Kashayam (Kashaya & Kwath) – Ayurvedic Decoctions

Kashayam (Kashaya & Kwath) is a category of ayurvedic medicines, which are actually decoctions. The water-soluble extracts are obtained through boiling water with various herbs. Nowadays, these are commercially available as preserved liquids or in form of concentrated extract tablets. One can also prepare these Kashayam (Kwatham) freshly at home by boiling an herb or a group of herbs in water.

Each type of Kashayam has different healing properties and therapeutic benefits depending on their ingredients. Almost all types of Kashayam are commercially preserved water extract liquids of herbal mix or concentrated dried water extracts of herbal mix in form of tablets.

Note: In ayurveda, Kashayam, KWATH, KADA, KASHAY, KASHAYA and KWATHAM are same things.

Taste of Kashayam

Kashayam has different herbal ingredients, so taste of each Kashayam varies according to the ingredients present in them. However, many of them are having bitter and astringent taste.

List of Kashayam

1. Amruthotharam Kashayam
2. Aragwadhadi Kashayam
3. Ardhavilwam Kashayam
4. Ashtavargam Kashayam (Ashtavargam Kwatham)
5. Balaguluchyadi Kashayam
6. Balajeerakadi Kashayam
7. Bala Punarnavadi Kashayam
8. Bhadradarvadi Kashyam
9. Brahmidrakshadi Kashayam
10. Brihatyadi Kashyam
11. Chandanosiradi Kashayam
12. Chandrasuradi Kashayam
13. Cheriya Rasnadi Kashayam (Rasnairandadi)
14. Chirivilwadi Kashayam
15. Dasamoolakadutrayad Kwatham
16. Dasamulakatutrayadi Kashayam
17. Dasamulapanchakoladi Kashayam
18. Dhanadanayanadi Kashayam
19. Dhanwantaram Kashayam
20. Dhanwantaram Kwatham Tablet
21. Drakshadi Kashayam
22. Dusparsakadi Kashayam
23. Gandharvahastadi Kashayam
24. Garbharaksha Kashayam
25. Gopanganadi Kashayam
26. Gugguluthikthakam Kwatham Tablet)
27. Guggulutiktam Kashayam
28. Indukantam Kashayam
29. Indukantham Kwatham Tablet
30. Jivantyadi Kashyam
31. Kalashakadi Kashayam
32. Katakakhadiradi Kashayam
33. Kulathadi Kashayam
34. Lasunairandadi Kashyam
35. Maharasanadi Kwatham Tablet
36. Mahathiktam Kashayam
37. Mahathikthamkwatham
38. Manjishtadi Kwatham Brihat
39. Mulakadi Kashyam
40. Musalikhadiradi Kashayam
41. Nayopayam Kashayam
42. Nimbadi Kashayam
43. Nimbamritadi Panchathiktha Tab
44. Nimbamritadi Panchatiktam Kashayam
45. Pathyakshadhatryadi Kashayam
46. Patola Katurohinyadi Kwatham Tablet
47. Patolakadurohinyadi Kashayam
48. Prasaranyadi Kashayam
49. Prasarinyadikwatham (Tablet)
50. Punarnavadi Kashayam
51. Rasnairandadi Kwatham Tablet
52. Rasnasapthakam Kashayam
53. Sahacharabaladi Kashayam
54. Sahacharadi Kashayam
55. Saptasaram Kashayam
56. Seetajwarari Kwatham Tablet
57. Shadangam Kashyam
58. Sitajwarari Kashayam
59. Sonitamritam Kashayam
60. Sukumaram Kashayam
61. Sukumaram Kwatham
62. Thikthakam Kwatham(Tablet)
63. Tiktakam Kashayam
64. Trayandyadi Kashayam
65. Vajrakam Kashayam
66. Valiya Rasanadikashayam
67. Varadi Kashayam
68. Varanadi Kashayam
69. Varanadi Kwatha Tablet
70. Vasaguluchyadi Kashyam
71. Vidaryadi Kashayam
72. Virataradi Kashayam
73. Vizhalveradi Kashayam
74. Vyaghryadi Kashayam