Ayurvedic Kayam Churna – Product Review. Know Ingredients, Benefits, Uses, Dosage & Side Effects

Constipation can be a very difficult condition to deal with. Not being able to get rid of the waste from your body can cause mental and physical discomfort. Over the years there have been many medicines created to cure this problem, and along with these medicines traditional techniques have also existed. So, one may wonder how things would work if they mixed the two. Well, the answer is the product we will be talking about today, and that is Kayam Churna.

Kayam Churna is an Ayurvedic medicine that helps in the bowel movements and deal with constipation. It is a combination of a few Ayurvedic herbs that help with constipation, blended together and made into a powder form.

Price and Packaging

This product is priced at INR 80 for 100 grams. It comes in a white and red plastic bottle with a screw on cap.

Ingredients

Since this is an ayurvedic medicine, it will come as no surprise that its ingredients are all natural and all equally difficult to pronounce. The following are its ingredients:

Senna leaves (Cassia angustifolia)
Black Salt (Saindhava salt / Saindha namak)
Nishoth (Trivrit) – Operculina turpethum Ajwain – Carum capticum /  Trachyspermum ammi
Himej = Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
Svarjika Kshara – a type of Kshara preparation
Jethi Madh = Yasthimadhu = liquorice = Glycyrrhiza glabra.

What Are Its Claims?

Kayam Churna is a medicinal product that claims to be beneficial for chronic constipation, gas, acidity, mouth ulcers, and even headaches.

How to Use?

Consume 1 or 2 teaspoon full of the powder with a glass of warm water before going to bed.

How This Kayam Churn Works?

Each of the herbs that are blended to make this product have a specific benefit to the human body. The senna leaves and haritaki leaves have mild laxative like properties, the herb trivrit on the other hand is a purgative ayurvedic substance that acts as a strong laxative. Yasthimadhu is good for curing stomach problems like gas or acidity, and even for dealing with mouth ulcers. Saindhava lavana and Swarjika kshara are frequently used in conditions of gastritis. Furthermore, they also help in improving the digesting capacity of the stomach and intestines.

Side Effects

Since this product is in a nutshell a laxative, consuming large quantities of it will cause severe stomach aches, diarrhoea, and dehydration. Also, a lot of people have said that using this on a daily basis can cause you to get dependant on it. Meaning, it doesn’t cure your constipation, it just gives you temporary relief until the next day when you are again constipated and need to take this medicine again. So if you are someone who is considering to try this out, it will help you, ayurvedic herbs always help you, but it will also make you dependant on it, so beware.

Furthermore one of its ingredients, Swarjika Kshara, if consumed for a long period of time can cause low sperm mortality and count amongst men.

And you have diabetes or high blood pressure, then you must consume Kayam Churna only under medical supervision because of Yashtimadhu, which is one of its ingredients and which is said to be bad for people with these mentioned conditions.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Has a reasonable price tag
• Is available in any medicine store
• Will help with your constipation
• Uses ayurvedic ingredients
• Also works to reduce acidity, and gastritis.

Cons:

• Causes dependence on the user
• Can cause diarrhoea and dehydration if is too much is consumed
• Causes low sperm mortality and count in men
• Is not suitable for diabetic and high blood pressure patients

So, to conclude, Kayam Churna is a ayurvedic medicine that comes in a powder form and helps with your constipation and other digestion related issues. However, it isn’t a cure for your condition. Only a change in your diet and lifestyle will. Only when you start eating food that is high in fiber, exercise regularly, and get sufficient amount of rest, will your constipation get cured.