FORMULAS
Nota Bene: The following listing has been made from observations of consultations between Vaidya and client. As such each is illustrative of a way of clinical thinking. This information is for educational purposes and is not intended to aid in diagnosis or treatment of disease.
Abdominal Pain – Colic, GB pain, ulcers, adhesions, etc.:
Licorice infusion
Also Vidhari
Acne:
Zinc 50 mg, zinc picolate, Saw palmetto tincture 1t BID, Beta carotene 25,000 IU, Echinacea 1t BID or TID, Yellow Dock 1t BID
Hormonally based – make sure liver function is optimal
Adhesions- pain:
Wild Yam - Vidhari
Age Spots:
Neem oil on them daily. Shakti Prana 2x daily on an empty stomach.
Aging:
Jatamansi and dashamoola
Do daily abhyanga – generally with sesame oil
Aids:
LMV
Brihat chintamani
Abhrak Bhasma
Moti bhasma (?)
Alcohol (protect liver from it):
Do oil massage first. Take 1 T – 2 T tikta gritha ½ hour before alcohol (soma rasa). India drinks it and goes into ecstasy. Ghee carries the quality of the medicine. Arogyavardhini.
Alcholosim:
Equal parts: Kutki, shankhapushpi, aloe vera, brahmi, and tikta
¼ BID PC with warm water
½ t with honey
Sitopaladi 100, Punarnava 100, Mahasudarshan 100
YM optional
Brahmi Ghee 1t TID. Rub brahmi oil to the soles of the feet and the scalp. Prevents arteriosclerotic changes within the cerebral artery. Brahmi is a cerebral vasodialator and nervine tonic.
K predominant V disorders. Daytime bath for V people.
(Prakruti: V2P3K2 & Vikruti V2P4K3 with Pà K)
Sitopaladi 400, Sudarshan 300, YM 300, Abhrak Bhasma 200, Turmeric 200, Pippali 100, Saraswati 200
Asthma
Sitopaladi 5, Gulwel Satva 3, Abhrak Bhasma 1, Shringha Bhasma 2, Pippali – ½ t BID
Or Sitopaladi 5, Punarnava 4, Abhrak Bhasma 200, Shringha Bhasma 200, Pippali 100 – ½ t BID
Or (Anastasia)
Laxmi Villas 3 tablets, Swas Kuthar 4 tablets, Ras Sindoor 2 g, Sitopaladi 3, Abhrak 1 1g spoon,
Kama 2 1g spoons, Shringha Bhasma 1, Pippali 2 small spoons, Punarnava 2
And Sitopaladi 5, Punarnava 4, Pippali ½, Shringha Bhasma ¼ - take ¼ t TID
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) – also Taret’s Syndrome:
Vacha 4, Brahmi 3, Nutmeg, Gingko, Ashwagandha 3, Kama Dudha1, Valerian 2, Shankha Bhasma 1
Aura – to strengthen
Kundalini Tea – according to dosha
Back (upper – pain)
Equal parts DM and Musta. Drink as a tea?
KG 200 mg – generally BID with water
DM basti – 1pt DM tea with ½ cup sesame oil 3x a week and massage locally with MNO
Bad breath:
Triphala ½ t with warm water ½ hour an hour before bed at night
Chew roasted cumin, coriander, and fennel seeds after each meal
Bladder discomfort (frequent urination and burning)
Musta 4, Fennel 4, Gokshura 4, Punarnava 4 – 1t in 1 cup water
Or Musta 5, Punarnava 4, Sandalwood1, and Coriander 3 – with water
Bladder infection/ Painful urination with bleeding/ post-sex
Mahasudarshan 3t, Mutral 1t, Moti Bhasma 1/8 t, Kama Dudha ½ t, Manjista 2 t
Take ¼ t TID
Take 1/2t ushira (vetiver) in 1 cup milk
Drink cranberry juice
Douche: 2T licorice, 2 T shatavari in 1 pint water
Don’t use chandra prabha because it has vaccha.
