Therapeutic Index

Note – The names of diseases used as synonyms of ayurvedic term are not exact but most similar names used in modern medicine. In serious illness it is most necessary to consult the physician.

AAMAVAT (Rheumatism)

Medicines – Gandharva Haritaki, Mahayogaraj Guggul, Punarnavadi Guggul, Yogaraj Guggul, Tapyadi Loha, Mahavatvidhwans, Maharasnadi Kadha, Narayan Tail, Mahanarayan Tail
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – 1-2 year old rice, fresh butter, milk, Ardrak, Garlic, Karli, Amsul, Kulith, raddish.
Avoid (Apathya) – Gud, gingelly, curd, heavy food.

AANAH (Flatulance)

Medicines – Arkasalt, Amlowin, Agnikumar, Shankhavati, Lashunadi Vati, Pachak guti, Hingashtak churna, Panchakolasav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Wheat, gingelly, katemat, raddish, fresh butter milk, hing.
Avoid (Apathya) – Pulses, heavy and proteinous food.

AGNIMANDYA (Dyspepsia)

Medicines – Arkasalt, Arkaliv, Drakshakumari, Kapardik Bhasma, Shankha Bhasma, Loha Bhasma, Agnikumar, Hingashtak Churna, Drakshasav, Panchakolasav, Kutajarishta.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Butter milk, fresh and baked food, amasool, jire, lasoon, lemon, black salt, dadim, morawala, adrak, routine exercise.
Avoid (Apathya) –High protein diet, babana, buffalo milk, curd, gingelly, immediate sleep after meal.

AJIRNA (Indigestion)

Medicines – Amlowin, Kapardik Bhasma, Shankha Bhasma, Agnikumar, Shankha Vati, Pachak Guti, Lashunadi Vati, Bhaskarlavan Churna, Kumari Asav, Panchakolasav, Vidangarishta.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Pudina, Lasoon, Dhane, carrot.
Avoid (Apathya) – High protein diet, babana, buffalo milk, curd, gingelly, immediate sleep after meal.

AMANSH (Dysentry)

Medicines – Panchamrut parpati, Kutajarishta.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Light meal, fresh butter milk.
Avoid (Apathya) – Heavy food, wheat, pulses.

AMLAPITTA (Hyperacidity)

Medicines – Amlowin, Kapardik Bhasma, Suvarnamakshik Bhasma, Praval Panchamrut, Chandrakala, Suvarnasootshekhar, Mahatikta ghruta
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – 1-2 year old rice, wheat, moong, satu, sugar, dadim, amala, khajur (dates)
Avoid (Apathya) – Oily and spicy food, salt, hot water, day dreaming, late nights, tension,

ANOREXIA (Loss of Appetite)

Medicines – Arkasalt, Shankha Bhasma, Talisadi Churna, Pachak guti, Shankha VAti, Lashunadi Vati, Hingashtak Churna, Bhaskarlavan churna etc.
Avoid (Apathya) – Hunger, Thirst etc, depressive happenings, heavy food.

APASMAR (Epilepsy)

Medicines –Abhrak Bhasma, Kamdudha, Suvarna sootshekhar, Vasant Mishran, Mahavatvidhwans, Sameer Pannag, Brahmi Amla Tail for local application

ARSHA (Piles)

Medicines – Gandharva Haritaki, Arogyavardhini, Pushyanug churna, Abhayarishta, Kutajarishta, Ropan tail.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Amsool, rice, sunth, butter milk, onion, sugar, butter, dhane, suran, cow’s urine, raddish.
Avoid (Apathya) – Spicy proteinous food, curd, late nights, bajari, heavy food.

ARUNSHIKA (Skin diseases)

Medicines – Arkaneem, Raktashodhan, Mahagandhak rasayan, arogyavardhini, Mahamanjishthadi kadha, Sarivasav, Vidangarishta
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – 1-2 year old rice, wheat, moong, padwal, cow’s urine, boiled water.
Avoid (Apathya) – Gingelly, cane, curd, salt, milk products.

ASHMARI ( Gravels, calculi, unine stone)

Medicines – Chandraprabha, Gokshuradi guggul, Ushirasav, Chandanasav, Brihatvarunadi kadha.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – 1-2 years old rice, ardrak, pashanbhed, saindhav, katemath.
Avoid (Apathya) – Foods with seeds, brinjal

ATISAR (Diarrhoea)

Medicines – Lashunadi vati, Sanjeevani Guti, Panchamrut parpati, Kutajarishta, Amrutarishta,
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Butter milk, chukka, sunthi, honey, total rest, boiled water.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess drinking of water, heavy food, chilled water.

