Dhootapapeshwar Swamala Compound Chyawanprash for Low Immunity, Weakness and Lost Vitality

What are the uses of Swamala Compound?

Dhootapapeshwar Swamala Compound is an Ayurvedic chyawanprash made to raise the body's power to fight illness and remove weakness. It helps when you get tired after a little work, catch a cold every time the weather changes, or stay weak long after an illness. It is made from fresh amla pulp. Several mineral ashes and makardhwaj are added too. When it is taken daily, strength comes back and you fall sick less often.

Quick Facts

• It is a chyawanprash, the thick jam that is eaten straight off a spoon. Its amla pulp is fried in pure cow ghee only. Many other chyawanprash brands use til oil along with the ghee for this step.
• Dosage: Adults take 1 tablespoon (15 g) twice a day, morning and evening, on an empty stomach. Children above 12 take 1 teaspoon (5 g) twice a day, morning and evening.
• Side Effects: Most people have no trouble at the normal dose. Some feel extra heat in the body or a burning in the stomach, more so in summer. It can also add weight, so people who are already heavy should keep an eye on that. The makardhwaj in it carries a very small amount of cleaned mercury, so it's important to stay within the recommended dose. Pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers should take it only if their doctor says so.
• Ashwagandharishta is often taken with it when a person is tired and also can't sleep well because of stress.
• Rinse your mouth with plain water after each spoon. It's sweet and sticky, and the sugar can sit on the teeth. This matters more for teenagers.

Swamala Compound Benefits for Teenagers, Adults and the Elderly

Swamala Compound chyawanprash is taken from the teen years right up to old age. Each age gets something different from it.

• For teenagers: The body grows fast in these years, and the day is packed with school, tuition and sports. It gives a growing body the nourishment it needs, plus steady energy to get through the day. Teens also focus better and pick up lessons faster.
• For adults: In the 20s and 30s, meals often get skipped and nights run late. On top of that, work or exam stress makes the body tired and weak before its time. Grey hair and lines on the face can show up years before they should. Taken regularly, it helps keep these early signs of ageing away. But a healthy daily routine matters just as much.
• For elderly people: With age, the body turns dry and thin, and strength goes down. It stops the body from drying out and helps the muscles stay firm. So older people can stay active and keep their strength.

Swamala Compound Ingredients: Amla, Ghee, Honey and More

Every 10 g has:

• Suvarna (Svarna) Bhasma (gold ash): 1 mg
• Rajata Bhasma (silver ash): 1 mg
• Abhraka Bhasma (mica ash): 5 mg
• Kantaloha Bhasma (iron ash): 10 mg
• Pravala Pishti (coral powder): 10 mg
• Poornachandrodaya Makardhwaja (makardhwaj): 14 mg
• Chyavanprash (Ashtavarg) (chyawanprash base): 9.959 g

Preservative: sodium benzoate.

All six mineral items together weigh only 41 mg. Everything else in the 10 g is the chyawanprash base. Along with amla pulp, it has sugar, cow ghee, honey, pippali and vanshlochan. Dalchini, tejpatta, elaichi and nagkesar go in as well, in very small amounts. About 37 herbs are boiled and their extract is added. Dashmool, giloy, harad, munakka, adusa, punarnava and gokharu are some of them. The recipe also calls for a group of eight rare herbs. Most of them are very hard to find now. So vidarikand, varahi kand, ashwagandha and shatavari are used in their place.

How to Store Swamala Compound in Its Glass Jar

Keep your jar of Swamala Compound chyawanprash somewhere between 15°C and 25°C. Not in the fridge. Cold weather makes it set hard, and a very hot summer can make it soft and runny.

If it has gone hard in winter, stand the closed jar in a bowl of lukewarm water for a few minutes. Only lukewarm, though. Hot water on cold glass can crack the jar. And never heat it in the microwave or on the gas. Heat spoils the honey in it.

Use a dry spoon every time and keep the lid shut tight. Over the months, it turns darker. That comes from the natural colour of amla. It doesn't mean the medicine has gone bad.