Chavikasavam

Chavikasavam is an Ayurveda medicine, mainly  used in the treatments of  abdominal and urinary tract disorders. It is also used to treat ailments like tuberculosis, chronic respiratory, cough, cold diseases, gout, ascites, abdominal distension and herniaThe main ingredient of Chavikasavam is Chavya– Piper cubeba (Long pepper).

It is prepared according to the reference of Yogaratnakaram. 

Medicinal plants and other ingredients used in the preparation of Chavikasavam

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• Chaturjata– Cinnamon bark, leaves, Cardamom and Ironwood
• Chavya– Piper cubeba
• Chitraka – Leadwort –Pumbago zeylanica 
• Danti– Baliospermum montanum 
• Devadaru – Cedrus deodara
• Dhanyaka – Coriander
• Hapusha – Juniperus communis
• Krumighna – Embelia ribes 
• Kutajatvak – Connessi bark – Holarrhena antidysenterica
• Lavanga– clove
• Trikatu -pepper, long pepper, and ginger
• Manjishta – Rubia cordifolia
• Musta – cyperus rotundus 
• Patolamoola – Pointed gourd – Trichosanthes cucumerina 
• Pushkaramoola – Inula racemosa 
• Rasna – Pluchea lanceolatalanceolata
• Shadgrantha – Acorus calamus
• Shati– Hedychium spicatum 
• Trikatu – Pepper, long pepper, and ginger
• Triphala – Amla, Haritaki, Vibhitaki
• Vashpika – Kala Jeera – Black cumin seed – Nigella sativa
• Vishala – Citrullus colocynthis 
• Yavani– Trachyspermum ammi