Kashaya Kalpana

के शरीरे स्याति यन्त्रणामिति कषायः।

का. सं. खिल

Preparation which sustains the body by
removing or correcting the vitiated
doshas.

Ka-kaya –body
Sha-functions
Ya - regulation
 Kashaya Kalpana

Synonyms-

कषायो रसभेदे स्यादङ्गरागे विलेपतिे।

तियाासे च कषायेऽथ सरु यौ
लोहििेन्त्यव्ि ्॥

Rasa, rasabheda,
angaraga,vilepana,niryasa, lohitha
 Kashaya Kalpana

Panchavidha
Shadvidha
Sapthavidha

पतञ्जिैधं कषायकलपतिमिति िद्यथा

स्िरसः कल्कः शिृ ः शीिः फाण्टः

च. सू. 4/6
 Kashaya Kalpana

अथािः स्िरसः कल्कः क्िाथश्च

हििफाण्टकौ।
ज्ञेयाः कषायाः पतञ्चैिे लघिः
स्यय
ु था ोत्तरि ्॥

शा. सं. ि. ि. 1/1

Fresh juice, wet bolus, decoction, cold
infusion, hot infusion the succeeding
ones are easily digestible than the
preceding.
 Swarasa Kalpna-expressed juice

➢No Upa kalpana

 Kalka kalpana-paste

Upa kalpana-

➢Choorna kalpana
Kwatha Kalpana-decoction

Upakalpana-

➢Pramathya
➢Paniya
➢Ushnodaka
➢Kheera paka
➢Laksha rasa
➢Mamsa rasa
Hima Kalpana-cold infusion

Upakalpana-

➢Mantha kalpana-(takra kalpana)

➢Udaka kalpana-(tandulodaka)
➢Panaka kalpana
Phanta kalpana-hot infusion

Upakalpana-

➢Arka kalpana
➢Mantha kalpana
 Swarasa Kalpana

स्िरसः इति सधोरसः।

Freshly extracted juice
यन्त्ितिष्पतीडििाि ् द्रव्याि ् रसः स्िरसः उच्यिे॥ च. स.ू ४ ७
Mechanically expressed juice
अििाि ् ित्क्षणाकृष्टाि ् द्रव्याि ् षुण्णाि ् सिुद्धरे ि ्।
िस्रतिष्पतीडििो यः स रसः स्िरसः उच्यिे॥

शा. ि. १ ३
Juice extracted from a fresh green drug by grounding it
and squeezing through cloth
 Swarasa Kalpana
In the absence of fresh drugs-

चण
ू ि ा ािाढकिाढकिुदकस्यािोररस्स्थिं
िहृ दिपतिू ं स्िरसिि ् प्रयोज्यिि ्।
च. चच. १. २. १२

Dried drug powder (1 adaka) should be

mixed with equal quantity of water and kept
over night. next day it should be rubbed with
fingers and filtered through a fine cloth.
 Swarasa Kalpana
In the case of dry drugs-

कुििं चखू णािं द्रद्िं क्षषप्िं च द्विगि

ु े जले।
अिोरारां स्स्टिं िस्िाद् भिेि ् ि रस उत्तिः॥

शा. ि. १ ३
Powder one kudawa dry drug
Water twice in quantity
Kept over for 12 hours
 Swarasa Kalpana

In the case of hard drugs-

आदाय शुष्कद्रव्यं िा स्िरसािािसंभिे।

जलेऽष्टगखु णिे साध्यं पतादमशष्टं च गह्
ृ यिे ॥
शा. ि.
In the case of drugs are very dry boiled them
with 8 times of water and reduced to quarter
(1/4th )
 Swarasa Matra

स्िरसस्य गरु
ु त्क्िाच्च पतलिधं प्रयोजयेि ्।
तिशोवषिं चास्निमसद्धं पतलिारं रसं वपतबेि ्॥
शा. ि.
१.५
Used in ½ phala quantity due to high
concentration. In the other methods it may
used 1 phala quantity.
 Swarasa- Prakshepa dravya

Additives added at the administration.

