Patoladikvatha, Paṭolādikvātha, Patoladi-kvatha: 1 definition
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Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyPaṭolādikvātha (पटोलादिक्वाथ) 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: Paṭola, Mūrva, Candana, Kirātatikta, Kaṭukā, Guḍūcī and Pāṭhā. The Paṭolādi decoction is administered when the following symptoms are indicated:—Diseases of kapha and pitta, fever (jvara) and vomiting.
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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