AATI KASHAYA DISTRIBUTION

It is celebrated on the new moon day (amavasya) of the Ashadha (Aati) month.

The ritual of Drinking Aati Kashaya on Aati Amavasya is to ward off diseases and its recurrence until the next Aati amavasya, that is, for a period of one year. The Aati Kashaya is said to have enormous health benefit and thus this traditional practice has prevailed upto this day in the Coastal belt of Karnataka. At Kundapura Rural Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital, Koteshwara, the Department of Dravyaguna Vijnana & Department of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana have jointly prepared and distributed Saptaparna Kashaya in the campus on 17th of July 2023.

The Ingredients used for making the Kashaya are Saptaparna, Maricha, Shunti and Ajamoda.

The Kashaya was prepared and distributed to all staffs and students at Kundapura Rural Ayurveda Medical College and Hospital to ward off seasonal illness and to boost the immunity as a whole.