6

Swarasa Kalpanã
(Expressed Juice of Drugs)
Swarasa- introduction:

(Sabdakalpadruma)
Swarasa is the freshly extracted juice of a plant or a specific plant part.
(Ca. Sk4/7)
Mechanically expressed juice of a plant is also called the swarasa.
Jaliyrin[a and prthiv¥m[a predominant drugs are preferred for the
preparation of swarasa. It is most potent and guru among the five ka_ya
kalpans.
* Four different methods are employed for swarasa extraction:
L. For freshly collected drugs:
The juice strained through a clean cloth by freshly collected and
properly pounded drug.

(Z. Ma. Kha. 1/2)

Here the term hatt literally means drug not killed by any of the
external factors lilke snow, fire, worm infestation etc.
Tatk_ankr_td means instantly collected. Ksunnt is pounded and
samuddhareta is taken out after pounding.
So the drug is collected, clearned, pounded and later strained through a
clean cloth to obtain swarasa.
(36I is iraftq-ñefcf: 48AI|Which means drug un-spoilt by snow,
fire or infested by organisms) ( v is Hfye ie. pounded) (#Hat is
collected back after pounding).
.In case of dry drugs:
One part coarse powder of the drug (kudava = 192 gms) is kept soaked
Ovemight in double quantity of water and next morning it is macerated well
to filter through a cloth.
 64
Bhai_ajya Kalpan Vijñna
([a. Ma. Kha. 1/3)
III. In case very hard drugs:
To one part coarse powder of the drug 8 times of water is
boiled and reduced to 1/4th on mild to moderate fire. added. It is
([. Ma. Kha. 1/4)
IV. In case of fibrous drugs (Puapka method):

(Z. Ma. Kha.

The kalka of the drug is prepared. It is wrapped with 1/21-24)
larger non
poisonous leaves (pal[a, vaa, gambhri, jambu etc) and tied on
with cotton thread. all sides
Over this ball of kalka and covered leaves, an angula
mud is smeared. This mud ball is dried in shade and (3/4 inch) thick
baked over burming
charcoaluntil red-hot.
Later it is rolled out of fire and allowed to cool. Before it is
cool, the layers are removed one by one and the kalka is completely
clean cloth to get putapka swarasa. strained through a
It is given in one pala dosage along with 1 kola (6 gms)
with appropriate kalka, cirna, drava etc. madhu or along
Swarasa- dosage:
Swarasa prepared with..
MethodI(niragnisiddha swarasa) Dosage
Half pala (24 ml)
MethodI(niragnisiddha ni[o_ita swarasa); and
Method IIIand IV (sgnisiddha swarasa) ne pala(48ml)

(Z. Ma. Kha. 1/5)

The swarasaprepared with first method (niragnisiddha swarasa) wil be
'guru' for digestion. Therefore, its dosage is half pala (24 ml).
Whereas, the swarasa prepared with second method (ni[o_ita swarasa);
and the swarasa prepared with third and fourth method
Swarasa) are laghu' for digestion. Therefore, their dosage is one (sgnisiddha
pala (48 ml).
Swarasa- prak_epaka dravya and their quantity:
To put more palatability/to improve and hasten the action, honey.
sugar candy, k_ra, jîraka, lavana, ghrta, taila and other cimas are put in
'one kola' (6 gms) quantity.
 Suarasa Kalpaui 65

(Z. Ma. Kha. 1/6)

Swarasa- shelf life:
Allswarasa preparations are meant only for instant use. They are used
soon after thay are prepared.
Note: Some books state shelf life of 'pañcavidha ka_ya kalpan' as 24 hours,
but we find no reference as such toclaim so and using instantly is the better
option.
Swarasa- advantages:
.Gurut and 'viryat'of swarasa are maximum in comparison with other
kasya kalpan';
"It is readily used as 'anupna' along with other forms of medication;
. Used as bhvan dravya' in different preparations;
. I'sed in '[odhana' and 'mrana' of rasa dravyas;
" Used in preparation of many 'secondary preparations.
Examples:
wÁrdraka swarasa
,2. Tulasi and Dronapu_p+ swarasa
3. Zatvari-Ghrtakumri swarasa
4. Vs puapka
5. Syonka puapka
6. Sunthi puapaka
LArdraka swarasa:

(Z. Ma. Kha. 1/13)

