Description:Praval Pishti  is an Ayurvedic medicine, prepared from Coral. It is used in Ayurvedic treatment of cough, cold, Pitta related diseases etc. This medicine should only be taken strictly under medical supervision. 

Praval Pishti Benefits: 

• It is used in the treatment of cough, cold excessive burning sensation.
• It improves immunity. It acts as cardiac tonic.
• Growing children, adolescents and post-menopausal women need more calcium. It provides natural calcium and vitamin C for the development and maintenance of healthy bones, teeth and cell membrane.
• It easily absorbs and compensates the calcium requirement of the body.
• It relieves the body from the condition of calcium deficiency without any side effect like constipation and acid formation in stomach.

Doctors also prescribe this for

• Migraine – Migraine is caused due to high Pitta and Vata as per Ayurveda. Pravala Pisti is very useful to balance these two Doshas. It is also useful in decreasing nausea and dizziness associated with migraine.
• To improve height in teenagers and to improve bone and joint strength, as it is a good source of calcium.
• Pravala pisti with Gulkand is commonly prescribed in high Pitta conditions like excess burning sensation, heart burn, anxiety, anger episodes, gastritis etc.

Traditional uses:

• Kanthikara – improves skin complexion and lustre
• Mangalakara – auspicious
• Balya – improves strength and immunity
• Athi sweda hara – relieves excess sweating
• Ratri sweda hara – useful in night sweating.
• Indicated in –
• Kshaya – depletion of body tissues, weight loss, tuberculosis
• Raktapitta –Bleeding disorders such as nasal bleeding, heavy periods, etc
• Kasa – cough, cold
• Shwasa – asthma and chronic respiratory disorders
• Deepana – improves digestion strength
• Pachana – Digestive, relieves Ama Dosha
• Visha – Toxic conditions, poisoning
• Bhuta nashana – psychiatric disorders, mania
• Vidradhi – Abscess
• Netraroga – eye disorders

Pravala medicinal qualities:

Rasa (taste) – Madhura – sweet, Amla – sour, Kashaya – astringent

Guna (qualities) – Laghu – light to digest, Snigdha – unctuous, oily

Vipaka (taste conversion after digestion) – Madhura – sweet

Veerya (potency) – Sheeta – coolant

Praval Pisti dosage:

1. 125 mg – 250 mg once or twice a day before or after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.
2. It is traditionally administered along with honey, butter or ghee.

Pravala Pishti side effects:

1. This medicine should only be taken under strict medical supervision.
2. Self medication with this medicine may prove to be dangerous.
3. Take this medicine in precise dose and for limited period of time, as advised by doctor.
4. Keep out of reach and sight of children. Store in a dry cool place.

Pravala Pisti ingredients:
Shuddha Pravala – Purified Coral – 10 g
Rose water – quantity sufficient.

The purified Coral  is taken, pounded to powder form. It is thoroughly ground with rose water for 3 – 4 days, till it becomes as fine as collyrium, to obtain Pishti.