Madhukasavam

Madhukasavam is an Ayurvedic medicine in liquid form. It is nourishing in nature.

Madhukasavam uses: It is used in the treatment of chronic disease induced emaciation, tiredness, malabsorbtion diseases and skin diseases.

Classical indiacation

• Grahani – Malabsorption disorder, IBS
• Deepana – improves digestion strength
• Bruhmana – improves nourishment, causes weight gain
• Pittaraktanut – useful in bleeding disorders such as nasal bleeding, menorrhagia,
• Shosha – emaciation
• Kushta – skin diseases
• Kilasa – a type of leucoderma
• Prameha – urinary tract disorders, diabetes

Madhukasav dose: 12 – 24 ml once or twice daily after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.

Madhukasava ingredients: 

1. Madhuka – Madhuca longifolia – 12.288 kg
2. Vidanga – Embelia ribes – 6.144 kg
3. Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica – 3.072 kg
4. Purified Bhallataka – Semecarpus anacardium – 3.072 kg
5. Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia – 384 g

Coarse powder of these ingredients are added with 36.864 ml of water. Boiled and reduced to 12.288 ml, Filtered. Thus Kashayam is prepared.   It is added with the following ingredients –

Honey – 1.53 kg

Cardamom, Lotus stalk  Agaru, Sandalwood  (in sufficient quantity).

Method of preparation: 

All these ingredients are taken in the vessel and  kept closed for one month. By  a month time, the sugar in honey undergoes fermentation. Thus obtained liquid is filtered to get Madhukasavam.