Usages of  Zandu Asokarishta / Ashokarishta :

• Asrigdhara – heavy menstrual bleeding
• Ruja – useful in dysmenorrhoea – painful periods
• Jwara – fever
• Raktapitta – bleeding disorders like nasal bleeding
• Arsha – bleeding hemorrhoids
• Mandagni – low digestion strength
• Aruchi – anorexia, lack of taste in food.

Ingredients of Zandu Asokarishta / Ashokarishta :

• Ashoka – Saraca asoka – Bark – 4.8 kg
• water for decoction – 49.152 liters
• Kashayam – decoction – 12.288 liters
• Guda – jaggery – Saccharum officinarum – 9.6 kg
• Prakshepa –
• Dhataki – Woodfordia fruticosa – flower – 768 g
• Musta – Cyperus rotundus – Rhizome – 48 g
• Shunti – Ginger – Rhizome – 48 g
• Ajaji – Nigella sativa – Fruit – 48 g
• Daruharidra – Berberis aristata – Stem – 48 g
• Utpala – Nymphaea stellata – flower – 48 g
• Haritaki – Terminalia chebula – fruit – 48 g
• Vibhitaki – Terminalia bellerica – fruit – 48 g
• Amalaki – Amla – Indian gooseberry – fruit – 48 g
• Amrasthi – mango seed – 48 g
• Jeeraka – cumin seed – 48 g
• Vasa – Adhatoda vasica – whole plant – 48 g
• Chandana – Santalum album (sandalwood) – 48 g

Dosages of Zandu Asokarishta / Ashokarishta :

5 – 10 ml, once or twice a day, after food.

Reference: Bhaishajya Ratnavali.