Bladder infection:
Shatavari 500, Guduchi 300, Punarnava 300, Kamadudha 100
¼ t BID PC with coriander tea
-Generally includes Mutral which is 3 minerals Yavakhaar (potassium bicarbonate), Sorak (potassium nitrate), and Alum (aluminous sulfate)
Astringent, anti-septic, diuretic. Recommended for excessive urine and burning urine
Bleeding Gums:
Gargle with: Turmeric 4, Bilva 5, pinch of Alum
Bone Marrow Basti:
Do daily abhyanga. First do DM tea basti. Wait 2 hours. ½ cup bone marrow after lunch 2x a week. Use for chronic wasting diseases, i.e. poliomylitis, osteomylitis. Use for neuro-muscular disorders. MS- stops further demylination. Neurological disorders, i.e. stroke paralysis, Parkinson’s. Osteoperosis, degenerative arthritis. Can even eats as a soup. Do for 6 mos.
Bone Pain:
Vidhari, YM
Botulism:
For general mild “food poisoning”: - fast and drink CCF tea
Breasts (acute, sore, PMS)
Shatavari 700, Ashoka 300, YM 500 – ¼ t BID
Triphala PM
Castor oil massage – from b/n 2 breasts down and around – away from nipple, down to lymph nodes
Stop caffeine, chocolate, and stimulate
Increase B6, Ca, Mg, and Evening Primrose Oil
Bronchitis:
Sitopaladi 500, Punarnava 300, Trikatu 100, Mahasudarshan 300
¼ t BID PC with honey
Cataracts:
Shilajit 200, Punarnava 500, Saraswati 200, Jatamansi 200, Passion Flower 200, Hawthorne Berry 200
Deep Love, Triphala, neem oil to the soles of the feet
Triphala/ Grhita Madhu
Triphala ½ t, Ghee 1 t, and honey 1 t in PM
1 drip castor oil in each eye
Triphala eye wash in AM
Cataracts (for cats)
One size 0 capsule per day – Shankapushpi 1, Gulwel Satva 1, Guduchi 1
Triphala eyewash – use eye dropper
Cataracts(for dogs)
1 capsule 2 x a day:
Triphala tea drops in eyes. Use 1-3 drops
(Cervical) Dysplasia:
Shatavari ghee – melted and allowed to soak in an organic natural tampon
Insert for 3 hours several times per week in middle of MD
Chemotherapy Antidote(high Pitta)
Shatavari 500, Kama Dudha 200, Abhrak Bhasma 200, Shankha Bhasma 200, Gulwel Satva 200 – ¼ t TID
Triphala 5 and Kutki 5 – ½ t HS
Bhringaraj Oil for hair
Chicken Pox:
Mahasudarshan 300, Neem 200, Shatavari 500
Ripe banana with cardamon
Pitta pacifying diet
Nothing externally
Chirrosis:
Chlorine Antidote:
Tulsi –has ozone. Put 2 pts in bath. Krishna loves tulsi. Say “Krishna, Krishna, Krishna….”
Use Gugulipid –extracts standardized to contain 25 mg of guggulsterone per tablet given 3 times per day. Effective treatment for elevated cholesterol levels, elevated triglycerides levels, or both.
Use TG. Equal parts Triphala, Trikatu, and Guggulu. Take ½ t with hot water 2-3 x a day PC.
Shatavari 500, Kama dudha 200, Bilva 300, Moti Bhasma
¼ t TID pc
or Shatavari 500, Kama Dudha 200, Kutaj 200, Gulwel Satva 200, Bilvadi 300, Musta 300, Arrowroot 300, and Arjun 200
Also Sat Isabgol, Shankha Vati, and Sperman forte
Saraswati 300, Brahmi 300, Jatamansi 300, Bhringraj 200 – ¼ t TID with honey sub-lingually
Soak feet in baking soda. Papad khar – make a 3% solution. Put dot and bandage. Chemical burn. In 4-5 days, the corn will come out.
