Mridweekadi kashayam is an Ayurvedic medicine for many psychiatric problems like anxiety neurosis. It is used mostly in substance abuse cases.
Benefits of Mridweekadi kashayam
It is advised in addiction and substance abuse. It works as a detoxifying agent, which neutralises the effect of alcohol to an extent. In persons with substance abuse, this combination helps in reducing withdrawal symptoms.
It is useful in many psychiatric disorders like anxiety disorder, mania, depression, bipolar disorder etc. It is beneficial even in complete psychotic patients with aggression.
It works as a soothing combination, reduces stress and improves sleep. It is useful in insomnia and anxiety neurosis.
It is especially beneficial in delusions and memory loss. It is widely used in Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia especially in old age people. It cures and nourishes without making the patient lean or tired.
In mental retardation, developmental disorders, learning disability, ADHD, and speech disorders, it is found effective. Those who want to boost their memory, can take this medicine. It gives good complexion, relaxed mind, quality sleep and nourishment to the person.
It improves the quality and regulates the digestive fire. It is useful in low appetite, fatigue and laziness.
Indications of Mridweekadi kashayam
Thrit – Excessive thirst
Moorcha -Fainting and blackouts
Mathivibhrama – Various neurotic and psychotic diseases
Ingredients of Mridweekadi kashayam
| Black grapes | Mridweeka/Draksha | Vitis vinifera L. |
Grapes are a nourishing and slightly laxative fruit that can support the body through illness, especially of the gastro-intestinal tract and liver. Because the nutrient content of grapes is close to that of blood plasma, grape fasts are recommended for detoxification. The fresh fruit is antilithic, constructive, cooling, diuretic and strengthening. The fruit is also helpful in the treatment of varicose veins, haemorrhoids and capillary fragility. The dried fruit is demulcent, cooling, mildly expectorant, laxative and stomachic. It has a slight effect in easing coughs. It is used as a remedy for skin diseases and in diseases of the eyes.
| Liquorice | Madhuka | Glycyrrhiza glabra L. |
It has anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant, anti-malarial, anti-spasmodic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-hyperglycaemic and hepato-protective properties.
| Indian butter tree | Madhooka | Madhuca longifolia (Koen.) |
It has hepato-protective, anti-oxidant, anti-tumour, wound-healing, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It is used in the treatment of skin diseases, respiratory problems, nervous system disorders, burning sensation and diarrhoea.
| Long pepper | Pippali | Piper longum |
It has carminative action and maybe used as appetizer. The fruit and root of Pippali are used in the form of powder to treat fever, diarrhoea, piles, cough, hiccough, asthma, hoarseness of voice, flatulence, colic, vomiting, acid gastritis, oedema, diseases of mouth, eye diseases, diseases of semen, diseases of women, jaundice, and earache.
Pippali mixed with honey alleviates cough, dyspnoea, fever splenomegaly, and hiccough.
| Date oalm | Kharjoora | Phoenix dactylifera |
It has anti-ulcer, anti-cancer, anti-diarrhoeal, hepato-protective, anti-mutagenic, anti-oxidant, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties. It is used in the treatment of intestinal disorders, cold & sore throat, asthma, fever, urinary tract infection, oedema, liver disorders, and to counteract alcohol intoxication.
| Red sandalwood | Seeta/Raktachandana | Pterocarpus santalinus L. |
It has anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, anti-hyperglycaemic and diaphoretic properties. It is used in the treatment of fever, haemorrhage and dysentery.
| Indische Sarsaparille | Sariba | Hemidesmus indicus (L.) SCHULT |
Es ist ein Kühlmittel und ein starkes Entgiftungsmittel. Es ist entschlackend, alterativ, adstringierend, schweißtreibend, harntreibend, tonisch, fiebersenkend und blutreinigend. Es wird bei Lepra, anderen Hautkrankheiten, Fieber, Asthma, Bronchitis, Syphilis, Juckreiz, Erkrankungen der Harnwege und Leukorrhöe eingesetzt.
| Coco grass, Nut grass, Purple nutsedge | Abda | Cyperus rotundus L. |
It has marked anti-inflammatory action. It also has anthelmintic, antioxidant and antifungal properties. The drug improves lactation, relieves fever, burning sensation, and excessive thirst. It is also used in treating diarrhoea, dyspepsia and skin diseases.
| Vetiver grass | Useera | Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) NASH |
Vetiver is a coolant, yet aids in digestion. It is widely used in treating fever, dysuria, burning sensation, fatigue syndrome, skin disorders etc. Potable water prepared with this also has many health benefits like preventing ulcers.
