Mustarishtam

Kottakkal Ayurveda Mustarishtam

Kottakkal Ayurveda Mustarishtam

Mustharishtam is a very effective Ayurvedic medicine. It is a liquid product. Bitter sweet in taste. Mustarishta is used to treat digestive complaints like diarrhoea, indigestion, etc. It is also known by the terms – Mustakarishta, Mustarishta, Mustarishtam, Mustakadyarishta.

Mustarishtam uses: 

It is used in the treatment of digestive disorders. It helps to improve digestion power. Relieves bloating, diarrhoea, gastro-enteritis.

Traditional uses:
Ajirna – indigestion
Aruchi- anorexia
Agnimandya – low digestion strength
Visuchi – gastro-entereitis, vomiting with diarrhea
Grahani – Malabsorption syndrome, Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Though it is indicated, people with IBS should be given Mustarisht in a testing low dose for initial few days to test if their stomach can tolerate a few spices that are used in this medicine. Only after testing, it is good to administer the medicine in full specified dose.

Mustarishta dose: 

12 – 24 ml – one or two times a day after food, or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.

Mustarishta ingredients: 
Musta – Cyperus rotundus – 9.6 kg
Coarse powder of Musta is added to 49.15 liters of water, boiled and reduced to 12.288 liters. Filtered. This Kashayam is added with
Jaggery – 14.4 kg
Dhataki – Woodfordia fruticosa – 768 g
Yamani – Trachyspermum ammi – 96 g
Ginger – 96 g
Pepper – 96 g
Clove – 96 g
Fenugreek seeds – 96 g
Chitraka – Plumbago zeylanica – 96 g
White Caraway seeds – 96 g

The vessel containing this herbal liquid mix is kept closed for a period of one month. The sugar in jaggery undergoes fermentation in a period of one month. After a month, the contents are filtered and stored in air tight containers.