¼ t BID pc
Also 5 drops of MNO in 1 cup of licorice tea – sip every 15 minutes
Cuts:
For minor cuts: aloe vera gel with turmeric applied locally, or tikta ghee
Punarnava 5, Red sandalwood 5, Kutki 3. Take ¼ t. Mix with hot water.
Make a past and apply locally.
Musta 5, Punarnava 4, Sandalwood 1, Coriander 3
Cold infusion
Diabetes
Neem 500, Turmeric 500, Tikta 500
Take 1 teaspoon of Indian gooseberry (amla) juice mixed with 1 teaspoon of bitter gourd juice twice a day.
Chew 10-12 curry (curry neem) leaves on an empty stomach in the morning.
Soak 10-12 mango leaves in water overnight and drink the water in the morning. One can also dry the leaves and then grind them to make a powder.
Take 2 teaspoons of bitter gourd (karela) juice once a day. One can also increase its use as a cooked vegetable.
Mix equal parts of powdered turmeric, white pepper, and fenugreek. Take 1 teaspoon twice a day with skimmed milk.
Take a powdered mixture of 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder and 1 teaspoon of Indian gooseberry twice a day with lukewarm water
Diabetic Ulcer with Gangrene
Apply licorice ghee topically
Kutaja 5, Sanjivani 5, Ginger 1
1 t TID PC until diarrhea stops
or
Sanjivani 200, Kutaja 300
¼ t BID PC with 1 t ghee
or cooked apple, raspberry leaf tea
Diarrhea with a bacterial infection: Golden Seal 5 ml TID and lactobacillus TID
Tikta 3, Kama Dudha ¼ Brahmi 3, Jatamansi 3 – take ¼ t TID
Dog – malignant tumor
KG 2, Punarnava 4, Neem 3, Musta 3 – put in 00 caps. 2 caps once daily
Apply neem oil topically
Triphala ¼ t
Vidanga 3, Fennel 3, Coriander 3, Shardunika 2
Put in capsules. Take 1 capsule 2 x a day for 15 days
Boil 2 T licorice in 1 pint water. Cool, strain, and douche.
Eczema:
Kutki 200, Manjista 300, Turmeric 200, and Neem 200 – ¼ t BID pc.
Apply neem oil externally. Do not eat salt, sugar or yogurt. Stay off dairy, wheat (gluten).
Evening primrose oil in severe cases 4-5000 mg for adults. Licorice compress to areas
Edema:
Drink Punarava tea daily
PG 200 mg BID pc
Epilepsy:
Saraswati Churna 200, Brahmi 300, Jatamansi 200, Punarnava 300
1/ t TID PC
Esophagial Cancer (with nausea and vomiting)
Gulwel Satva 400, Shankha Bhasma 200, Kama Dudha 200, Sat Isabgol 300 – ½ t BID pc with 1/3 cup water.
SNO
Sat Isabgol
Rosewater ½ oz.
Pinch of camphor
Very few specks of alum
Makes netra bindu. Doesn’t last. Make it fresh.
Fibromyalgia:
Ashoka, Brahmi, KG, Guduchi, Shankhapushi, Shardunika, Shatavari, Tagar, Mahasudarshan
Fibrocystic breasts:
Castor oil massage away from nipple so to move lymph
Shatavari 700, Ashoak 300, and YM 500 – ¼ t BID
Eliminate caffeine, chocolate, and stimulants
Increase B-6, Ca, Mg, and Evening Primrose Oil
Fibroids (uterine)
Kutki 300, Shilajit 300, Chitrak 300, Lodhra 200 (or sub Manjista 300 & Musta 300)
Take ½ t bid or tid
Apply castor oil to the anal orifice.
