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YB WEB DESK. Dated: 3/2/2021 12:22:59 PM

CHITRAKADI VATI: BENEFITS, USES, METHOD, DOSAGE AND SIDE EFFECTS - 2

Preparation Of Chitrakadi Vati Ingredients A 250 gm vati or tablet of Chitrakadi vati contains: 10 grams of Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica 10 grams of Ajamoda – Apium graveolens 10 grams of Maricha - Black pepper - Piper nigrum 10 grams of Chavya - Java Long Pepper - Piper chaba 10 grams of Pippali moola - Long pepper root - Piper longum 10 grams of Pippali - Long pepper fruit - Piper longum 10 grams of Sonth - Ginger Rhizome - Zingiber officinalis 10 grams of Hingu - Asafoetida - Ferula asafoetida 10 grams of Sambhar salt 10 grams of Samudra Lavana - Common salt, 10 grams of Sauvarchala Lavana - Black salt 10 grams of Saindhava Lavana - Rock salt 10 gram of Vida Lavana - Vida salt 10 grams of Sarjikashaar 10 grams of Yavkshaar - Kshaar of Barley - Hordeum vulgare Matulunga Swarasa - Lemon juice or Dadima rasa - Pomegranate juice (as per needed) Method The herbs Chitraka, ajamoda, maricha, and pippali root and fruit are washed with water. They are then kept under the sun for 4-5 days until all the moisture content gets removed. Each of the sun-dried herbs is powdered separately and passed through sieve no.100 to get a fine powder. Equal proportions of the powder are taken a large mixing bowl.