िधु श्िेिा गि ु षार जीरकं लिणं िथा।

घि
ृ ं िैलं च चण
ू ाादीि ् कोल िारं रसे क्षषपतेि ्॥

शा. ि.
Honey,Sugar candy, jaggery, kshara, jeeraka,
lavana, gritha,taila,churna-each one kola (1/2
karsha)
 Swarasa Kalpana

In the case of difficult to extract even fresh

Putapaka Swarasa-

द्रव्यिाद्रं मशलावपतष्टं शष्ु कं िा सजलं ििः।

गोलं विधाय िष ृ ाणां पतरैरािेष्टयेद् दृढि ्॥
सूरण े बधिा गोधूि वपतष्टे ि पतररिेष््येि ्।
िि आद्रा िद
ु ामलप्त्क्िा गोियानिौ प्रिापतयेि ्॥
अङगारिणा च िद ृ ं दृष्टिा िह्िे सिुध्दरे ि ्।
ििोरसि ् िस्रपति ू ं पति
ु पताकं प्रदापतयेि ्॥

द्र. गि
ु .वि.
 Swarasa Kalpana

Putapaka swarasa

पतुटपताकस्य कल्कस्य स्िरसो गह् ृ यिे यिः।

अिस्िु पतुटपताकािं युस्क्िररIच्यिे िया॥
पतटु पताकस्य िारेयं लेपतस्याङ्गार िणािा।
लेपतं च द्ियङ्गल ु ं स्थुलं
कुयााद्िाऽङ्गष्ु ठिरकि ्।
काश्िरीिटजम्बाहदपतरैिेष्टििुत्तिि ्

श. ि. ि. १ २१-२२
 Swarasa Kalpana

Kashmari patra,Vata patra, Jambu pathra

Thikness of clay covering-2 angushta/2
angula
Time of heating-till outer covering become
red
Type of fuel-cow dung cakes
 Swarasa Kalpana

Dosage and additives (Putapaka Swarasa)

पतलिारो रसोग्रह्य कशािार िधु क्षषपतेि ्।

कल्क चणु ा द्रिाद्यस्िु दे याः स्िरसिि ् बध
ु ैः ॥

श. ि. १ २३

Dose of putapaka swarasa is one phala and

one karsha of bee’s honey can be added.
Kalka churna and drava added in same
quantity as mentioned for swarasa.
 Swarasa -Uses

Most powerful swarasa preparation

Used as anupana
Used for bhavana in mineral preparations
Used in case of Shodhana and marana of minerals.
Used for secondary preparations-
Asava,sneha,syrups
Eg-
Thulasi
Ardraka
Shonaka putapaka,Vasa putapaka
 Kalka kalpana
यः वपतण्िी रसवपतष्टािां कल्कः स पतररकीतिािः।

च. सू. चक्र. ४

Kalka is prepared in the pinda form by grinding

in wet state.
द्रव्यिाद्रं मशलावपतष्टं शुष्कं िा सजलं भिेि ्।
प्रषेपतिापतकल्कास्िे िन्त्िािं कषासंमििि ्॥

शर. ि. ५ १
Fresh drug or dry drug with water when ground
on stone plate synonyms are prakshepa or
 Kalka kalpana
Additive added-
कल्के िधु घिृ ं िैलं दे यं द्विगण
ु िारया।
मसिागिु ौ सिौ दद्याद्रिा दे याश्चिुगणुा ाः॥

Sita and Guda – equal quantity

Madhu,grutha,taila Double the quantity of
kalka
Decoction, milk, water 4 times the quantity
of kalka
Eg-Nimbha patra
Rasona
 Kwatha Kalpana