Flu (pre-flu)
1/3 t ginger
1/3 t cinnamon
lemon grass
steep in 1 cup hot water
Or Sitopaladi 5, Mahasudarshan 5, Abhrak Bhasma 1, and Tikta 3
Kutki 3, Musta 3, Tikta 3, Tagar 3 – ½ t BID for 15 days
Saraswati 5 & Musta 5 – take SOS
For Ears– otitismedea – ear ringing
1 t sesame oil. Bring to boil with 1 clove chopped garlic. Strain out the garlic. At a usable temperature, put 3-5 drops in the ear.
Sat Isabgol – 1t at bedtime
Use forskohlii. Relieves glaucoma pressure. Desensitizes allergies
Internally, Punarnava and or Tagar. Take ¼ t each BID or TID.
Will help, but action is much slower than eye wash.
Gums (bleeding)
Turmeric 4, Bilva 5, pinch of alum. Gargle with this.
Jatamansi 500 mg and Brahmi 500 mg, ½ t BID pc
Heart problem with edema:
Punarnava 500, Shringha Bhasma 100, Abhrak 100, Arjun 300, Hawthorne Berry 200, YG 200
Aloe vera gel 2 T TID, tikta gritha ½ t TID AC
Local application of castor oil for Vata type, titka gritha for P type, and triphala ½ t with warm water ½ hour before bedtime.
Hepatitis:
Kutki 200, Guduchi 300, Shankhapushpi 400 – BID pc.
For all types, fresh sugarcane juice – 1 cup TID
½ cup fresh homemade yogurt with a pinch of baking soda BID and brahmi ghee nasya
Shatavari 5, Shankhapushpi 3, Kama Dudha ¼ Titka 3, Kutki 3, Neem 3, Abhrak ¼
Aloe vera gel 2 T TID.
Triphala
Herpes:
Shatavari 500, Gulwel Satva 200, Kamadudha 200, and Neem 300 – ¼ t BID pc.
Local application of tikta ghee
1 t titka ghee AC
Hiccups:
A pinch of Mayur Chandrika Bhasma with ½ t honey.
Alternate nostril breathing with inner retention
High Blood pressure:
Passion flower, KG 300, DM 400, Musta 300, Tagar 300, Guduchi 300, Kama dudha 200, Jatamansi 300, Abhrak bhasma 200, Hawthorne Berry 200
Or Hawthorne Berry, Passion Flower, Musta, and Punarnava
¼ t BID with meals
Hingwastak Churna ¼ t CID or TID pc.
Pachak Vati 200 mg or Lasunadi Vati 200 BID pc
Fasting for 1 day with ginger, cumin, coriander tea
Use for bursitis, fibromyalgia, tendonitis
Itching:
Ushira 5, Chandan 2, Rakta Chandan1, Manjishta 3, Bakuchi 3, Punarnava 2, Vidanga 2, Bala 2, Shatavari 2, Guduchi 5, Coriander Seed 3
Take 1 t as a tea
Kutki 200, Guduchi 300, Shakhapushpi 400 0 BID pc
Fresh sugar can juice – 1 cup TID
½ cup fresh homemade yogurt with a pinch of baking soda Bid and brahmi ghee nasya
Amalaki 1, Turmeric 1/8, Pippali 1/8, Jaggery ¼ (use sucanat), Ghee 1/5 – add later
Kidney Disorders – including kidney stones:
Punarnava 500, Gokshura 300, kamadudha 200, and Jatamansi 200 – BID pc
PG 200 or GG 200 – BID pc
CCF tea – 1 cup TID
Bhrami ghee – massage pubic bone and glans penis
MGO – to massage prostate
Deep Love
Mahasudarshan 2, KG 3, Shatavari 3, Kama Dudha 3, Vidhari 4, Bala 3 – ½ t BID
Cold bitter herbs – Essiac Tea
Burdock Root (arctium lappa), Sheep’s Sorrel (rumex acetosella)
Slippery Elm (ulmus fulva), Turkey Rhubarb (rumex off. or rumex palmatum)
Melanoma (skin cancer)
Shatavari 500, Gulwel Satva 300, Kama Dudha 200, Neem 200, Vidhari 400 – ½ t BID pc
Triphala ½ t @ bedtime
Tikta Gritha 1t AM & PM
Shakti Prana 1t BID AC
Deep Love 10 drops TID
Take for 6 months
Sarawati Churna – ¼ t BID pc with uncooked honey
Brahmi ghee ¼ t BID pc
Jyotismati oil – 3 drops in a cup of warm milk – BID AC
Also take Ginkgo
Shatavari 500, Gulwel Satva 300, Ginger 100, Brahmi 300, Saraswati 200, Kama Dudha 200
Migraine headaches:
Shatavari 500, Kama Dudha 200, YM 300, Shankha Bhasma 100
¼ t after breakfast
Feverfew taken regularly
Nail fungus:
Equal parts of Turmeric, Osha, and Golden Seal. Make a paste and mix with neem oil.
