Baidyanath Saraswatarishta

About Saraswatarishta (Saraswatharishtam)

Saraswatarishta is an Ayurvedic medicine used in many health conditions.It increases memory, attention span, concentration, intelligence, mental stamina and glow on the face. It decreases stress and mental fatigue. It is helpful in treatment and management of depression, insomnia, anxiety, ADHD, heart diseases, loss of desire to eat, restlessness, vertigo etc.

It is a liquid Ayurvedic medicine. Saraswatarishta contains 5 – 10 % of self generated alcohol in it. This self generated alcohol and the water present in the product acts as a media to deliver water and alcohol soluble active herbal components to the body. It is also called Sarasvatarishtam.

THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS

• Depression
• Amnesia (Retrograde & Anterograde both)
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Insomnia
• Memory Loss
• All Types Of Mood Disorders
• Stuttering (Stammering Disorder) – Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder
• Cardiac Arrhythmia
• Male Hypogonadism
• Female Hypogonadism

BENEFITS & USES of SARASWATARISHTA

Saraswatarishta has effect on brain, nerves, mind, heart, vocal cord, ovaries and testes. Therefore, Saraswatharishtam is beneficial in diseases of these organs. However, the main impact of Saraswatarishta is observable on VATA DOSHA, but is a balanced formulation, so it can be helpful to all people with diseases indicated in therapeutic indication section.

Saraswatarishta Rasayana (Rejuvenation)

In ayurveda, Saraswatarishta is also taken as Rasayana, which means it can be consumed without any restriction throughout the life for improving general well-being and increasing life span. It increases feeling of calmness, mental peace, joy, satisfaction, patience, and memory. It also stimulates non-specific immunity, which helps protecting a several types of viral, bacterial and other diseases.

Singers can use Saraswatarishta for improving voice quality and preventing any damage to vocal cord due to overuse.

Many people who use their mind at maximum levels in thinking, researching, and studying, learning, memorizing, working at night can get benefits from Saraswatharishtam to increase their mental potential.

Saraswatarishta for Depression & Anxiety

Bacopa Monnieri, the main ingredient of Saraswatarishta, is found decreasing anxiety and depression with significant effect. Alkaloids of Brahmi have shown potent anti-depressant and anti-anxiety effects.

Saraswatarishta (Saraswatharishtam) is a drug of choice for depression in ayurveda. It produces feeling of well-being, happiness and joy. It calms the mind and releases negative energies from the mind. Person has any symptom of depression or symptoms as explained in Therapeutic Indications can get benefits from the Saraswatarishta.

Saraswatarishta is helpful in all following depression symptoms

• Agitation
• Angry Outbursts
• Feeling of emptiness
• Feeling of tearfulness
• Feelings of sadness
• Forgetfulness
• Frustration
• Hopelessness
• Irritability
• Loss of interest in daily activities
• Psychosomatic symptoms like unexplained physical problems, headache, or pain
• Restlessness
• Suicidal thoughts
• Trouble while making decisions
• Unexplained tiredness

Saraswatarishta reduces following anxiety symptoms significantly

• Breathing rapidly
• Feeing weak
• Feeling nervous
• Feeling powerless
• Feeling tired
• Increased heart rate due anxiety
• Sweating
• Trembling
• Trouble concentrating

Insomnia

Saraswatarishta is beneficial for people with sleep disturbance of sleeplessness. Brahmi in Saraswatarishta improves sleep quality and increase duration of nighttime sleep.

Memory Loss & Forgetfulness

Saraswatarishta increases memory and helps in problems like memory loss, forgetfulness and trouble in remembering things. This effect appears due to Brahmi, Vacha, Ashwagandha and Gold.

Stuttering (Stammering Disorder)

Saraswatarishta is highly beneficial for people with stuttering (Stammering Disorder or Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder). Alone Saraswatharishtam is beneficial in such case, but it should be used more than 6 months continuously.

Cardiac Arrhythmia

Along with Yakuti Rasayan, or Jawahar Mohra or other cardioprotective preparation, Saraswatarishta gold provides stability in heart rate and prevents tachycardia and bradycardia.

Hypogonadism

Saraswatarishta along with Makardhwaj (or Siddha Makardhwaj) and Vanga (Bang) Bhasma is beneficial in both cases of male and female hypogonadism. It is likely to increased diminished hormone biosynthesis from the ovaries and testes in female and male respectively.

Menopause Symptoms

Saraswatarishta is not only beneficial during menopause, but it is also very helpful in perimenopause (before menopause) and after menopause (post-menopause). It reduces following symptoms:

• Hot Flashes
• Mood Swings
• Sleep disturbance
• Difficult Concentrating
• Dizziness
• Memory Lapses
• Irritability
• Headaches
• Night Sweats
• Loss of Libido
• Fatigue
• Irregular Heartbeat
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Panic Disorder
• Electric Shocks
• Muscle Tension
• Tingling Extremities

For reducing symptoms of menopause, the following combination is also beneficial along with Saraswatharishtam.

• Mukta Pishti
• Praval Pishti
• Swarna Makshik Bhasma
• Amalaki Rasayan
• Shatavari Churna

Precautions of Saraswatharishtam

There are no side effects reported in most of individual using Saraswatharishtam. Headache may occur in rare cases if Saraswatarishta is taken in higher dosage, especially on empty stomach.

Saraswatarishta (Saraswatharishtam) is not recommendable in pregnancy as a tonic. However, it can be used in pregnant women having severe depression or other mood disorders. 

Nursing mothers can take Saraswatarishta under supervision of ayurvedic doctor in optimum adult dosage safely without any side effect on breast-fed babies.

 Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.