Synonyms-

क्ष्रुिः क्िाथः कषायश्च तियि

ूा ः स
तिगध्यिे।

शा. ि. २ .२
 Kwatha Kalpana

Procedure-
पतािीयं षोिशगण ु ं षुण्णे द्रव्यपतले क्षषपतेि ्।
ित्क्ृ पतारे क्िाथयेद् ग्रह्यिष््िांशािशेवषिि ्॥
िज्जलं पताययेद्धीिान्त्कोष्णं
िद्
ृ िस्निसाचधिि ्।

श. ि. २. १
Crushed one phala drug add (16 times) 32
times of water.
Boiled in earthen wear
Reduced to 1/8 under mild heat
 Kwatha Kalpana
Preparation method
अवपतधाििि ु े पतारेजलं दज ु रा िां व्रजेि ्।
िस्िादािरणं त्क्यक्त्क्िा क्िथदीिं वितिश्चयः॥

शा. ि. २ ७

The decoction pot should not to be closed,

because when the vessel closed the digestion
power is reduced.
 Kwatha Kalpana

Dose-
संजािे द्विपतलोस्न्त्ििि ् (शा. ि. २ )
Two phala
क्िाथस्य िद्यिा िारा पतलिािा
प्रकीतिािा।
( द्रव्यगण
ु
विझाि)
One phala (Vrinda,Ksharapani)
 Kwatha Kalpana
Prakshepa dravya
क्िथे क्षषपतेस्त्क्सिािंशौश्चिथ
ु ष्ा टिषोिशोः ।
िािवपतत्तकफांिके विपतरीिं िधु स्िि ृ ि्
Sugar should be added
1/4-Vata
1/8-Pitta
1/16-Kapha
Honey should be added
1/16-Vata
1/8-Pitta
1/4-Kapha
 Kwatha Kalpana
जीरकं गनु गलु ं षारं लिणं च मशलाजि।ु
हिङगु त्ररकटुकं चुणा क्िaथे शाणोस्न्त्ििं क्षषपतेि ्॥

षीरं घि
ृ ं गि
ु ं िैलं िर
ू ं चन्त्यद्द्रिं िथa ।
कल्कं च[ू aRहदकं क्िाथे तिक्षषपतेत्क्कषाsiMmिि ्॥ श. ि. २
/४-६

Jeeraka,gugulu,kshara,lavana,Shilajathu,hingu and
trikatu - I shana
Kheera, gritha,guda,thaila,muthra and anya drava
dravya, kalka and churna -1 karsha
 Kwatha Kalpana

Eg-Punarnavashtaka kwatha

Rasna sapthaka Kwatha

 Hima kalpana
षुण्णं द्रव्यपतलं सम्यक् षडमभः िीरपतलैः
प्लुिि ्।
तिशोवषिं हििः स स्याि ् िथा शीिकषायकः॥
शा. ि. ४/ १

Six parts of water are added to the coarse

powder of 1 part of the drug. The mixture is
kept as it is overnight. Then the drug is
macerated well and filtered through a clean
cloth.
 Hima kalpana

Synonym-
Sheetha kashaya, cold infusion

Dose- 2 phala
Eg-
Sharivadi hima
Dhanyaka hima
 Phanta kalpana
षुण्णे द्रव्यपतले सम्यक् जलिष्ु णं वितिक्षषपतेि ्।

ित्क्ृ पतारे कुििोत्क्िािं ििस्िु स्राियेि ् पतटाि ्॥

शा. ि. ३/ १
Four parts of hot water (kudava) should be added to
coarse powder of 1 part (phala) of the drug.