Fungual infection: local application of ½ t aloe vera gel and ¼ t turmeric
Brittle Nails: Prawal panchamrit 200, and Shatavari 500 with goat’s mil BID pc.
The minerals Ca, Mg, and Zn
Infected cuticles and nails: apply neem oil locally
Obesity:
In the AM – hot water with 1 t uncooked honey and lime juice. Has a scraping action.
Also take TG
Osteoporosis:
Take sesame seeds in the AM
Oil basti ½ cup 2 times a week
Dashamoola guggulu 200 mg, BID PC with goat’s milk
Triphala 5 (for ama)
Nirgundi 3 (pain VP)
Musta 3 (pain VP)
Black pepper (K)
Tulsi 3 (vata)
Use Wild Yam or Vidhari for edometriosis, adhesion, gall bladder pain, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Paralysis:
YG 200 mg for Vata
KG 200 mg for Pitta
Or PG 200 for Kapha
BID pc
For all doshas: Triphala ½ t with warm water and netra basti
Parasites:
As a broad spectrum antibiotic:
Vidanga 300, Trikatu 300, Chitrak 200, and Kutki 200 – BID pc
Triphala ½ t with warm water ½ hour before sleep
Parkinson’s
Use Atma Gupta
Periodontal disease:
Swish a mouthful of sesame oil or neem oil for w minutes and then massage the gums with sesame oil with the right index finger for 2 minutes. Apply aloe vera with triphala powder to the gums and brush the teeth with catechu (?) and neem powder paste.
Period (to bring onset or make flow heavier if only spotting)
2 T honey
1/8 t black pepper.
Mix together and take TID AC for 3 days
Pneumonia:
Replace with an herbal mixture of:
Sitopaladi 500, Punarnava 300, Pippali 300, Pippali 200 and Abhrak Bhasma 100
¼ t with 1 t Chyavanprash TID or BID pc
Pregnancy
Evening Primrose
Fennel – ok in last trimester
Cod liver oil
Flax seed oil
Pregnancy - Nausea
Shatavari 500, Gulwel Satva 200, Kama Dudha 200, Coriander 200, Sakhar 200
¼ t TID in warm water
All morning sickness:
Shatavari 5, Kama Dudha ½, Shankha Bhasma ½ - take ¼ t BID
Pregnancy (bleeding at the end)
Gulwel Satva 2 t, Kama Dudha ¼ t, Arrow root 2 t – take ¼ t BID for 1 week
Praval Panchamrit
Sub: Shanka Bhasma
Praval Pisthi
Sub: Kama
Premature ejaculation:
Passion flower 1/3 Ashwagandha 1/3 – in hot cow’s milk HS
Prostate disorders:
Gokshura 200, Ashwagandha 500, Shilajit 200, Vidhari 400 - ¼ t BID
Careful local massage of prostate with ? – castor oil?
Also use saw palmetto and zinc
Psoriasis:
Too many cells growing too fast. 500% as fast as normal. Check for directly linked to stress. Significant stress 3-4 months prior to outbreak
Poor digestion, poor agni, liver congestion. Use herbs that enhance digestion and liver function.
Sarsparilla – warms gut – for digestion. Ideal for bloating, gas.
