Shauthlya Med Pachak Tablets (Medo Pachak Vati) – Ayurvedic Tablet – Panchamrut Herbals

Reviewed by Dr. Riddhish Padiya — B.Pharm (Ayurveda), M.Pharm (Pharmacognosy), Ph.D. (Dravyaguna), ITRA Jamnagar. Publications under “Padiya RH”.

About Shauthlya Med Pachak Tablets

Five dravyas, equal parts, 100 mg each. Kariyatu, Katuki, Guduchi, Rakta Chandan and Sunth, and nothing else but excipients. Every figure is printed on the bottle, and 500 mg of declared actives in a single tablet is a lot for a five-dravya formula.

We are going to start by correcting our own pages — both of them. Until today we sold this formula on two separate listings that told two different and equally wrong stories. The 60-tablet page called it a muscle formula. The 500 g page said “Shauthlya” came from Shotha, swelling, and sold it as an inflammation formula. Neither is right, and the bottle itself says so.

The pack front prints the answer in a bracket: सौथल्य (मेद) पाचक टेबलेट — Shauthlya (Meda) Pachak Tablet. Med is Meda, the fourth dhatu, the fatty or adipose tissue. Muscle is Mamsa, the third, and the Mamsa member of this series is a different product called Mansh Pachak, which we also stock. Panchamrut’s own trade listing places this one against Medo dhatu. The two pages have now been merged into this one, so there is a single description and a single truth about what this formula is. We would rather say plainly that we had it wrong than quietly change the wording and hope nobody noticed.

The series, so you can place this one in it. Classical Ayurveda holds that each of the seven dhatus has its own agni — dhatvagni — and that the dhatus form in sequence: Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, Shukra. Pachaka means that which digests. So the Pachak set runs Ras Pachak (Rasa), Rakta Pachak (Rakta), Mansh Pachak (Mamsa), Med Pachak (Meda) and Asthi Majja Pachak (Asthi and Majja). Which one is appropriate is a question for your Vaidya. The logic of the set is worth knowing before you choose.

The brand is Panchamrut Herbals. Its manufacturing unit is at 156-157 Honey Industrial, At. Po. Masma, Ta. Olpad, Dist. Surat 394540, Gujarat, under Mfg. Lic. No. GA-1762; its corporate office is at 5th Floor, 511, Naroda Business Hub, Nava Naroda Road, Naroda, Ahmedabad 382330. One company, two addresses — that is why you may have seen both cities against this brand online. Riddhish Herbals is the stockist, and specifically the authorised and exclusive online seller for Panchamrut Herbals. We sell it; we do not make it. Both pack sizes are on this one page — the 60-tablet bottle for a first or short course, and the 500 g bulk jar a clinic dispenses from. Choose the size above; the formula and the per-tablet composition are identical.

Who else sells this formula, and how they differ. Checked 21 August 2026: BVG Life Sciences is the best-known brand, selling Medo Pachak Vati in 30- and 60-tablet bottles at ₹143 and about ₹286 MRP on 1mg, Truemeds, Amazon and its own site. Vishwachaitanya Ayurvediya Rasashala (Baramati) lists a Medo Pachak Vati on IndiaMART, and trade sellers in Pune and Nagpur list 60-tablet bottles at ₹130 and ₹110. Aryavaidya Kalpashala carries a Meda Pachak Vati. The name is shared across all of them; the formula is not.

The difference that actually matters, and nobody spells it out. BVG’s published list names Kirattikta, Amruta, Chandan (Santalum album) and Vishwabheshaj. Panchamrut’s panel declares Rakta Chandan — Pterocarpus santalinus. Those are two different dravyas: white sandalwood and red sandalwood, different genus, different classical use. Panchamrut also declares Katuki, which BVG’s published list does not carry at all. And no competing listing we found prints a per-dravya milligram figure. Compare the composition panel, never the name on the front.

One thing we will not do, and you should know why. Several sellers of this formula advertise it for weight and for a named endocrine condition. We do not — not out of squeamishness, but because Indian advertising law does not permit an Ayurvedic listing to advertise for either, and we are not going to break that rule to win a sale. The bottle’s own artwork also carries a purity line and a potency guarantee that we are not permitted to repeat, so we do not repeat those either. What we publish instead is the composition, the quantities and the classical reasoning.

Traditional Ayurvedic Importance

Four of the five dravyas here belong to the classical Tikta group — the bitter taste, described in classical Ayurvedic literature as the principal Deepana-Pachana category, the tastes that kindle agni and assist pachana. The fifth, Sunth, is Katu and is the classical counterweight to a stack of bitters.

Kariyatu (Swertia chirata) is Kirata-tikta, one of the most intensely bitter dravyas in the pharmacopoeia and the one this formula leads with. Gujarat calls it Kariyatu; most of India calls it Chirayata. Katuki (Picrorhiza kurroa) — Katurohini in the classical texts — is its usual partner, and the two appear together across a great many Tikta preparations.

Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia) is Amrita, one of the Rasayana dravyas, and it is the softening element in an otherwise sharp formula. Rakta Chandan (Pterocarpus santalinus) is the red sandalwood — classically a Sheeta, cooling dravya, and a genuinely different plant from the white sandalwood Santalum album that some competing versions use. Sunth (Zingiber officinale) is dry ginger, the classical Deepana that keeps a bitter formula from sitting heavily.

So the shape of it is four bitters and a warm one, in exactly equal parts, named for the fourth dhatu. The bottle describes it as an Ayurvedic classical product, though it prints no classical text reference — see the note under the composition table. That is a difference worth flagging, because Panchamrut’s Yograj Guggulu bottle does print one.

