Astanga Valeha
Eight-Limbed Electuary

Tradition:

Ayurveda

Source / Author:

Ayurveda Sangraha (API)

Herb Name Katphala (Bayberry bark) Pushkar root (Inula) Karakatashringe (Galls) Yavani (Bishop’s weed) Krishna Jeeraka (Caraway) Sunthi (Ginger powder) Marica (Black Pepper) Pippali (Long Pepper) Madhu (Honey) Ardraka (Ginger juice)

Latin Myrica nagi Inula racemosa Pistacia integerrima Trachyspermum ammi Carum carvi Zingiber officinale Piper nigrum Piper longum Honey Zingiber officinale Amount 1 part ea. 12 parts sufficient

Preparation:

Powder the herbs finely, then beat well with Ginger juice, then dry. Add enough Honey to form a stiff paste.

Function:

Clears Wind-Cold, Stops Cough, Warms the Stomach

Use:

1. Fever from Wind-Phlegm / Wind-Cold
2. Itchy or Sore Throat
3. Cough
4. Shortness of Breath
5. Bronchial Asthma
6. Hiccup
7. Vomiting
8. Loss of Taste

Dose:

3–5 grams daily in divided doses

Cautions:

Not suitable for Heat conditions

Modifications:

ANTI-TUSSIVE:
–Anti-Tussive Activity of Ashtangavaleha Prepared by Two Different Methods Against Sulphur Dioxide Induced Cough in Mice

BRONCHIAL ASTHMA:
–Comparative clinical efficacy of Ashtangavaleha and Vyaghreehareetakee Avaleha on Tamaka Shwasa (bronchial asthma) in children
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