Oregon Grape Root – bowel infected, liver effects. Affinity for dry, scaly skin.
Licorice – anti-inflammatory
KG 300, Shatavari 500, Manjista 300, Guduchi 300, Tikta 200, Kama Dudha 200, and Neem 300
¼ t TID
(Basal) Pulmonary congestion:
Diminished air
Radiation effects
Shatavari 5, Tikta 3, Neem 2, Punarnava 3, Ashwaganda 3 – ¼ BID
Triphala
Also Miso Soup – South River Miso – aged 3 years
Simhanad Guggulu – 200 mg BID pc
Pachak vati 200 mg Bid pc
Drink 1 cup ginger tea with 2 t castor oil at bedtime
Rashes:
½ t of ghee with a pinch of black pepper orally. Neem oil locally
Drink fresh cilantro juice 2 T TID
Rheumatoid Arthritis:
Vidhari, Licorice
Castor oil with ginger tea
Chaparral Yucca tincture 10 BID or TID
Roundworms:
Shardunika 300, Vidanga 500, Kutki 300, Ajwain 300 – take ½ t TID for 1 month
Triphala in PM
Sciatica:
TG 200 – ¼ t with warm water BID pc
DM tea basti
MNO massage
Bathe with 1/3 cup of ginger powder and 1/3 cup baking soda
Shatavari Ghee or other ghee:
1 oz water, 1 cup hand packed herb (i.e. shatavari)
Add herbs to water and boil until ¾ of the water is gone
1 qt remaining – very strong tea
Strain though fine cloth
Add equal amounts of ghee
Cook until all the water is gone
What remains is 1 pt of Shatavari ghee
Shingles
Kama Dudha 2, Gulwel Satva 5, Neem 3, Titka 3
½ t TID pc with water
Sitopaladi 500, Sudarshan 500, and Pippali 100 – ¼ t BID pc
Local application of vacha paste to the affected sinus area.
Kapha reducing diet
Or Talisa 500, YM 300, Sudarshan 300, Osha 2, Echinacea 2, Goldenseal 2, Punarnava 300 – ¼ t BID
Tagar 300, Chamomile 300, Musta 300, Valerain 200, Skullcap 200
Take ½ t 1 hour before sleep
Or
Tagar & Chamomile = parts to make 1 t
Or
Gigko 4t, Slippery Elm 2, Gotu Kola 2, Jatamansi 3, Tagar 5
Make as a tea and take ½ t before sleep
Or Ahswagandha 500, Jatamansi 300, Tagar 300, and Skullcap 2000 – ¼ t – 1 hour before bed with warm water or hot milk or almond milk
Grind up with handfuls Chamomile and Rose Petals. Use equal parts. Add 2t of White Sandalwood powder. Mix.
YM 3, Brahmi 3, Rock Candy 2, Turmeric 2
1t with ½ t ghee and ½ t honey every am
Kavala
Shankha bhasma, Praval bhasma (?), Moti bhasma
Warm sesame oil rubbed on the soles of the feet and scalp.
Drink DM tea
Toothache and Decay:
Place a pinch of edible camphor on the tooth.
Brush teeth with cardamom powder
½ t triphala steeped in 1 cup boiled water. Take off heat and cover. Set for 20 minutes or longer. Strain with cheesecloth or muslin until clear. Use as an eyewash. Refrigerate when not in use. Lasts 3 days. Use in eyes at room temperature.
Tumors:
DM basti
Ulcer (stress)
Not enough mucous – KK.
Too much cortisol. Decreases mucous, making one more susceptible to ulcers - acid.
Use Licorice and Meadow Sweet.
Punarnava 3, Musta 3, Gokshura 3, Fennel 3
Make a tea. Take 1 t in cup hot water – 3-4 x a day as needed
Vaginitis:
Douche with a cooled strained tea of 1 pint of water boiled with 2 T licorice to which is added 2 T of ghee and 1 T of aloe vera gel.
Local application of tikta gritha
KG 200, Punarnava 400, Kutki 200