BADDHAKOSHTHA (Constipation)

Medicines – Gandharva Haritaki, Arogyavardhini, Icchabhedi, Triphala Choorna, Bhaskarlavan Choorna, Swadishta Virechan choorna, Abhayarishta, Draksharishta.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Meals and dinner at regular time, abdominal exercise, water, ghee, castor oil, wheat, sugar, milk, fresh vegetables and udid.
Avoid (Apathya) – Heavy food, excess non-veg diet, sitting work, driving vehicles, laziness.

BALANT ROGA (Septic Fever after Delivery)

Medicines – Vasant Mishran, Suvarna Malini Vasant, Suvarnasootshekhar, Mahagandhak Rasayan, Pushyanug Choorna, Ashokarishta, Karpasmoolasav, Dashmoolarishta, Balant Kadha No.1 & 2, Chandanbala Lakshadi Tail.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Oil Massage, garlic, raddish, old rice, milk, ghee, sugar, kulith.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess physical work,

BALA-ROGA (Infantile diseases)

Medicines – Drakshakumari, shishujeevan, kumari Asav No.3, Draksharishta, Vidangarishta, Mandur Bhasma, Tapyadi loha, Sitopaladi Choorna.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Mother should take precaution.

BALDNESS, HAIRFALL

Medicines – Bhringraj Tail, Mahabhringraj Tail, Vang bhasma
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – 1-2 year old rice, wheat, moong, milk, ghee, butter, sugar, fruit, honey.
Avoid (Apathya) – Curd, salty food, late nights.

COUGH

Medicines – Cough Mixture, Drakshakumari, Adulsa mixture, Kanakasav, Sitopaladi churna, Talisadi choorna, Karpuradi Vati, Khadiradi Vati.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – 1-2 year old rice, garlic, dadima, kulitha, raddish, hing, crystalline sugar.
Avoid (Apathya) –

DAMA (Shwas, Asthama)

Medicines – Cough Mixture, Shwasonil, Shishujeevan, Abhrak Bhasma, Shwaskuthar, Khadiradi Vati, Mahayogaraj guggul.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Wheat, rice, fresh butter milk with garlic paste, lemon, raddish, moong, ghee, sheep’s milk, dry grapes, katemat, brihadela, Tambulsevan, meal before sunset.

DANGYA KHOKALA (Whooping Cough, Pertusis)

Medicines – Whooping cough mixture, Draksharishta, Vasakasav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Light food, mild laxative to keep empty bowel.
Avoid (Apathya) – Food at any time.

DHANURVAT (Tetanus)

Medicines – Mavatvidhvauns, Tapyadi loh, Mahayogaraj Guggul, Mahanarayan Tail.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Oil Massage, complete rest, wheat, til, udid, castor oil, Nonveg soup, ghee, honey, milk.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excessive thinking, late nights, excessive physical work.

GARBHSTRAV, GARBHAPAT (Habitual/Threatened Abortion)

Medicines – Chyavanprash (makardhwajyukta), Vasant Mishran, mouktik bhasma, suvarnamakshik bhasma, suvarn sutshekhar, suvarna malini vasant, makardhwaj, chandraprabha, Dashmoolarishta, godanti hartal.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Light and liquid diet, sufficient exercise, full rest.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excessive exercise, anger, stress and strain.

GULMA (Abdominal Tumour, Intestinal Distention)

Medicines – Tamra bhasma, Shankha vati, Arogyavardhini, Bhaskar lavan churna.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Castor oil, katemat, garlic, fresh buttermilk, soup, hing, lemon juice, amsul, old rice, dates, dadima.
Avoid (Apathya) – Protein diet, heavy food, dried fruits, pulses, chilled water.

HICHAKI (HICCUP)

Medicines – Kamdudha, Tamra Bhasma, Shankha Bhasma
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Complete rest, boiled water, garlic, kulith, mild laxative.
Avoid (Apathya) – Urine retention, heavy work, eating food fastly without chewing.

JWARA (Fever)

Medicines – Ague mixture, Anand Bhairav, Tribhuvan Kirti, Chandrakala, Suvarna sutshekhar, Brihat vat chintamani, Mahasudarshan choorna, Dashmularishta, Jwaraghna kadha, chaturthik jwarari, satata jwarari, santat jwarari, Dahashamak malam.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Light food, 1-2 year old rice, boiled and cooled water, fresh butter milk, wheat, amsul, moong soup.
Avoid (Apathya) – Heavy food, cold atmosphere, protein diet, exercise, bathing, meal immediately followed by sleep.

