Siddhalepa Kushmanda Rasayanaya (80g) is a rasayana, a herbal jam (avaleha) made to the classical Ayurvedic formula of the same name. It is based on ash gourd (kushmanda) cooked with sugar, ghee and bee honey, with long pepper, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, cardamom, tejpata, black pepper and coriander. It is an Ayurvedic medicine, not a supplement.
The maker lists it among the rasayana preparations of the Ayurveda pharmacopoeia. It comes in an 80g glass clip-top jar.
Ingredients
- Sugar, sharkara
- Ash gourd, kushmanda (Benincasa hispida)
- Ghee, ghrita
- Bee honey, kshaudra
- Long pepper, pippali (Piper longum)
- Ginger, shunthi (Zingiber officinale)
- Cumin, jiraka (Cuminum cyminum)
- Cinnamon, twak (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
- Cardamom, ela (Amomum subulatum)
- Tejpata, patra (Cinnamomum tamala)
- Black pepper, maricha (Piper nigrum)
- Coriander, dhanyaka (Coriandrum sativum)
How to use
- Adults: 5 to 15g with water or milk, twice a day, or as directed by a physician.
- Children under 5 years: 1 to 2g with honey, warm water or milk, once or twice a day, as directed by a physician.
Good to know
- Pack: 80g glass clip-top jar.
- Category: Rasayana, Ayurvedic pharmaceuticals.
- Contains sugar and honey: people with diabetes should ask their physician before use.
- Use under medical supervision.
- Use only as directed by a qualified Ayurvedic physician; ask one before use in pregnancy or for children.
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.
