Dhanyapancakakvatha, Dhanyapancaka-kvatha, Dhānyapañcakakvātha: 1 definition

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Alternative spellings of this word include Dhanyapanchakakvatha.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Dhānyapañcakakvātha (धान्यपञ्चकक्वाथ) 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: Dhānyaka, Bālaka, Bilva, Śuṇṭhī and Musta. The characteristics of the Dhānyapañcaka decoction are as following:—astringent, appetiser, digestive, alleviates āma and pain.

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.

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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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