Panchamrit is a sacred Ayurvedic mixture of cow milk, ghee, curd, honey and sugar. It’s used each for non secular functions and Ayurvedic medicinal use.
Substances
Cow ghee
Curd (yogurt)
Cow milk
Honey
Sweet sugar or sugar
The above 5 components are taken in equal proportions and combined completely to organize Panchamritham.
For the sake of comfort, the amount of milk may be barely greater.
Evaluation of recipe
Excluding honey, the remainder 4 components are nourishing in nature.
Whereas ghee, milk and sugar are thought of coolant, honey and bitter curd are scorching in nature.
Curd, milk and ghee are defined as supply of fats from animal sources – Jangama Snehayoni (Charaka Samhita Sutrasthana eleventh chapter)
Milk and ghee
These two are generally used collectively. They’re used as ingredient in lots of Ayurvedic medicines used for selling power and immunity, reminiscent of
Ashwagandha ghee – used for the therapy of female and male infertility, to enhance power and immunity,
Guduchi ghee – used for the therapy of fever, to right immunity.
Snuni Ksheera Ghrita – for ascites therapy (Charaka Chikitsa, 13/140)
Acharya Charaka declares, क्षीरघृताभ्यासो रसायनानां – kṣīraghṛtābhyāso rasāyanānāṃ| (Charaka Sutrasthana 25/40)
Which means, having the behavior of consumption of milk and ghee is the most effective amongst all rejuvenating, anti getting old recipes.
Honey with ghee
Honey and ghee in equal proportions, in very excessive doses is taken into account as poisonous. It’s defined as a flawed meals mixture. Nevertheless, the commentator of Ashtanga Hrudayam explains, it’s tremendous to combine honey and ghee with different components and put together a drugs out of it. When these two are utilized in equal portions, with different components, particularly for medicinal functions, the mix of different components renders it no-toxic.
Therefore, it’s tremendous to make use of equal portions of honey and ghee on this Divya Panchamrit recipe.
Curd with sugar
It’s tremendous to make use of curd with sugar.
Curd at evening is contraindicated as it may possibly trigger Pitta aggravation and indigestion. However Acharya Charaka (Charaka Samhita Sutrasthana 7- 61,62) explains that it may be taken together with sugar, inexperienced gram and so on., at evening, as it’ll nullify the surplus Pitta growing impact of the curd.
Total, Panchamritham is a helpful mixture of 5 vital components.
Ayurvedic Reference
गव्यमाज्यं दधि क्षीरं माक्षिकं शर्करान्वितम् |
एकत्र मिलितं ज्ञेयं दिव्यं पञ्चामृतं परम् ||५४||
अजीर्णभूतवातघ्नं ज्ञेयं पञ्चामृतं परम् |५५|
gavyamājyaṃ dadhi kṣīraṃ mākṣikaṃ śarkarānvitam |
ekatra militaṃ jñeyaṃ divyaṃ pañcāmṛtaṃ param ||54||
ajīrṇabhūtavātaghnaṃ jñeyaṃ pañcāmṛtaṃ param |55|- Dhanvantari Nighantu, Mishrakadi Varga
Advantages
gavyam ājyaṃ – cow ghee
dadhi – curd
kṣīraṃ – milk
mākṣikaṃ – honey
śarkara anvitam – together with sugar
ekatra militaṃ – combined collectively (in equal proportions)
jñeyaṃ divyaṃ pañcāmṛtaṃ – is named Divya Panchamrita. Right here, Divya refers back to the divine and auspicious.
param – It’s a nice recipe with quite a few well being advantages.
ajīrṇa – It’s helpful within the therapy of digestive issues reminiscent of anorexia, weak digestion, dyspepsia
bhūta – It’s helpful within the therapy of psychiatric issues, demonic afflictions, microbial infections
vātaghnaṃ – It balances Vata Dosha, helpful in bloating, neurological and musculoskeletal issues related to emaciation, muscle losing, weak point and de-nourishment.
jñeyaṃ pañcāmṛtaṃ param – Such a Panchamrut is taken into account as a sacred and a terrific recipe.
The textbook Rajanighantu additionally explains it as Divya Panchamrutha Yoga.
It’s used for the therapy of psychiatric issues, to enhance mind energy, focus.
Use with metals
Panchamritham is used as a co-drink or used for the purification of many metallic components within the Rasashastra department of Ayurveda.
गव्यक्षीरं दधि घॄतं माक्षिकं चाथ शर्करा।
पञ्चामृतं समाख्यातं रसकर्मप्रसाधकम् ॥ (रसतरंगिणी २:२१)
gavyakṣīraṃ dadhi ghṝtaṃ mākṣikaṃ cātha śarkarā|
pañcāmṛtaṃ samākhyātaṃ rasakarmaprasādhakam || (rasataraṃgiṇī 2:21)
Panchamrita is defined as Rasa Karma Prasadhaka – used within the metallic and mercurial preparations.
For instance, it’s utilized in
Changing calx of copper – Tamra Bhasma right into a protected and ambrosia-like kind.
This course of is defined as Tamra Amrutikarana.
As per trendy science, copper is a really poisonous steel. However no factors for contemporary science for this discovery as a result of historical Ayurvedic masters knew it already.
