Definition
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The juice expressed from particular substance is called swarasa of that substance
The juice extracted from a drug, pressed by a machine is known as a swarasa(pure juice, native juice)
General procedure of swarasa preparation
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Collect the green wet drugs and make them into paste form by pounding. Then extract the juice by squeezing through a cloth or yantra (machine) and collect the juice in a pure glass.
Thulassi Swarasa (Ocimum sanctum Linn)
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Apparatus required
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Mortar, Pestle, and clean cloth
Ingredients
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Tulassi : quantity sufficient
Procedure
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Take fresh and cleaned tulassi leaves and make them into paste form, with the help of mortar and pestle. Then keep the paste over the cloth and squeeze it and obtained liquid portion is called tulassi swarasa.
Therapeutic Uses
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Cough, Breathing difficulty, cold, head ache, fever, running nose, hiccup, allergic disorders, and skin diseases.
Anupanam (Adjuvants)
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Honey, lemon juice, sugar candy etc