Shadava

Shadava is a condiment preparation that contains all six tastes (Shadrasa). It is appetizing, relishing, and enhances the taste of food. It helps in balancing the overall taste of a meal. Various recipes for Shadava are described.

• Deepana (appetizing)
• Rochana (relishing)
• Ruchikara (taste-enhancing)

Like the other recipe, the present shadava (delicious recipe having sweet and sour tastes) should be administered along with food and drinks for the treatment of mandanala (suppression of the power of digestion) and diarrhea.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 11: Chest Injury and Emaciation Treatment (Kshatakshina Chikitsa / क्षतक्षीणचिकित्सा)

Complete enumeration: 9 kashaya + 8 matra + 5 ksheera/ghrita + 2 phanita/churna + 1 ghreya + 6 varti + 20 leha + 20 modaka + 20 utkarika + 16 saskuli + 16 pupa + 10 shadava = 133 total.

— Charaka Samhita, Kalpa Sthana — Pharmaceutical Preparations, Chapter 1: Pharmaceutical Preparations of Madanaphala (Madanakalpa Adhyaya / मदनकल्प अध्याय)

Summary: 110 total preparations distributed as: 9 with sour liquids, 12 with rock salt, 18 with cow urine, 2 with Yashtimadhu, 14 with Jivaka group, 7 with milk/liquids, 8 linctus, 4 with sugar, 5 syrup/soup, 6 seasonal, 5 modaka, 4 ghee/milk, 2 powder/drink, 2 alcoholic beverages, 2 fermented gruels, 10 Shadava/Badara forms.

— Charaka Samhita, Kalpa Sthana — Pharmaceutical Preparations, Chapter 7: Pharmaceutical Preparations of Shyama and Trivrita (Shyamatrivrita Kalpa Adhyaya / श्यामात्रिवृत कल्प अध्याय)