Ayurveda Prakasha explains
न विषं विषमित्याहुस्ताम्रं तु विषमुच्यते ॥
na viṣaṃ viṣamityāhustāmraṃ tu viṣamucyate ||
In entrance of copper, no different poison may be referred to as a poison. Which means, copper is without doubt one of the most toxic substances.
However copper has immense anti-bacterial and anti-cancerous results. Learn how to make the most of its medicinal values with out inflicting toxicity?
To take out the toxicity of any steel, its purification (Shodhana) and incineration (Marana) is finished. For instance, iron is subjected to this process to organize Loha Bhasma, utilized in anemia, weight reduction, aphrodisiac remedy and so on.
However even after purifying and incinerating copper, nonetheless it carries some opposed results. Therefore, it’s additional processed to make it safer. This course of is Amritikarana, the place, Panchamritha is used.
अमृतीकरण विधि
सुमृतं ताम्रचूर्णन्तु तदर्धं गन्धकं तथा।
पञ्चामृतेन सम्पेष्य विधानज्ञो भिषग्वरः ॥
शरावसम्पुटे न्यस्य ताम्रं विहितचक्रिकम् ।
त्रिवारं पुटयेदेवं रसतन्त्रविचक्षणः ॥ (र.त.१७/३७-३८)
The incinerated calx of copper – Tamra Bhasma is taken, combined with half amount of purified sulphur, combined with Panchamarita completely and subjected to warmth in a closed mud container. This course of is repeated 3 times.
Non secular significance
नमामि गङ्गाधरमीशमीड्यम् । उमाधवं देववरं नमामि ॥ २०४ ॥
नमाम्य् अजादीशपुरन्दरादि सुरासुरैरर्चितपादपद्मम् । नमामि देवीमुखवादनानाम् ।
ईक्षार्थमक्षित्रितयं य ऐच्छत् ॥ २०५ ॥ पञ्चामृतैर् गन्धसुधूपदीपैर् । विचित्रपुष्पैर्विविधैश्च मन्त्रैः ।
अन्नप्रकारैः सकलोपचारैः । सम्पूजितं सोममहं नमामि ॥ २०६ ॥ Brahma Purana, 123.206.1
As with the above reference, Panchamritha is usually used for Abhisheka or pouring over the idols of Hindu Gods.
As a result of Panchamrita has non secular significance, it’s helpful in calming the thoughts, nourishing the mind and helpful to thwart off evil forces, demons, it’s supplied to the Gods after which consumed.
Scientific rationalization:
The fantastic thing about Hinduism is, it has all the time supported scientific concepts.
Many of the Hindu rituals do have a scientific angle.
The God idols are normally product of
Mud or stone, which comprise many metals in minute portions
Bronze, which is a mixture of copper, tin with different elements.
5-metal mixture, referred to as Panchaloha – Gold, silver, copper, zinc and iron.
So, bathing such an idol with panchamrit makes it wealthy with micro particles from the metals, which is then orally consumed, thereby, offering the medicinal values of each Panchamrit and the metals in micro portions to the people.
Dosage
Normally in Hindu customized, simply 1 – 2 teaspoons of Panchamritham is taken on a regular basis. It isn’t normally consumed in very massive doses.
The explanation may be, in a really excessive dose, the poisonous mixture of honey and ghee may cause indigestion associated points.
Unwanted side effects
As this mixture is defined as Amrita – nectar, within the mentioned dose, there are not any unwanted side effects with Panchamrit. Nevertheless, in a really excessive dose, it may possibly trigger digestive issues and even Ama – a product of altered digestion and metabolism.
Care needs to be taken whereas administering it to individuals with diabetes, because it comprises sugar.
Care needs to be taken whereas administering it to individuals with lactose intolerance.
It’s usually thought of as protected throughout being pregnant, lactation interval and in kids.
Nevertheless, when you’ve got an allergy to any of the components or having weak digestion power, it’s good to seek the advice of your Ayurveda practitioner and take her recommendation earlier than consuming Panchamrit.
Different references
Aside from the mentioned mixture, A number of different components are mixed and referred to as Panchamrit.
For instance,
In Kaiyadeva Nighantu, a broth ready with horse gram, black gram, flat bean, inexperienced gram and pigeon pea is defined as Panchamrita, used for the therapy of fever, digestive, carminative, mild to digest, helpful in kapha issues, anorexia, tissue depletion and physique ache.
In Raja Nighantu, Guduchi, Gokshura, Musli, Mundi and Shatavari are mixed and defined as Panchamrita.
कुलत्थमाषनिष्पावमुद्गाढकिविपाचितः ||७३||
यूषः सर्वज्वरहरो दीपनः पाचनो लघुः |
श्लेष्मघ्नो रुचिकृद्धन्यादङ्गमर्दक्षयाणि च ||७४||
अयं पञ्चामृतो नाम यूषः स्नेहस्य कारणम् |७५| – Kaiyyadeva Nighantu, Kritanna Varga
गुडूची गोक्षुरश्चैव मूषली मुण्डिका तथा |
शतावरीति पञ्चानां योगः पञ्चामृताभिधः ||३०|| – Raja Nighantu, Mishrakadi Varga