JEERNA JWARA (Chronic fever)

Medicines – Vasant Mishran, Ague Mixture, Godanti hartal, Kamdudha, Suvarn malini vasant, sitopaladi choorna, mahasudarshan choorna, amrutarishta, mahasudarshan kadha, gulvel satva,
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Complete rest, fried rice, milk, amala.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess exercise, heavy and high protein diet, cold atmosphere.

SANNIPATIK JWAR (Typhoid)

Medicines –Ague Mixture, Chandrakala, Brihatvatchintamani, Jwaraghna Kadha, Mahasudarshan churna.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Milk, fruit juices, liquid diet, complete bed rest.
Avoid (Apathya) – Heavy meal, fruit juices, mild and moderate purgatives, sleeping pills, excessive work, exercise.

KAMALA (Jaundice)

Medicines – Arkaliv, Mandur Bhasma, Suvarnamakshik, Arogyavardhini, Punarnavadi Guggul, Triphala churna, Kumari Asav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Fresh buttermilk, Jawar roti, 1-2 year old rice, dry grapes, raddish.
Avoid (Apathya) – Hing, udid, spicy, heavy and high protein food.

KARNASTRAV (Otorrhoea)

Medicines – Karnastravhar Tail, Karnabindu.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Rice, Wheat, normal diet.
Avoid (Apathya) – Chilled water, early morning walk, putting stick inside external ear.

KARNASHOOL (Pain in Ear)

Medicines – Karnashoolhar Tail, Karnabindu.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Rice, Wheat, normal diet.
Avoid (Apathya) – Chilled water, early morning walk, putting stick inside external ear.

KRUMI (Worms)

Medicines – Vidangarishta, Arogyavardhini.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – 1-2 year old rice, garlic, wheat, amsul, pudina, dhane, fresh butter milk, kulith.
Avoid (Apathya) – Til (gingelly), udid, sugar cane, curd, milk, salt.

KSHAYA ROGA (Tuberculosis, Actute Weight Loss)

Medicines – Vasant Mishran, Praval Bhasma, Suvarnamalini Vasant, Makardhwaj, Panchamrut Parpati, Talisadi Churna, Sitopaladi Churna, Draksharishta, Vasakasav, Adulsa mixture.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Wheat, rice, amala, tomato, fresh buttermilk, curd, veg and nonveg soup, grapes, banana, dates, kapoor, chandan.
Avoid (Apathya) – Execessive work, day dreaming, stress.

MADHUMEHA (Diabetes Mellitus)

Medicines – Mehari Choorna, Trivang Bhasma, Vang Bhasma, Shilajit Vati, Arogyavardhini.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Fresh buttermilk, garlic, jambhul, amala, fresh green leafy vegetables, 1-2 old rice, jogging, morning walk.
Avoid (Apathya) – Day dreaming, excess physical work, heavy high proteinous food, new freshly prepared gud (jiggery).

MUDADUS (Rickets)

Medicines – Vasant Mishran, Abhrak Bhasma, Praval Bhasma, Mandur Bhasma, Tapyadi loh, Kumari Asav No.3.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Banaba, daily bath, non-veg soup, eggs, milk, lime water, sugar.
Avoid (Apathya) – Soil eating, lime eating.

MUTRAKRUCHRA (Dysuria)

Medicines – Chandraprabha, Gokshuradi guggul, Ushirasav, Chandanasav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Tub bath, keeping clean bowels, cardamom, moong, Chandan, Vala, Lemon, Orange syrup.
Avoid (Apathya) – Alcohol, very hot food, ardrak, hing, salt, bajari

MURCHHA (Fainting)

Medicines – Abhrak Bhasma, Kamdudha, Sameer pannag, Chandraprabha,
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Complete rest, ghee, high proteinous food, sugar, dry grapes, honey.
Avoid (Apathya) – Wandering in direct-sun-light, spicy food, oily food.

NAPUSAKATWA (Impotence)

Medicines – Chyavanprash Makardhwajyukta, Vrushyavati, Vang Bhasma, Makardhwaj, Siddhakalp Makardhwaj guti.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Oil massage, wheat, Non-veg diet, onion, garlic, bhuikohala, eggs, milk and milk products.
Avoid (Apathya) – Stress and strain, mental disturbance, carrot, kulith, kakadi, karali etc.

