Ashwakanchuki Rasa - Uses, Side effects, Dose

Reference: Ras Yog Sagar 266/1065 – 1067

Ashwa Kanchuki Rasa is an herbo mineral ayurvedic preparation available in tablet form. This medicine should be taken with different anupan to treat different diseases. Ashwakanchuki rasa is also known as Ashwacholi, Ghodacholi etc. This medicine is useful in fever, respiratory illness, enlargement of liver, spleen due to aggravated kapha inside body. In case, diseases are due to Pitta dosha the medicine causes more harm than benefit.

Ashwa Kanchuki Rasa Uses: 

• Vaatshul or pain
• Cough, asthma, bronchitis, respiratory illness
• Wrinkles, hair greying
• Indigestion, Diarrhoea, infertility
• Headache, migraine, Fever

Ashwa Kanchuki Rasa dosage:

125 mg once or twice a day before or after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor. It is usually administered along with honey, fresh ginger juice, betel leaf juice.  For treating vaat shool, cough, and respiratory illness with ginger juice or radish juice, for treating indigestion with buttermilk, for treating anaemia punarnava juice, for infertility with Putrajeevak ras, for headaches with Jaiphal powder etc.

How long to take? 
This medicine can be safely taken for a period of upto 2-4 months.

Effect on Tridosha – Balances Vata and Kapha

Ashwa Kanchuki Ras side effects:

• Self-medication with this medicine may prove to be dangerous, since it contains Mercury as ingredient.
• Take this medicine in precise dose and for limited period of time, as advised by doctor.
• Over-dosage may cause sever poisonous effect.
• This medicine is not suitable during pregnancy, lactation and in children.
• Keep out of reach and sight of children. Store in a dry cool place.

Aswa Kanchuki Ras ingredients, how to make:

“Paradam tankanam gandham visham vyosham faltryam |

Talakamch jaypalamch samam sarvam vichurnyet ||

Mardayet bhrungneeren bhavna tu trisaptdha |

Gunjamatram vatim krutva chayayam shodhayetbudh: ||

Shrungver rasai: sardham vatimekam prayojyet |

Ashvakanchukirakhyata shwase kase jware tatha||

Yatha roganupanen sarvatra vijay prada ||” ras yog sagar 266

10 g fine power of each of
Shuddha Parada – Herbal purified Mercury
Tankana Bhasma – Borax
Shuddha Gandhaka – Herbal purified Sulphur
Vatsanabha – Purified Aconitum ferox
Shunti – Ginger Rhizome – Zingiber officinalis
Maricha – Black pepper – Piper nigrum
Pippali – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum
Haritaki – Chebulic Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia chebula
Vibhitaki – Belliric Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia bellirica
Amalaki – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
Shuddha Haratala Purified and processed Orpiment (Arsenic tri sulphide)
Shuddha Jayapala – Croton tiglium
Juice extract of Bhringaraja – Eclipta alba – Quantity Sufficient.

Fine power of above ingredient is grounded with the bhrungraja- eclipta Alba juice extract for 21 times, made into paste and pills are prepared.

Disclaimer - Advice given in the blog is only for the purpose of information and is not substitute for medical advice. Please contact your doctor before making any lifestyle changes. Do not do self-treatment reading this blog. This blog is only for the reference for registered medical practitioners and ayurveda medical students.