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Ayurvedic powders and decoctions

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Karpuradi Curna

Karpuradi Curna (Karpooradi Churna, Karpūrādi cūrṇa) is a classical Ayurvedic camphor-based polyherbal powder with 11 ingredients, used for cough, asthma (Tamaka Swasa), and influenza; dose 1-2 gm with honey.

Katphaladi kvatha curna

Katphaladi kvatha curna (Kaṭphalādi cūrṇa, AFI000553) is an Ayurvedic six-herb powder led by Myrica esculenta bark, dosed 5-10 g, used for dyspnea, cough, fever, and colic; one asthma trial favored the comparator Pippalyadi Churna.

Koladi kvatha cirna

Koladi kvatha cirna (Kolādi kvātha cūrṇa), also Koladi peya, is an Ayurvedic decoction-powder formula beginning with kola (Zizyphus jujuba fruit), cited in Ashtanga Hridaya Chikitsa 1/32 and the 15th-century Yogasarasangraha, indicated for constipation, abdominal pain, and fever with anal burning.

Krmighna kasaya curna

Krmighna kasaya curna (Kṛmighna Kaṣāya Cūrṇa), AFI Part II 4:5, is an Ayurvedic anthelmintic decoction powder for krimi (worm infestation), containing herbs such as Gandira, Vidanga, and Moringa, boiled with water into a fresh decoction.

Kutajastaka kvatha curna

Kutajastaka kvatha curna (Kuṭajāṣṭaka kvātha cūrṇa), AFI formulation AFI000512, an eight-ingredient Ayurvedic coarse-powder decoction led by Holarrhena pubescens bark, dosed 48 g/day, indicated for diarrhea, pain, and related conditions.

Laghugangadhara curna

Laghugangadhara curna (Laghugaṅgādhara cūrṇa) is a six-ingredient Ayurvedic polyherbal powder from the Sharangadhara Samhita, dosed 5-10 g with buttermilk for diarrhea (atisara) and dysentery (pravahika).

Lavanabhaskara curna

Lavanabhaskara curna (लवणभास्कर चूर्ण), also written Lavan Bhaskar Churna, is an Ayurvedic salt-based powder with 17 ingredients, used for indigestion, loss of appetite, and abdominal distension, recorded in the Sharangdhar Samhita.

Lavangadi Curna

Lavangadi Curna (Lavaṅgādi cūrṇa) is a classical Ayurvedic clove-based polyherbal powder in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, dosed 5-10 g, studied clinically in Amavata and Grahani (IBS).

Misreyarka

Misreyarka (Misreya Arka) is an Ayurvedic hydro-distillate prepared from fennel fruit, a member of the Arka kalpana class of distilled medicines, studied in a controlled trial for primary dysmenorrhea.

Mulaka Ksara

Mulaka Ksara (Mūlaka Kṣāra) is an official Ayurvedic alkaline ash powder made from radish (Raphanus sativus) ash and water, dosed at 1 g daily for dysuria, urinary calculi, and abdominal lump (gulma).

Mustakaranjadi kvatha curna

Mustakaranjadi kvatha curna (Mustākaraṅjādi kvātha cūrṇa) is an eight-herb Ayurvedic coarse-powder decoction, AFI entry 4:26 from the Sahasrayoga, dosed at 48 g and indicated for atisara (diarrhea) and sula (colicky pain).

Mutrasangrahaniya kvatha curna

Mutrasangrahaniya kvatha curna (Mūtrasaṅgrahaṇīya kaṣāya cūrṇa, AFI000579) is an Ayurvedic ten-ingredient coarse powder boiled into a decoction; dose 48 g in divided doses, indicated for polyuria (bahumūtra) and prameha (diabetes).

Mutravirecaniya kvatha curna

Mutravirecaniya kvatha curna (Mūtravirecanīya Kaṣāya Cūrṇa, AFI 4:18) is an Ayurvedic coarse-powder decoction formulation, dose 48 g in divided doses, with ten plant ingredients, used traditionally as a diuretic for dysuria (mūtrakṛcchra).

Naraca Curna

Naraca Curna (Nārāca cūrṇa), an Ayurvedic Formulary of India powder formulation (AFI000451) of Piper longum fruit, Operculina turpethum root, and sugar, dosed at 12 g for constipation and abdominal complaints.

Narasimha Cirna

Narasimha Cirna (Narasimha Churna, नरसिंह चूर्ण) is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal powder from Bhaishajya Ratnavali's vajeekarana chapter, listed in AFI Part I 7:18 with fourteen ingredients including Shatavari, Gokshura, Guduchi, and purified Bhallataka, used as a Rasayana and for oligospermia, cough, and aging signs.

