Brihat Chagaladya Ghrita

Brihat Chagaladya Ghrita is an Ayurvedic medicine in the form of medicated ghee, mainly prescribed in the treatment of Vata disorders such as pain, stiffness, emaciation, lack of strength etc. Brihat Chagaladya literally mean Brihat-Big and Chagala – Goat, the main ingredient is mutton.It is also recommented for paralysis, bloating,epilepsy, psychosis, earache, inflammation, headache, enhance hearing capasity, sciatica, gastric problems like excessive belching, colic pain etc., and also useful in spinal problems, urination difficulty, bleeding problems, hemorrhoids, choric fever, gout, poisoning, skin diseases, stifness, arthritis and weight loss.It improves digestive power, enhance strength and immunity. It Balances Vata and Pitta.

It is prepared according to the reference of Bhaishajya Ratnavali Vatavyadhi Adhikara

Medicinal plants and other ingredients used in the preparation of Brihat Chagaladya Ghrita

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• Chagamamsa – Goat meat
• Bilva – Bael (root) – Aegle marmelos
• Shyonaka – Oroxylum indicum
• Gambhari – Coomb Teak (root) – Gmelina arborea
• Patala – Trumpet (root) – Stereospermum suaveolens
• Agnimantha – headache tree – Premna corymbosa
• Shalaparni – Desmodium gangeticum
• Prishnaparni Indian Uraria – Uraria picta
• Brihati – Indian Nightshade (root) – Solanum indicum
• Kantakari – Yellow berried nightshade (whole plant) – Solanum xanthcarpum
• Gokshura – Small caltrops – Tribulus terrestris Linn.
• Ashwagandha – Winter cherry (root) – Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal.
• Vatyalaka – Country mallow (root) – Sida cordifolia
• Shatavari – Juice extract of Asparagus racemosus root
• Jivanti – Leptadenia reticulata
• Madhuka – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
• Draksha – Raisin – Vitis vinifera
• Utpala – Nymphaea stellata
• Musta – Nut grass (root) – Cyperus rotundus
• Chandana – Sandalwood – Santalum album
• Rasna – Pluchea lanceolata / Vanda roxburghi
• Mudgaparni – Green gram – Phaseolus trilobus
• Mashaparni – Teramnus labialis / Vigna radiata
• Sariva – Indian Sarsaparila – Hemidesmus indicus
• Jivaka – Malaxis acuminata
• Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard / Mimusoops hexandra Roxb.
• Shati – Curcuma zeodaria / Hedychium spicatum
• Darvi – Tree Turmeric (stem) – Berberis aristata
• Haritaki – Chebulic Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia chebula
• Vibhitaki – Belliric Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia bellirica
• Amalaki – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
• Nata – Indian valerian (root) – Valeriana wallichi
• Talisa Patra – leaves of Abies webbiana
• Patra – Cinnamomum tamala
• Ela – Cardamom – Elettaria cardamomum
• Nagakeshara – Mesua ferrea
• Jatipushpa – Jasminum sambac
• Dhanyaka – Coriander – Coriandrum sativum
• Manjishta – Indian Madder (root) – Rubia cordifolia
• Daru – Himalayan cedar (bark) – Cedrus deodara
• Dadima – Pomegranate – Punica granatum
• Renuka – Vitex agnus-castus
• Vidanga – False black pepper – Embelia ribes
• Jiraka – Cumin – Cuminum cyminum
• Sharkara – jaggery – sugar
• Meda – Litsea monopetala
• Elavaluka – Prunus cerasus
• Mahameda – Polygonatum verticillatum (Linn.)
• Padmaka – Wild Himalayan Cherry – Prunus cerasoides
• Priyangu – Callicarpa macrophylla
• Ghrita –Cow ghee
• Ksheera – Cow milk
• Kakoli – Fritillaria roylei
• Ksheera Kakoli – Roscoea purpurea