Balarishta is an Ayurvedic liquid medicine used mainly in Vata disorders.
Reference: Bhaishajya Ratnavali Vatavyadhi 569 – 572
Balarishta uses: Â It is used in the treatment of Vata imbalanced diseases such as neuralgia, paralysis (hemiplegia, paraplegia), arthritis, muscle spasms, Â spondylosis etc.
It improves the strength of nerves, muscles and bones.
- Vataroga – Vata imbalanced disorders
- Balavardhana – Improves the strength
- Pushtivardhana – improves the body nourishment
- Agnivardhana – improves the digestion power.
Balarishtam dose: 12 – 24 ml. one or two times a day, usually advised after food. If needed, it can be diluted with equal quantity of water.
Balarishta ingredients:Â
- Bala (Sida cordifolia) – root / whole plant – 4.8 kg
- Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) – root – 4.8 kg
- water for decoction – 49.152 luters, boiled and reduced to 12.288 liters.
- Jaggery – 14.400 kg
- Dhataki (Woodfordia fruticosa)  – flower – 768 g
- Payasya (Ipomea digitata) –  – root  /whole plant96 g
- Eranda (Ricinus communis) – root – 96 g
- Rasna (Pluchea lanceolata) – root -48 g
- Cardamom – 48 g
- Prasarini (Paederia foetida) – root – 48 g
- Clove Usheera (Vetiveria zizanioides) – 48 g
- Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris) – whole plant / fruit – 48 g