Vayu Gulika is an Ayurvedic medicine used mainly in digestive and respiratory diseases. It is in tablet form. This medicine is formulated based on Kerala Ayurveda practice. It is sometimes referred to as Kasthoryadi Gulika. This contains ingredients of herbal and mineral origin.
Vayu Gulika Uses:
It is used in treating indigestion, anorexia, hicup.
Cold, cough, rhinitis, asthma and bronchitis
Colic abdominal pain.
Sprain, convulsions, epilepsy and nerve disorders.
It is used as adjuvant along with other Ayurvedic medicines in wide variety of diseases.
Vayu Gulika Dose:
125 mg – 250 mg – 1 – 2 tablets 0nce or two times a day after food or as directed by Ayurvedic doctor.
It is administered along with cumin seed decoction, Bhadrveradi kashayam or Nayopayam kashayam.
Vayu Gulika Ingredients:
Trijata – Cinnamon, Cardamom and Cinnamon leaf
Trikatu – Pepper, long pepper and ginger
Vajranagvam – Purified Aconitum ferox
Kasturi – Musk
Jatiphala – nutmeg
Hiravi – Mallotus philippinensis
Pasupasi – Nutmeg leaf – Myristica fragrans
Agragrahi – Anacyclus pyrethrum
Karpura – Cinnamomum camphora
Ponkaram – Borax
Chaliyam – Purified Cinnabar
Vacha – Acorus calamus
Anjana – Berberis aristata
Karimpuvu – Clove
Jiraka – Cuminum cyminum
Krishnajiraka – Nigella sativa
Satakuppayum – Asparagus racemosus
Iruveli – Coleus amboinicus
Rasa – Purified and processed Mercury
Rasna – Vanda roxburghi
Dipyaka – Trachyspermum roxburghiannum
Manyolyum – Purified and processed Copper pyrite
Madhuka – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
Chinnamulukum – Sital Chini
Kantha – Iron Bhasma
Ksharadwaya – Yavakshara, Swarjakshara
Equal quantity of fine powder of above ingredients is ground with rose water and Bhringaraja swarasa (juice extract of Eclipta alba).