Darvyadikvatha, Dārvyādikvātha, Darvyadi-kvatha: 1 definition
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyDārvyādikvātha (दार्व्यादिक्वाथ) is a medicinal formulation (of the kvātha type, ‘decoction’), according to the Ṣoḍaśāṅgahṛdayam (Ayurvedic medicinal work in Sanskrit). The following ingredients should be taken in equal part: Dāruharidrā, Rasañjana, Bhallātaka, Vāsā, Bilva, Musta and Kirātatikta. The Dārvyādi decoction is administered when the following symptoms are indicated:—Menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea.
The recipe should be prepared according to the Kvātha (‘liquid decoction’) process. Using this Ayurvedic preparation means you have to boil the herbs in water without a lid till at least three-fourth parts of water is evaporated.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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