Narasimha Curna

Narasimha Curna (Nārasiṁha cūrṇa) is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal electuary from Bhaishajya Ratnavali's vajikarana chapter, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India, used chiefly for oligospermia, senility, cough, and hair and skin disorders.

Narayana Curna

Narayana Cirna (Nārāyaṇa cūrṇa, नारायण चूर्ण) is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal powder from the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya and Caraka Saṃhitā, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India 7:19, dose 1–3 g, used as a purgative with condition-specific anupāna.

Nasika Curna

Nasika Curna (Nāsikā cūrṇa), also Nasika Churna, is an official Ayurvedic Formulary of India herbal powder (AFI000622) administered through the nose as nasya, indicated for chronic rhinitis, headache, and halitosis, with twelve recorded ingredients.

Navayasa lauha

Navayasa Cuma (Navayasa Churna, Navayasa Lauha) is an Ayurvedic herbo-mineral powder with Lauha Bhasma used for anemia (Pandu Roga), from Bhaisajya Ratnavali; trials show hemoglobin gains at 250 mg twice daily.

Nayopayam kvatha curna

Nayopayam kvatha curna (Nāyopāyam kvātha cūrṇa), an Ayurvedic polyherbal decoction of Sida cordifolia, Cuminum cyminum, and Zingiber officinale in classical ratios 3:2:1 or 10:1:1, used for respiratory ailments, heart problems, and postnatal care; AFI dose 48 g.

Nimbadi Curna

Nimbadi Curna (Nimbadi Churna, Nimbādi Cūrṇa) is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal powder led by neem, from Bhaishajya Ratnavali, standardized in API/AFI 7:20, used for gout, skin disease, and rheumatism; distinct from Nimbadi kvatha curna and Mahanimbadi curna.

Nimbadi kvatha curna

Nimbadi kvatha curna (Nimbadi Churna), classical Ayurvedic neem-led polyherbal powder; AFI entries AFI000172 and AFI000543 (48 g dose) and API Part II monograph (1-3 g) for fever, gout, skin disease.

Nyagrodhadi curna

Nyagrodhadi curna (Nyagrodhādi cūrṇa), also spelled Nyagrodhadi churna, is an Ayurvedic polyherbal powder of Ficus benghalensis bark plus 27 equal-quantity ingredients, listed in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (AFI000141, 1–3 g) for prameha and madhumeha (type 2 diabetes).

Nyagrodhadi kvatha curna (nyagrodhadi kvatha cirna)

Nyagrodhādi kvātha cūrṇa (Nyagrodhadi Kvatha Curna), AFI 4:16, is an Ayurvedic decoction powder of 19 astringent bark ingredients led by Ficus benghalensis, dosed at 48 g, used for bleeding, ulcers, thirst, obesity, and bone fracture.

Palasa Ksara

Palasa Ksara (Palāśa Kṣāra, Palasha Kshara) is an Ayurvedic alkaline preparation of Butea monosperma ash and water, standardized in the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (pH 10-12) and studied for urinary stones, hemorrhoids, and fistula.

Palasabijadi Curna

Palasabijadi Curna (Palāśabījādi cūrṇa), a classical Ayurvedic powder formulation led by Butea monosperma seed with Embelia ribes, Holarrhena pubescens, Swertia chirata, and a fifth ingredient recorded variously as Citrus limon or Azadirachta indica seed; AFI dose 1-3 g, used traditionally for worm infections and kidney stones.

Pancakola Curna

Pancakola Curna (Pañcakola cūrṇa, Panchakola Churna) is a classical Ayurvedic five-herb powder of Pippali, Pippalimula, Chavya, Chitraka, and Shunthi, listed in AFI entry 7.10 and used as a digestive for gastrointestinal disorders.

Pancanamrta kvatha curna

Pacanamrta kvatha curna (Pācanāmṛta kvātha cūrṇa), AFI 4:20 from Sahasrayoga, is a ten-herb Ayurvedic decoction powder, dose 48 g, used for indigestion and early-stage fever (āmajvara).

Pancanimba Curna

Pancanimba Curna (Panchanimba Churna) is a classical Ayurvedic polyherbal powder from Bhaishajya Ratnavali and AFI Part II, built on five parts of neem, 32 ingredients total, dosed 1-5 g with honey for skin diseases such as eczema and facial melanosis.

Pathyadi kvatha curna (afi afi-patyadikvatasadangacurna)

Pathayadi kvatha curna (Pathyadi Kvatha Shadanga Churna, AFI000457) is an Ayurvedic seven-herb decoction powder led by Terminalia chebula, used for head disorders including migraine (ardhavbhedaka), dose 25-50 ml.