Ekangvir Rasa - Ingredients, Uses and Dosage

Reference – Nighantu Ratnakar

Ekangveer Ras is an Ayurvedic herbo mineral medicine in tablet form. It is used in the treatment of paralysis, sciatica, facial palsy etc that are mainly vata vikaras. This medicine has a large metallic composition.

Ekangveer Ras ingredients, how to make:

Shudham gandham mrutam sutam kantam vangam ch nagam |

Tamram ch abhram mrutam tikshanam nagaram maricham kanam ||

Sarvam ekatram sanchurnya bhavyet tri: pruthak pruthak |

Varavyoshaknirgundivanhikardrakjaidravaye : ||

Shigrukushthadravenapi tato dhatrya draven ch |

Vishmushtyarkhateysch ardrakasya raseystatha ||

Raseshekanviroaso susidho rasrang bhavet | NI RA

10 g fine powder of each of
Shuddha Parada – Herbal purified Mercury
Shuddha Gandhaka – Herbal purified Sulphur
Kantaloha Bhasma – Manganese calx
Vangabhasma – Tin calx
Naga bhasma – Lead calx
Tamra Bhasma – Bhasma prepared from Copper
Abhraka Bhasma – Purified and processed Mica
Tikshna Loha Bhasma – Bhasma prepared from Iron
Nagara – Ginger Rhizome – Zingiber officinalis
Maricha – Black pepper – Piper nigrum
Pippali – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum

(Kwatha) decoction prepared from Triphala
Haritaki – Chebulic Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia chebula
Vibhitaki – Belliric Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia bellirica
Amalaki – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

(Kwatha) Decoction of
Nirgundi – Vitex negundo
Trikatu – pepper, long pepper and ginger
Chitraka – Lead Wort (root) – Plumbago zeylanica
Shigru – Moringa oleifera
Kushta – Saussurea lappa
Vishamushti – Purified Strychnos nux vomica
Arka – Calotropis procera
Dhattura – Datura metel

(Swarasa) juice extract of
Bhringaraja – Eclipta alba
Amla – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis Gaertn.
Ardaka – Fresh ginger

Fine power of above ingredient is ground with the Kashaya and juice extract of each group of herbs and are mixed for three days each, made into paste and pills are prepared.

Ekangveer Ras Uses: 

  Pakshaghatamcharditamch ch anurvatam tatheyv ch |

  Ardhangam grudrasimvapi vishvachimavbahukam || ni ratnakara

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• It is used in the treatment of Facial palsy, paralysis, hemiplegia, cervical spondylosis, Brachial neuralgia and such other neuro-muscular conditions.
• It is indicated in Vataja grudhrasi – sciatica, Akshepaka – tremors, Parkinson’s disease
• It is indicated in Vishwachi, Apabahuka.

Effect on Tridosha – Balances Vata.

Ekang Veer Ras dosage:
125 – 375 mg once or twice a day,  before or after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor. It is traditionally administered along with fresh ginger juice extract and water.
In practice, Ekangveer ras is also administered along with Rasnadi Kashayam

Ekanga Veera Rasa side effects:

• It is contra indicated in Pitta anubandha Vataja disorders. If needed to be prescribed when Pitta is involved, usually it is administered along with Praval pishti

Effect on Tridosha: It balances Vata and Kapha Dosha

Guna – qualities:
Atyanta teekshna – strong
Bruhmana – nourishing
Rasayana – anti aging, rejuvenative
Vishaghna – anti toxic

Properties of each content of the medicine

Kant, Vanga, Naaga, Tamra, Abhraka and tikshn loha – Bruhan, Jeevan and Rasayan.

Parad, Kajjali- Rasayan, Yogvahi and Jantughn

And all the Bhavna drugs – Act as Vata prashaman.

Special Precautions

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 severe poisonous effect as it contains metals. This medicine is contraindicated during pregnancy, lactation and not suitable in children.





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