AS ANUPANA/PRAKSHEPADRAVYA-TO BE TAKEN MIXED WITH THE KASHAYA
Laaja/ fried and puffed rice grain of Oryza sativa.
Details zur Herstellung
Wie bereits erwähnt, Mridweekadi kashayam hat 9 ingredients in equal parts.
All the ingredients should be washed well and dried up in shade.
Take all the ingredients in crushed form in an earthen pot. Now add 16 times clean water into it. Make it boil and then cook in the open vessel with low fire. Reduce the quantity into one by eighth of the initial quantity. Make sure to mix it in between with a ladle. Also, the fire should be kept low to make sure that all the active ingredients in the herbs needed are absorbed well into the water. Once the quantity is reduced to one by eighth of the initial amount of water, remove the vessel from the fire. Squeeze and drain through a clean white cloth. Collect the decoction in a clean vessel and discard the solid waste. Drink the mild warm decoction.
Dosha Dooshya Vorherrschaft mit Roga Margas.
Mridweekadi kashayam is Vaata-Pittahara and srotosodhana
It acts on aabhyantara, and bahya rogamargas
Dosierung und Verwendung von Mridweekadi kashayam
Dosierung: zwei Pala.
Verwendung:
Es wird empfohlen, Kashayam auf leeren Magen einzunehmen, sobald die aufgenommene Nahrung gut verdaut und aahaararasa gut gebildet ist.
Verwendung von kashayam mit vorgeschriebenen prakshepadravyas nach dem Zustand der Krankheit und der Patient gibt die besten Ergebnisse meist.
Übungen und Yoga.
As Mridweekadi kashayam targets mainly de-addiction, relaxation and removing obstructions in channels, regular stretching and cardio exercises are advised. Also, specific yogacharya including suryanamaskara, meditation, naadisuddhi pranayama, bhujangaasana, pavanamuktasana is recommended.
Regular exercise helps improve the bioavailability of the medicine and food ingested and leads to positive health.
Yoga kann die Harmonie im Körper und mit dem umgebenden System aufrechterhalten.
Suryanamaskara
Pavanamuktasana
Nadisudhi Pranayama
Bhujangasana
Exercises for diabetes and obesity
Einfache Übungen für die Gesundheit von Lunge und Herz
Alle Übungen und körperlichen Anstrengungen dürfen nur unter der Aufsicht eines medizinischen Experten durchgeführt werden.
Empfohlene Ernährung und Verhalten
Diät:
- Zu vermeiden sind
Schwere Mahlzeiten und schwer verdauliche Lebensmittel - verursachen Verdauungsstörungen.
Junk Food - stört die Verdauung und verringert die Bioverfügbarkeit des Medikaments
carbonated drinks – makes the stomach more acidic and disturbed digestion
refrigerated and frozen foods – causes weak and sluggish digestion by weakening Agni (digestive fire)
Quark - verursacht Vidaaha und damit viele andere Krankheiten
- Noch zu ergänzen
Leichte Mahlzeiten und leicht verdauliche Lebensmittel
Green gram, soups, ghee, milk, buttermilk etc
frisch gekochte und warme Speisen, die mit Kreuzkümmel, Ingwer, schwarzem Pfeffer, Ajwain usw. verarbeitet wurden
Verhaltensweisen:
Protect yourself from very hot climate.
Vermeiden Sie übermäßige Sonneneinstrahlung, Wind, Regen oder Staub.
Halten Sie einen regelmäßigen Essens- und Schlafplan ein.
Vermeiden Sie es, Triebe wie Urin, Stuhlgang, Husten, Niesen usw. zurückzuhalten oder zu erzwingen.
Avoid a sedentary lifestyle. Be active.
Nebenwirkungen und Kontraindikationen
Es wurden keine Nebenwirkungen bekannt.
Classical references with image of the text.
SAHASRAYOGAM MADATHYAYAM SHLOKA 1
Äquivalente Arzneimittel.
Drakshadi kashayam
Verfügbare Marken
SNA Oushadhasala
Vaidyaratnam oushadhasala
Forschungsarbeiten
Draksha/Mridweeka
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4329242/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24486960/
Kharjura
Substance abuse
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3966544/
Madhooka
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