Method of preparation:
Desired quantity of freshly collected 'rdraka' (Zingiber officinale) is
washed properly and wiped. It is pounded to fine paste form in a clean
khalva yantra.
The paste obtained is squeezed into another clean vessel through a clean
cotton cloth. The juice obtained is 'rdraka swarasa'.
Dosage, adjuvant and indication:
Half pala (24 ml) of the medicine is administered along with one kola (6
gms) of honey'. It is found beneficial in cases of
vr^navta, [wsa
(dyspnoea), ksa (cough), aruci (loss of appetite) and prati[yya (common
cdod).
66
Blui_ajya Kalpan Vijñâna
2. Tulasi and
droFapu_p+ swarasa:
(Z. Ma. Kha. 1/10)
Method of preparation:
Desired quantity of freshly collected 'tulasi (Ocimum sanctum) or
dronapu_pa' (Leucas cephalotes) are washed properly and wiped. They are
pounded to fine paste form in aclean khalva yantra.
The paste obtained is squeezed into another clean vessel through aclean
cotton cloth. The juice obtained will be tulasi swarasa' or 'dronapu_pi
swarasa'.

Dosage, adjuvant and indication:

Half pala (24 ml) of these medicines is administered along with one kola
(6 gms) of 'marica cirFa'. Both are beneficial in vi_ama jwara (intermittent
fever).
3. Zatävari-Ghrtakumri swarasa:

(Z. Ma. Kha. 1/15)

Method of preparation:
Desired quantity of freshly collected '[atvari müla' (Asparagus
racemosus) is washed, wiped, pounded and squeezed through aclean cloth
to obtain '[atävari swarasa'.
Desired quantity of freshly collected 'kumri patra' (Aloe vera) are
washed and wiped. Their pulp is collected and squeezed through a clean
cloth to obtain 'kumri swarasa'.
Dosage, adjuvant &indication:
Half pala (24 ml) of '[atvar+ swarasa' is administered along with one
kola (6 gms)of honey'. It is found beneficial in case of 'pittaja [üla'.
Half pala (24 ml) of kumri swarasa'is administered along with one
kola (6 gms) of haridrã cirna. It is found beneficial in cases of 'plih
vrddhi' (spleenomegaly) and 'apaci (goiter).
4. Vsa puapäka swarasa:

(Z. Ma. Kha. 1/34)

Ingredients:
1. Väspatra (vr_apatra) kalka : 100to 200 gms;
2. Leaves of pal[a, vaa, : To cover the kalka;
gambhri, jambu etc;
 preparation:
gms)ofDosage, Methodof Ingredients: putapka:
Sunthi 6.gms) Dosage, preparation:
Method of 5. Dosage, Kalaansa
Mud 4.
4. Ingredients: _and'
amajkw_aya'
viZyonka Method ofMud 4. Suwar
One General Mudthread
Cotton 3. 2. + 1. One General Cotton
thread3. 2. 1. Cotton
thread3.
ara´ .gms) Onepreparation:
General
gambhri,jambkLeaves
etc erandaKalka of Leaves
Syonka of
. pala
'honey'adjuvant . pala
honey'adjuvant
'(p48 utapka dravya
müla
of of
'honey'adjuvant
. pala
pal[a, ('4p8 uapka (dinghavnta)
kä[mari pu<apka '(p48 u<apka
Itml) swarasa)([unhi Itml) ml)
It
is and is and is and
found of vaa, found of (gambhri) found
cases of
therapeutic
the swarasa ciFa the swarasa
therapeutic the swarasa
swarasa: therapeutic
medicine twak
beneficial medicine
beneficial medicine
berneficial
in
method' method' kalka
method' : To
To
utility: utility:
is utility:
'chronic is in : is smear tie
dministered : : administered after
explained To To To 100 all explained leaves;
To To To100 administeredexplained
smear tiecover types smear tikalka;
ecoverthe to on
covering
to
after 200 after 200 'raktapitta',
'ksa', of the
mavta' on the of on prepared
earlier. covering
leaves;
with gms; covering R.Atisracikits
gms; 7/65-66)(B.
along the kalka; 'udararoga'.along earlier. the earlier. with
prepared
along
prepared (Z.
(gouty with with
balleaves;
1.
Ma. with with
ball Kha. ball;
rthritis). one one one
kola 1/40-41) kola '[wsa',
kola
(6 (6 67
(6