Combinations of drugs intended for the preparation of decoction is made into coarse powder is KASHAYACHOORNAM
‘KASHAYAM is prepared by boiling the mixture of crushed or powdered raw drugs with specified quantity of water, and boiled to specific concentration. Medicinal properties are fully preserved. This type of pharmaceutical form is intended to establish the action of water soluble extracts of the ingredients. Though rather slow in action these have penetrating properties and are very useful in chronic disorders.

Basic Components: Dried herbs/minerals (for Kashayachoornam) Generally raw herbs and water. (for Kashayam)
Ingredients like salts, oleoresins, etc after processing are added according to the formulations.

Quality Control Criteria:
Loss on drying at 110o C. Ash Value. (Kashayachoornam)
Total solids, pH value (Kashayam)

Organoleptic Features:
Colour, odour and taste of ingredients.
Should not adhere each other. (Kashayachoornam)
Characteristic odour, taste etc of the ingredients used.
Should be in a suspension form (Kashayam)

KASHAYAM - KASHAYACHOORNAM

Name of the Product

Kashayam

Kashayachoornam

Amruthotharam Ashtavargam Balaguluchyadi Balajeerakadi Bhadradarvadi Bruthathyadi Chiruvilwadi Dasamoolakatuthrayam Dhanadanayanadi Dhanwantharam Drakshadi Dusparsakadi Elakanadi Gandharvahasthadi Gulguluthikthakam Guluchyadi Indukantham Kaidaryadi Kathakakhadiradi Maharasnadi Manjishtadi Mridweekadi Musalikhadiradi Musthakaranjadi Murvadi Nayopayam Neelikaranjadi Neelithualsyadi Nirgunnyadi Nisakathakadi Padoladiganam Padolamooladi Panchathikthakam Pathyadi Pathyakshadhathryadi Prasarannyadi Punarnavadi Rasnasapthakam Rasneirandadi Sahacharadi Sapthasaram Sukumaram Tharayanthyadi Vajrakam Valsakadi Varanadi Vasaguluchyadi Vidaryadi Vyoshadi