Kottakkal Manasamitra Vatakam

Kottakkal Manasamitra Vatakam (also known as Manasmitra Gulika) is a tablet form made of 73 herbs. Widely used in mental disorders and balances tridoshas especially the Pitta Dosha.

Ingredients:

10 g of each of

Bala – Country mallow (root) – Sida cordifolia

Nagabala – Grewia populifolia

Bilva – Bael (root) – Aegle marmelos

Prishniparni – Uraria picta

Pravala pishti – Coral

Shankhapushpi – Clitorea ternatea

Tamrachuda Padika

Swarna Bhasma

Pushkaramoola – Inula racemosa

Mrigashringa Bhasma  – Bhasma made of deer horn

Vacha – Acorus calamus

Tapya – Makshika Bhasma – Bhasma of Copper-Iron Pyrite

Chandana – Sandalwood – Santalum album

Raktachandana – Pterocarpus santalinus

Mukta Pishti – Paste prepared from Pearl

Loha Bhasma – Bhasma prepared from Iron

Madhuka – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra

Twak – Cinnamon – Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Magadhi – Long pepper fruit – Piper longum

Ghanasara – Karpoora – Camphor – Cinnamomum camphora

Aileya – Prunus cerasus

Vishala – Citrullus cholocynthis

Arkaraga

Nirgundi – Vitex negundo

Plava – Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Rasna – Pluchea lanceolata / Vanda roxburghi

Rajata Bhasma – Bhasma of silver

Shilajatu – Asphaltum

Gojihva – Onosma bracteatum

Padmakeshara – Lotus – Nelumbium speciosum

Jivaka –  Malaxis acuminata

Rishabhaka – Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard / Mimusoops hexandra Roxb.

Kakoli – Fritillaria roylei

Kshira Kakoli – Roscoea purpurea

Brihati – Indian Nightshade (root) – Solanum indicum

Kantakari – Yellow berried nightshade (whole plant) – Solanum xanthcarpum

Shravani, Mahashravani – Sphaeranthus indicus

Bhunimba – The Creat (whole plant) – Andrographis paniculata

Kritamala – Cassia fistula

Parushaka – Grewia asiatica

Haritaki – Chebulic Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia chebula

Vibhitaki – Belliric Myrobalan fruit rind – Terminalia bellirica

Amalaki – Indian gooseberry fruit – Emblica officinalis Gaertn.

Draksha – Raisin – Vitis vinifera

Yashti – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra

Riddhi – Vigna cylindrica

Durva – Bermuda grass – Cynodon dactylon

Hamsapadi – Adiantum philippense Linn. / lunulatum

Bhadra – Sida cordifolia

Lavanga – Clove – Syzigium aromaticum

Tulasi – Holy Basil – Ocimum sanctum

Kasturi – Musk

Kumkuma – Saffron – Crocus sativus

Quantity Sufficient of each of  –

Juice extract of Trayamana – Gentiana kurroo

Water decoction of

Shankhapushpi – Clitorea ternatea

Vacha – Acorus calamus

Sariva – Indian Sarsaparila – Hemidesmus indicus

Lakshmana – Ipomoea sepiaria / Biophytum sensitivum

Bilva – Bael (root) – Aegle marmelos

Bala – Country mallow (root) – Sida cordifolia

Goksheera – Cow milk

Jiraka – Cumin – Cuminum cyminum

Somavalli – Sarcostemma acidum

Stanya – breast milk.

Kottakkal Manasamitra Vatakam Usage:

• Used in treating psychosis, depression, and epilepsy.
• In childhood disorders like autism, also improve memory, concentration, and functions of the brain.
• Neurological disorders, Vata diseases.

Effect on Tridosha – balances Vata, Pitta, and Kapha

Kottakkal Manasamitra Vatakam Dosage:

• 1 – 2 tablets once or twice daily. The dosage must be a smaller quantity in the case of children.
• It should be consumed only under strict medical supervision or as directed by an Ayurvedic physician.
• Over-dose could be toxic.