FROM PDEA College of Ayurved and Research Centre PUNE411044

1. Panchvidha Kashaya kalpna
Dr S B Varpe

2. KASHAYA KALPANA
• KASHAYA KALPANA (WATERY PREPARATIONS)
• 1 SWARASA (EXPRESSED JUICE)
• 2 KALKA-CHURNA (PASTE-POWDER)
• 3 KWATHA/SHRITA (DECOCTION)
• 4 SHEETA/HIMA (COLD INFUSION)
• 5 PHANTA (INFUSION)

3. • THESE FIVE BASIC FORMS OF PREPARATIONS ARE
USED TO PREPARE MEDICINES FROM BOTANICALS
IN AYURVEDA •
• THE WORD KASHAYA MEANS DISTORTION OF THE
ORIGINAL SHAPE OF DRAVYA AND MAKING IT
SUITABLE FOR USE •
• THESE ARE MORE EFFICIENT IN POTENCY IN
DESCENDING ORDER, AND ARE USED ACCORDING
TO DIGESTIVE POWER, STRENGTH AND NEED OF
THE DISEASED CONDITIONS

4. SWARASA KALPANA
(JUICY EXTRACTION)
• THE JUICE OF THE DRAVYA IS SAID AS ITS
SWARASA. IT IS THE MOST POTENT
PREPARATION BUT IS HEAVY DOSAGE FORM.

5. KALKA- PASTE
• It is the paste of coarsely powdered drugs. It is
less potent (laghu) and easy to digest as
compared to Swaras.

6. KWATHA- DECOCTION
• It is the aqueous extract of drug, prepared
after boiling the drug with water Method of
preparation Crush herbs coarsely (yavakut) ,
add water in 4/8/16 times to coarse powder
quantity boil till the reduction of liquid to one-
fourth/one-eighth and then filtered.

7. SHITA- COLD INFUSION
Also known as Hima kalpana. Fourth kalpana
among panca vidh kashaya kalpana. Usually
made from drugs with aromatic contents. Cold
water is used for dissolving contents of drugs.

8. PHANTA-HOT INFUSION
• It is the last kalpa among panch-vidha
kalpana. It is extremely light for digestion. Hot
water is used
• (LAGHAVAH SYURYATHOTTARAM) LIGHTER IN
DIGESTION IN DESCENDING ORDER

9. • Some Acharyas had described more than five
basic forms as: Shadvidh kashaya kalpana has
been described by Acharya sushruta, by
adding Kshira kalpana (medicated milk).
• Saptavidh kashaya kalpana has been described
by Acharya kashyap, i.e. by adding Curna,
Abhishava,
• BUT THEASE ARE ACCEPTED AS UPKALPANA

10. What is the purpose of various
Kalpanas?
• It increases the potency of medicine by adding or
generating special property (by sanskar i.e. vishesh
gunantardhana).
• It makes the medicine durable.
• It makes the medicine palatable.
• It removes the toxic effect of medicine by purification
(shodhana karma).
• As per the severity of the disease it helps the
adjustment of dosha.
• It makes the medicine as per need of patient and
disease.