NIDRANASH (Insomnia)

Medicines – Abhrak Bhasma, Suvarnmakshik Bhasma, Mouktik Bhasma, Chandraprabha Vati, Brahmi Amla Tail, Brahmi Tail, Brahmi Ghrut.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Sweet food, heavy and high protein diet.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excessive thinking, shocking news.

PANDUROGA (Anaemia)

Medicines – Lohin, Mandur Bhasma, Loha Bhasma, Tapyadi Loha, Ashwagandharishta, Kumari Asav, Lohasav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Wheat, rice, fresh butter milk, Veg and Non-veg soup, onion, amala, garlic, black dry grapes, ghee, butter, pulses, kohala, turmeric, raddish, tomato.
Avoid (Apathya) – Hing, spicy food, heavy food.

PRADAR (Leucorrhoea, White discharge)

Medicines – Utone, Ashokarishta, Ushirasav, Karpasmoolasav, Trivang Bhasma, Mandur Bhasma, Loha Bhasma, Vang Bhasma, Kamdudha, Suvarnamalini Vasant, Chandraprabha Vati, Gokshuradi Guggul, Mahayogaraj guggul, Yogaraj guggul, Pushyanug Choorna.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Guduchi swaras, jamun Swaras, Gulkand, Moravala, ghee, dadim pak, butter, ricewater, boiled water, cleanliness, routine work with cool and calm mind.
Avoid (Apathya) – Day dreaming, excess physical work, unhygienic living.

PRAMEHA

Medicines – Vang Bhasma, Shilajit Vati, Gokshuradi guggul, Ushirasav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Fresh and sweet buttermilk, garlic, amala, wheat, rice, kulith.
Avoid (Apathya) – Controlling (not passing of) urine, day dreaming, heavy and sweet food, newly prepared gud (jiggery), spicy food.

PLIHODAR (Enlargement of Spleen)

Medicines – Arkaliv, Drakshakumari, Abhayarishta, Amrutarishta, Kumari Asav, Mahasudarshan Kadha, Arogyavardhini, Suvarna Malini Vasant.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – 1-2 year old rice, fresh butter milk, massage, non-veg soup, ghee, camel milk, sugar cane juice, garlic, fresh green leafy vegetables, hing, fresh raddish.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess drinking of water, day dreaming, proteinous food.

RAKTASHUDHI (Blood Purification)

Medicines – Arkaneem, Raktashodhan, Mahagandhak Rasayan, Sarivasav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Rice, Satu, Gawari, garlic, moong, pulses, honey, healthy conditions.
Avoid (Apathya) – Til, Udid, Sugar cane, curd, milk, salt.

RAKTAKSHINATA (Anaemia)

Medicines – Lohin, Mandur Bhasma, Loha bhasma, Suvarnamakshik Bhasma, Tapyadi loha, Talisadi choorna, Kumari Asav, Lohasav
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Cool mind, ghee, almond, green salad, vegetable with green leaves.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess physical work, stress.

SANGRAHANI (Sprue)

Medicines – Loha Bhasma, Praval Panchamruta, Sanjeevani Guti, Panchamrut parpati, Bhaskarlavan Churna, Lohasav, Kutajarishta, Amrutarishta.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Fresh buttermilk, 1-2 years old rice, curd, lahya, milk, sheep milk, fruit juice, dadim, butter, manuka (dry grapes), moong, honey, pudina
Avoid (Apathya) – Irregular diet, heavy food, supari, sugar cane.

SARDI (Viral Infection, Influenza)

Medicines – Cough Mixture, Shishujeevan, Ague mixture, Anand Bhairav, Tribhuvan Kirti, Shwaskuthar, Karpuradi Vati, Sitopaladi churna, Jwaraghna Kadha.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Avoid (Apathya) – Heavy food, chilled water and food.

SHAKTIPAT (Collapse)

Medicines –Suvarna sutshekhar, Brihat vat chintamani, Sameer pannag, Hemagarbha.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Complete rest, gold processed water, dadim juice, orange juice.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess physical work, anger, stress.

SHOOL (Intestinal Cholic)

Medicines – Amlowin, Kapardik Bhasma, Shankavati Hingashtak churna, Kumari Asav, Sanjeevani Guti.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Erand patra juice, padelon, hing, sunth, garlic, nonveg soup, katemat, chukka, fresh buttermilk, amsul, boiled water, dry grapes, butter.
Avoid (Apathya) – Heavy, improperly cooked food, excessive exercise, anger, day dreaming.

