Avipattikara Churna Digestion Powder

Tradition:

Ayurveda

Source / Author:

Bhaisajya Ratnavalı

Herb Name Shunthi (Ginger) Marica (Black Pepper) Pippali (Long Pepper) Haritaki (Chebula) Bibhitaki (Belleric Myrobalan) Amalaki (Emblic Myrobalan) Musta (Cyperus) Vida (Salt) Vidanga (Embelia) Ela (Cardamon) Tejapatra (Indian leaf) Lavanga (Clove) Trivrut (Turpeth) Sakara (Sugar)

Latin Zingiber officinale Piper nigrum Piper longum Terminalia chebula Terminalia belerica Emblica officinalis Cyperus rotundus Sodium chloride Embelia ribes Elettaria cardamomum Cinnamomum tamala Syzygium aromaticum Operculina turpethum Saccharum Amount 1 part ea. 11 parts 44 parts 66 parts

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Promotes Digestion, Clears Heat (Bile), Directs Qi Downwards, Promotes Urine

Use:

1. Heat (Bile) excess in the Stomach
2. Hyperacidity, GERD
3. Nausea, Vomiting
4. Hiccups, Belching
5. Constipation associated with excess Heat
6. Headache due to rising Heat and Wind
7. Hemorrhoids
8. Retention of Urine
9. Difficult Urine
10. Nephritis
11. Excess Uric acid
12. Chronic Kidney failure

Dose:

Adults: 3–5 grams twice daily
Children: 1–3 grams twice daily
Taken with Honey, Water or Milk, or Coconut water for excess Bile and Hyperacidity.

Cautions:

1. Not used during Pregnancy
2. Avoid in Abdominal Pain (it may aggravate)
3. Not used in loose stool.

Modifications:

1. Hyperacidity with Indigestion, with Red Coral and Licorice, taken after meals with Coconut water.
2. Gastroduodenal Ulcers, take with Licorice and Shatavari

Avipatti in Sanskrit means to “get rid of digestive disorder”.
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