Siddhalepa Avipattikar Churnaya is a churnaya, a fine herbal powder, made to the classical Ayurvedic formula of the same name. It blends the fruits haritaki, vibhitaka and amalaki with ginger, black pepper, long pepper, cardamom, clove, trivrit and other herbs, with salt and sugar candy.
Avipattikar Churna is listed among the churna preparations of the Ayurveda pharmacopoeia. It is an Ayurvedic medicine, not a food supplement. Use only as directed by a qualified Ayurvedic physician; ask one before use in pregnancy or for children.
Ingredients
- Shunthi, ginger (Zingiber officinale)
- Maricha, black pepper (Piper nigrum)
- Pippali, long pepper (Piper longum)
- Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
- Vibhitaka (Terminalia bellerica)
- Amalaki (Emblica officinalis)
- Musta (Cyperus rotundus)
- Salt (vida lavana)
- Vidanga (Embelia ribes)
- Ela, cardamom (Amomum subulatum)
- Patra (Cinnamomum tamala)
- Lavanga, clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
- Trivrit (Operculina turpethum)
- Khanda sharkara (sugar candy)
How to use
- The maker gives 1 to 5 g, taken at the start of a meal or between meals, on an Ayurvedic doctor's prescription.
Good to know
- Pack: jar of powder
- Type: churnaya (herbal powder)
- Category: Ayurvedic medicines, churna
- Contains added sugar and salt
- The maker warns it can cause loose or watery stools, abdominal pain and dehydration
- Take extra care, and ask your physician first, if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, a sensitive stomach, ulcerative colitis or diarrhoea
- Not advised in pregnancy or for children under 12 unless a doctor prescribes it
- The maker states it must not be taken without an Ayurvedic doctor's prescription
Made in Sri Lanka by Hettigoda Industries (Pvt) Ltd of Ratmalana, the Siddhalepa group's manufacturer. Siddhalepa began in 1934 with Ayur. Dr. Hendrick De Silva Hettigoda's herbal balm.