Dose- िस्य चूण्द्रा िः फाण्टः िन्त्िािं द्विपतलोस्न्त्ििि ्॥

शा. ि. ३/ २
 Phanta kalpana

Prakshepa dravya-

िधुश्िेिा गि
ु ाहदश ् च क्िाथिि ् िर तिस्क्षपतेि ्।

श. ि. ३. २

Sugar, honey, guda same as mentioned in

Kwatha

Eg- Sudharshana phanta

Panchakola phanta
 Pramathya (quatha)

प्रिथ्या प्रोच्यिे
द्रव्यपतलात्क्कल्कीकृिाच्रिाि।्
िोयेऽष्टगखु णिे िस्याः पताििािुः पतलद्ियि ्॥

शा. ि. २ /१५०

Drug 1 phala
Made into paste form
Boiled with 8 times of water
Reduced to 1/4
 Ushnodhaka (quatha)

अष्टिेिांशष
े ेण चिुथेिाधाकेि िा।
अथिा क्िaथिेिैि मसद्धिष्ु णोदकं िदे ि ्॥
शा. ि. २/ १५९

Water is reduced to 1/8 or 1/4 or 1/2 heated to boiling.

Bheshajya Siddha Paniya (quatha)

षुण्णं द्रव्यपतलं साध्यं चिुः षस्ष्टपतले जले।

अधामशष्टं च िद्येयं पतािे भक्िाहदसंविधौ॥

शा. ि . ५९

Dravya -1 phala
Water -64 phala
Reduce to ½ (32 phala)

Eg- Shadanga paniya

 Yusha Kalpana (quatha)

क्ल्कद्रव्यफलं श{ु QI ip{plI चाधाकावषकी।

िाररप्रस्थेि विपतceTs Ôvae यष
ू उच्यिे॥

शा. ि. ि. २/ १५४

1 phala of drug in kalka form

Adding shunti and pippali ½ karsha
Boiling in 1 pastha water
 Yusha Kalpana (quatha)

अस्िेिलिणं सिािकृिं कटुकैविािा।

विझेयं लिेण्स्िेिकटुकै संयि
ु ं कृिि ्॥ सु. सं. सू .
४६

Krutha usha-
Usha is added with lavana,sneha and katu
dravya
Akrutha usha-
No additions
Eg- Sapthamushti yusha
 Laksha Rasa (quatha)
बिुगण ु ोिाम्भसा लाषां दोलायन्त्रे विपताचयेि ्।
त्ररसप्िधा पतररस्रव्या लाषािरसमििं विदःु ॥

द्र. ग.ु वि. प्र. ि.

Boiling laksha churna tied in a bundle with

six times water and reduced to ¼ th and
should be filtered through a cloth for 21
times.
 Aushadha Siddha Yavagu (quatha)
सध्यं चिुष्पतलं द्रव्यं चिुः षस्ष्टपतलेऽम्बुति।
ित्क्क्िथेिाधामशष्टे ि यिागंू साध्येद्घिाि ्॥

शा. सं. ि. २/ १५२

Four phalas of drug is boiled in 64 phalas

of water and reduced to half and add rice
to become thick.
 Kheerapaaka kalpna (quatha)
षीरिष्टगणु ं द्रव्यात्क्षीरान्त्िीरं चिग
ु ण
ुा ि ्।
षीरािशेषं ित्क्पतीिं शूलिािोद्घिं जयेि ्॥

श. ि. १६१
Drugs(Dravya) 1 part
Milk 8 parts
Water 32 parts
Boiled over mild fire until only milk part
remains
Dosage-2 phala
Eg-Arjuna Kheera paaka
Rasona kheera paaka
 Kheerapaaka kalpna (quatha)

Advantages-

Milk bring down the thikshnathwa of drugs.

