Apamarga Kshara is an alkaline Ayurvedic medicine, in powder form. It is prepared from an herb called Apamarga – Prickly Chaff-flower – Achyranthes aspera. The medicine is in use since the time of Sushruta, that is since thousands of years.
Special Precautions of Kshara
Health Benefits and uses of Kshara are
Kshara is an extract of the ashes of Achyranthes aspera used in Ayurveda; it is very alkaline.
- It is given to people to drink in a highly diluted form as a remedy for worms, indigestion, kidney stones, skin diseases, and obesity.
- It is also administered topically in a less diluted form, especially for problems of the anus and rectum like haemorrhoids, rectal prolapse, and to try to control infection after fistulectomy, after cutting away pilonidal sinus, and after draining abscesses in that region
- it is also used on infected wounds more generally.
References
Kumar HP. for the National Health Portal, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India, Sep 28, 2015.Kshara Karma Therapy (Caustic Therapy) Last updated Oct 01, 2015