SHOTH (Oedema)

Medicines – Loha Bhasma, Arogyavardhini, Punarnavasav, Narayan and Mahanarayan Tail, Shothahar Lepa, Arjun Kalp, Punarnavadi guggul, Gokshuradi guggul.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Fresh buttermilk, castor oil, Nonveg soup, raddish, wheat, moong, ghee, amala, katemath, kulith, honey, turmeric.
Avoid (Apathya) – Salt, new crop, dried vegetables, gud, spicy food, curd.

TRISHNA (Thirst)

Medicines – Ushirasav, Gulkand
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Fresh butter milkm food having bitter taste, liquid food, lemon juice, orange juice, fresh grapes, watermelon.
Avoid (Apathya) – Direct sunlight, smoking, excessive physical work, heavy food.

UDAR (Ascitis)

Medicines – Icchabhedi, Shankha vati, Arogyavardhini, Bhaskar lavan churna, Abhayarishta, Punarnavasav, Kumari asav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) –1-2 years rice, fresh butter milk, Veg/Nonveg soup, kulith, satu, butter, fresh green vegetables, hing, raddish.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess water intake, day dreaming, excess and fast movements, high protein diet.

UDARD (Urticaria)

Medicines – Amlowin, Kapardik Bhasma, Shankh Bhasma, Kamdudha, Chandrakala, Tapyadi Loha, Mahatikta Ghruta, Dahashamak Malam.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) –Light food.
Avoid (Apathya) – Chilled water, very hot food, cool air.

UDAVART (Intestinal Obstruction)

Medicines – Icchabhedi, Kapardik Bhasma, Shankha Bhasma
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Milk, liquid diet, castor oil.
Avoid (Apathya) – Pulses, heavy food.

UNMAD (Mania, Deliruim)

Medicines – Abhrak Bhasma, Sameer pannag, Brahmi ghruta, Brahmi tail, mouktik bhasma, peace of mind.
Avoid (Apathya) – Honey, Very hot or chilled food, spicy food.

UROGRAHA (Heart disease)

Medicines – Lohin, Suvarna sootshekhar, Brihatvatchintamani, Arjunarishta, Chyavanprash.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Old Gud (jaggery), green coriander, non-veg soup, fresh buttermilk, draksha, moong soup, Pricles.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess meal.

UNHALI (Urinary Tract Infection)

Medicines – Praval Bhasma, Mouktik bhasma, Godant hartal bhasma, Chandrakala, Ushirasav, Chandanasav, Sarivasav.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Tub-bath, mild laxative, rice water, wheat, non-veg soup, cardamom, chandan syrup, dates syrup.
Avoid (Apathya) – Alcohol, Hot heavy meals, adrak, salt, hing, bajari.

VATAROGA (Hemiplegia, Paraplegia, Nuritis, Rheumatism)

Medicines – Gandharva Haritaki, Tapyadi loha, Mahvatvidhvauns, Brihatvatchintamani, Sameer pannag, Shankha vati, Mahayogaraj Guggul, Yogaraj guggul, dashmoolarishta, maharasnadi kadha, mahanarayan tail, narayan tail, vishagarbha tail.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Body massage, hot water bath, complete rest, boiled water, wheat, til, satu, udid, castor oil, garlic, milk, ghee.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess physical and mental work, stress, thinking, day dreaming, jambhul, moong.

VANTI (Vomitting)

Medicines - Suvarnamakshik Bhasma, Kamdudha, Chandrakala, Tapyadi loha, Suvarnasootshekhar, mahatikta ghruta.
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Tasty and light food, sugar cane juice, dhane, non-veg soup, dray grapes, fruit juice, coconut water, dadima, clove.
Avoid (Apathya) – Excess food, stale food, improper baked food, excess exercise, oily food, exercise immediately after taking meal.

VANDHYATWA (Sterility in female)

Medicines – Utone, Chyavanprash with Makardhwaj, Ashwagandhyadi lehya, Trivang Bhasma, Makardhwaj, Vrishyavati, Pushyanug Choorna, Phalaghruta,
Diet to be taken (Pathya) – Udid, high protein diet, light exercise, rest, positive thoughts, keep happy mind.
Avoid (Apathya) – Day dream, unhappy atmosphere, spicy food.