Minimize the toxic effect of thikshna dravya.
It masks the un palatability and unwanted
effect of taste in the drug.
Along with medicinal properties nutrition also
added.
Mantha kalpana (Hima/phanta)
जले चिष्ु पतले शीिे षुण्णि ् द्रव्यपतलं क्षषपतेि ्।
म्रुत्क्पतारे िन्त्थयेि ् सम्यक् tSmacc iÖpl<
ipbet+॥ श. ि. ३ ९

1 palam of coarse powder soaked in

sufficient water for 1-2 hours
When powder become soft add 4 palam of
water, crushed well and filtered.
Dose -2 phala
Eg-Kharjuradi mantha
 Mantha kalpana

Uses-

➢Pitta shamaka
➢For mutradhaha and alpamutra
➢As adjuvants
 Udaka kalpana (Hima)

कस्ण्ििं िण्िुल पतलं जले अष्टगतु ििे क्षषपतेि ्।

भितयत्क्िा जलं ग्राह्यं दे यं सिार किासु॥

शा. ि. १/२८
Broken rice must soaked either in 4 or 6 or 8
parts of water and kept for some time. Rice
should be macerated watery part have to be
decantered.

Dose - 1-2 phala

Eg- Thandulodhaka
 Panaka (Hima)

फलिाम्लं जलेस्स्िन्त्िं शीिाम्बु पतररिहदा िि ्।

मसथ िररच सस्म्िक्ष्रं पति
ू ं स्यि ् पतािकं िरि ् ॥ द्र .गु
.वि

Juice is extracted from acidic fruits and diluted

with cold water and served after adding sugar,
pepper etc.
 Panaka

Eg- Chandana panaka

Cincha panaka

Dosage - 2 phala

Uses - Pitta shamaka

Relives tiredness, thirst and dhaha
 Decoction (Instructions)

ि शोष्येत्क्पतुिः क्िाथं िच भूमिगिं पतुिः।

दोष्संशम्ये िैिे प्रशत्क्नगदकिाखण॥
कृष्णं िीलि ् घिि ् रक्िं वपतस्च्िलं मशचथलं च यि ्।
दनधं कुिपतगंधं च विस्रु गंधं वििजायेि ्॥

Decoction should not heat again after preparation.

Well prepared quatha cure diseases
Decoction in Blackish, bluish,viscous,redish picchila
sithila, burned, smell of meat, smell of pus should not
be used.
 Decoction (Instructions)

द्रव्यं गण
ु ािुिणेि द्रव्यगधं वितिहदा शि
े ्।
िदद् ू विशद्
ु दं संच्िायं कषायििि ृ ोपतिि ्॥

िा।.स. चच. स्थ. ३

Dravya guna varna and ganda should be present in

good decoction
आिाररसपताके च सञ्जािे द्विपतलोस्न्त्ििि ्।
िद्ृ धिैद्योपतदे शि
े वपतबेि ् क्िाथं सपत
ु ाचचिि ्॥ िै.पत.
प्र. २०
Kwatha administration after digestion of food in
 Arka kalpana

No reference in Ayurveda Classics

But in Arkprakasha by king Ravana
Mainly used in Unani system of medicine.

Method of preparation-
Coarsely powdered drugs have to be used.
Soaked in 2-4 hours in sufficient quantity of water.
The well soaked drug transferred to distillation
apparatus. And 10 parts of water added.
Heated continuously till 60% distillate is collected.
Stored in airtight bottles and kept in dry and cool place.
 Arka kalpana

Characteristics of Arka-

Clear and transparent.

Characteristic odour and taste

Dosage-
12-24 ml diluted with water.

Eg –Ajamoda arka
Thulasi arka
Triphala arka
Sharkara kalpana ( Secondry pre.)

हििे फान्त्िे क्ष्रुिेऽके िा शकारं द्विगण ु ं

क्षषपतेि ्।
िन्त्दे ऽनिौ साचधिं पति ू ं पतटत्त्चच्िकरं
स्िि ृ ि ्॥ द्र . गु . वि

Sharkara is prepared using

hima,phanta,kwatha or arka mixed with
double of sugar and boiled on mild fire.
 Sharkara kalpana
Saturated viscous sugar preparations
Sweet in taste.
No references in Classics Ayurveda
texts.

Dosage-1/2 phala

Eg-
Parushka sharkara
Ajamodarka sharkara