Asavams

ASAVAMS:

In Ayruveda, we use a variety of drugs in their different prepared forms. According to the mode of preparation, the benefit from the medicine also varies. The drugs we use are herbal, and using different parts of the plant in different forms give different effects. Some of the drugs are powdered and we use different methods to prepare medicine, so that maximum medicinal contents can be extracted.

Asavas are like Arishtas. The only difference is, in Asavas unlike using Kashayas for Arishtas, we use Seetha Kashaya(water mixed with medicines without heating). The benefit of Asava is that it also contains heat liable particles. Punarnavasavam, Kumaryasavam, Kanakasavam etc. are some of the classical Asava preparation explained in the classics.