PATOLAMULADI KASHAYA

🪷 PATOLAMULADI KASHAYA

ASHTANGA HRIDAYA – CHIKITSA STHANA 19 - KUSHTA CHIKITSA ADHYAYA

📜 SANSKRIT SHLOKA
पटोलमूलत्रिफलाविशालाः पृथक्त्रिभागापचितत्रिशाणाः।
स्युत्त्रायमाणा कटुरोहिणी च भागार्धिक नागरपादयुक्त॥
एतत्पलजर्जरितं विपक्कं जले पिबेद्दोषविशोधनाय।
जीर्ण रसैर्धन्वमृगद्विजानां पुराणशाल्योदनमाददीत॥
कुठं किलासं ग्रहणीप्रदोषमर्थांसि कृच्छ्राणि हलीमकं च।
षड्रात्रयोगेन निहन्ति चैतद्हृद्वस्तिशूलं विषमज्वरं च॥

🌿 INGREDIENTS

1. PATOLA (Trichosanthes dioica – Root)

2. TRIPHALA

   • HARITAKI (Terminalia chebula)

   • VIBHITAKI (Terminalia bellirica)

   • AMALAKI (Emblica officinalis)

3. VISHALA (Citrullus colocynthis)

4. TRAYAMANA (Gentiana kurroo)

5. KATUROHINI (Picrorhiza kurroa)

6. NAGARA (Zingiber officinale – Ginger)

🧪 METHOD OF PREPARATION

• All the ingredients are taken in their specified proportions and made into coarse powder.

• The mixture is boiled in 16 times water on mild fire.

• It is reduced to one-fourth of its volume.

• The decoction is filtered and must be used within 12 hours of preparation.

🎯 INDICATIONS

✅ SHODHANA (Body detoxification – Dosha Shodhana)
✅ KUSHTA (Skin diseases including chronic types)
✅ KILASA (Types of leucoderma)
✅ GRAHANI (Malabsorption syndrome)
✅ ARSHA’S (Hemorrhoids or piles)
✅ HALIMAKA (Complicated Pandu – similar to anemia with hepatic complications)
✅ HRUT SHOOLA (Cardiac region pain)
✅ BASTI SHOOLA (Bladder or lower abdominal pain)
✅ VISHAMA JWARA *(Irregular or intermittent fever)