CHANDRAPRABHA VATI
CHANDRAPRABHA VATI
Introduction:
Chandraprabha Vati is used in Ayurvedic treatment of diseases of urinary track, gastrointestinal tract, joint pain, general weakness, diabetes and many other disease. As the name suggest, it gives strength and aura like moon.
Reference: Bhaishajya Ratnavali, Sharangadhar Samhita
Ingredients: Contains following ingredients:
| HERB | BINOMIAL NAME | SANSKRIT NAME | HINDI NAME | GUJARATI NAME |
| 3 grams each: | ||||
| Java Long Pepper seeds | Piper retrofractum Vahl | चव्य | चव | ચવક |
| Java Long Pepper fruit | Piper Chaba | गजपिपली | गजफल | ગજ પીપળ |
| Pippali mool | Piper Longum (root) | पिपली मुल | पिपली मुल | પીપરીમૂળ |
| Ativisha | Aconitum heterophylum Wall | अतिविषा | अतीस | અતિવિષ |
| Camphor | Cinnamomum camphora | कर्पूर | कपूर | કપૂર |
| Sweet Flag | Acorus calamus | वचा | बच, घोरबच | વજ |
| Indian Tinospora | Tinospoera cordifolia | अमृता (गुडुची) | गिलोय | ગળો |
| Spiked Ginger Lily | Hedychium spicatium Buch | शटी/कर्चूर | कपूरकचरि, संघार्लिका | કપૂરકાચલી |
| Nut Grass | Cyperus rotundus Linn | मुस्ता | मोथ, नागरमोथ | નાગરમોથ |
| Chirayata | Swertia chirayita Roxb.ex.Flem.Karst | भूनिम्ब (किराततिक्त) | चिरायता | કરિયાતું |
| Himalayan cedar | Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) Loud | दारुक (देवदारु) | देवदार | દેવદાર |
| Turmeric | Curcuma longa Linn | हरिद्रा | हल्दी | હળદર |
| Tree Turmeric | Berberis aristata DC | दार्वी (दारुहरिद्रा) | दारहल्द | દારુ હળદર |
| Pippali | Piper Longum | पिपली | पिपली | પીપર ઝીણી |
| Chitrak | Plumbago Zeylanica | चित्रक, अग्नि | चित्रक, चिता | ચીતરો |
| Coriander | Coriandrum sativum Linn | धान्यक | धनिया | ધાણા |
| Myrobalan fruit | Terminalia chebula Retz | हरीतकी | हरड़, हर्रा | હરડે |
| Belliric Myrobalan fruit | Terminali bellirica Roxb | बिभीतक | बहेड़ा, बहुवीर्य | બહેડા |
| Indian gooseberry fruit | Emblica officinalis Gaertn | आमलकी | आंवला | આમળા |
| False black pepper | Embella ribes Burm | विडङ्ग | बबरंग, भिंगी | વાવડિંગ |
| Ginger | Zingiber Officinale | अदरका, सुंठी | अदरक, सोंठ | સૂંઠ |
| Black Pepper | Piper Nigrum | मरिच | काली मिर्च | કાળા મરી |
| Purified Copper Iron Sulphate | स्वर्णमाक्षिक धातु | स्वर्णमाक्षिक भस्म | સ્વર્ણમાક્ષિક ભસ્મ | |
| Natutral Potash | यवाक्षार, पाक्य | जवा खार | યવાક્ષાર | |
| Salt Peter | सारजिका क्षार | साजी खार | પાપડખાર | |
| Black salt | सौवारचल लवण | काला नमक | સંચળ | |
| Rock Salt | सिंधव लवण | सेंधा नमक | સિંધાલુણ | |
| Vida Salt | वीदा लवण | वीदा नमक | વીદા મીઠુ | |
| 12 grams each: | ||||
| Indian Jalap | Operculina turpethum | त्रिवृत्, त्रिपुता | नीशोथ | નસોતર |
| Wild Castor | Balio spermum montanum Muell.- Arg | दन्ती, निकुंभ | दंतिमूल | દંતીમૂળ |
| Indian Bay Leaf | Cinnamomum tamal | पत्रक (तेजपत्र) | तेजपान | તમાલપત્ર |
| Cinamon | Cinnamomum zeylanicum Breyn | त्वक | दालचीनी | તજ |
| Cardamom | Elettaria cardmomum Maton | एला | इलाइचि | એલચી |
| Indian thorny Bamboo | Bambusa arundinacea Willd | वंशलोचन | वंशलोचन | વંશલોચન |
| 24 grams each: | ||||
| Iron Bhasma | लोह भस्म | लोह भस्म | લોહ ભસ્મ | |
| 48 grams each: | ||||
| Sugar | मिश्री, खण्डशर्करा | मिश्री | સાકર | |
| 96 grams each: | ||||
| Asphaltum | Asphaltum Punjabianum | शिलाजीत | शिलाजीत | શિલાજિત |
| Indian bedelium | Commiphora mukul | गुग्गुल | गुग्गुल | ગુગળ |
Doses:
500 mg tablet – 1 to 2 tablets 1 – 2 times a day, before or after food with water or milk or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.
Uses:
1. All urinary tract diseases like burning sensation while urinating, inflammation on urethra, albumin in urine etc. Useful in Kidney related diseases and kidney stones, inflammation and enlargement of prostate etc.
2. Used as healthy tonic. Used in general debility and mental fatigue and stress. Improve memory. Remove toxins from the body.
3. Useful in gynecological disorders. Strengthens uterus and ovary. Regulate period and relieve pain during menstruation.
4. Reduce uric acid formation in body. Reduces inflammation hence useful in Joint pain, backache, gout, arthritis etc.
5. Useful in indigestion, dyspepsia, constipation, flatulence, piles etc.
6. Useful in jaundice and anemia.
7. Used in treatment of sugar in urine and Diabetes.
8. Improves sperm count in male.