योग संग्रह

Ayurvedic Formulary

The classical Ayurvedic formulations Prachyam Ayurveda sells, and the bhasmas and preparations inside them — 70 in all. Each page gives the ingredients and quantities, the dose and anupāna, the classical text the formula comes from, and the indications as recorded in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, published by the Ministry of AYUSH.

The ingredients, their proportions and the uses of a classical formulation can differ depending on the Samhita, Nighantu or formulary a manufacturer follows. Each page names the text it follows.

Cūrṇa Kvātha Cūrṇa Guggulu Āsava / Ariṣṭa Taila Rasayoga Maṇḍūra Kūpīpakva Rasāyana Bhasma Kṣāra Vaṭī / Guṭikā

Cūrṇa fine herbal powder

Kvātha Cūrṇa coarse powder for a decoction

Guggulu resin-based tablet

Āsava / Ariṣṭa fermented liquid medicine

Taila medicated oil

Rasayoga herbo-mineral preparation

Maṇḍūra iron-oxide preparation

Kūpīpakva Rasāyana preparation made in a glass flask

Bhasma calcined metal or mineral preparation

Kṣāra alkaline preparation

Vaṭī / Guṭikā tablet or pill

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