugar is added, this product is not recommended for diabetic people.
• People with diabetes (with precaution), hypertension, sensitive stomach, ulcerative colitis, diarrhoea, should exercise caution while taking Avipattikar Choorna.