Key Features

• All five quantities printed, in equal parts: Kariyatu, Katuki, Guduchi, Rakta Chandan and Sunth at 100 mg each — 500 mg of declared actives per tablet, with excipients Q.S. No competing Medo Pachak listing we checked on 21 August 2026 prints a per-dravya figure.
• The right dhatu, stated plainly: Med is Meda, the fourth dhatu, not Mamsa. Our own page said muscle until today; we corrected it and said so.
• Rakta Chandan, not white sandalwood: this panel declares Pterocarpus santalinus. A leading competitor’s published list names Santalum album instead — a different dravya entirely. It also omits Katuki, which this one carries.
• A narrow formula, deliberately: five dravyas rather than twenty-five. Less chance of unknowingly overlapping with something else you already take.
• Two pack sizes, one page: 60-tablet bottle or 500 g bulk jar, same formula, same per-tablet composition. The 500 g jar works out near ₹2.60 a gram.
• Kariyatu and Katuki are a classical pairing — two of the sharpest Tikta dravyas — with Guduchi and Rakta Chandan to soften and cool, and Sunth as the Deepana.
• The bottle’s own caution, put where you will read it: the pack directs you to consult your healthcare practitioner before taking, so we print that near the top rather than bury it at the foot of the page.
• “Classical” on the pack, but no text reference printed — we say so rather than invent a citation. Raised with the manufacturer.
• Bought from the authorised online seller: Riddhish Herbals holds authorised and exclusive online-selling rights for Panchamrut Herbals, under Mfg. Lic. No. GA-1762. A tax invoice on every order.

Research on the Constituents

Composition (label-verified, per tablet)

Transcribed from the Panchamrut Herbals 60-tablet bottle, read from founder-supplied macro photographs on 21 August 2026, stated per tablet exactly as the panel prints it. The 500 g jar is the same formula in a larger pack, confirmed by Riddhish Herbals against stock in hand; its own panel has not been separately photographed, and we say so rather than imply we read two labels when we read one. The five declared dravyas are in exactly equal parts and sum to 500 mg; the label prints no total, so the total row above is arithmetic, not a label claim. Mfg. Lic. No. GA-1762. The pack does not print plant parts, so we have not added any. Botanical spellings. The panel mis-sets three binomials — Tinospora cordifoila for cordifolia, Petrocarpus santalinus for Pterocarpus santalinus, and Zingiber officinalies for officinale. Above we show the accepted spelling of the same dravya; nothing has been substituted, and the two remaining binomials (Swertia chirata, Picrorhiza kurroa) are printed correctly. We have asked Panchamrut Herbals to correct the artwork. The bottle describes the product as “An Ayurvedic Classical Product” but prints no classical text reference. A five-dravya equal-parts formula of Kariyatu, Katuki, Guduchi, Rakta Chandan and Sunth is not one we can match to a named classical yoga, so we have not attached a text citation of our own to make the page look better. Nothing here is inferred; where the pack prints Q.S., we print Q.S.

How to Use

As directed by your qualified Ayurvedic physician. The bottle states 1 to 2 tablets twice a day, or as directed by the physician. Classical practice gives Tikta preparations with warm water, and your Vaidya may specify a different anupan according to what else you are taking. Please read the printed range as the boundary your physician works within rather than a starting point you choose for yourself.

Who Can Use It

Adults, under the direction of a qualified Ayurvedic physician — the bottle itself directs you to consult your practitioner before taking. Kariyatu and Katuki are both intensely bitter, potent dravyas and this is not a casual daily tablet. Not for use in pregnancy or lactation without physician advice. For children, the dose is decided by a qualified Ayurvedic physician and is not printed here. If you are on any other medication, discuss it before starting. If you are already taking another product from the Pachak series, tell your Vaidya — Katuki recurs across the set and it is easy to double up without realising.

Storage

The bottle directs: store in a cool, dry and dark place. Keep it tightly closed — uncoated bitter tablets take up moisture readily and will clump. Use before the expiry date printed on your pack.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shauthlya Med Pachak Tablet?

An Ayurvedic tablet in which each tablet declares five dravyas in equal parts at 100 mg each: Kariyatu (Swertia chirata), Katuki (Picrorhiza kurroa), Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), Rakta Chandan (Pterocarpus santalinus) and Sunth (Zingiber officinale), with excipients Q.S. — 500 mg of declared actives per tablet. Made by Panchamrut Herbals, and stocked here in two pack sizes: a 60-tablet bottle and a 500 g bulk jar.

Is Med Pachak for muscle?

No, and this page used to say it was. We had it wrong and we have corrected it. Med is Meda, the fourth dhatu — the fatty or adipose tissue in the classical scheme. Mamsa is the muscle dhatu, and the Mamsa member of this series is a separate product called Mansh Pachak. Panchamrut’s own trade listing places this one against Medo dhatu. If you were sent here looking for the muscle formula, you want Mansh Pachak instead — and please check with your Vaidya either way.

What does the name actually mean?

Classical Ayurveda holds that each of the seven dhatus has its own agni — dhatvagni — and that the dhatus form in sequence: Rasa, Rakta, Mamsa, Meda, Asthi, Majja, Shukra. Pachaka means that which digests. So the Pachak series runs Ras Pachak, Rakta Pachak, Mansh Pachak, Med Pachak and Asthi Majja Pachak, one for each stage. Med Pachak is the fourth. Which of them suits you is a clinical question for your Vaidya.

Is this the same as the Medo Pachak Vati other brands sell?

Same name, different formula — and the difference is not trivial. BVG Life Sciences, the best-known brand, publishes a list naming Kirattikta, Amruta, Chandan (Santalum album) and Vishwabheshaj. This panel declares Rakta Chandan, Pterocarpus santalinus — red sandalwood, a different genus and a different classical dravya from white sandalwood. Panchamrut also declares Katuki, which that published list does not carry. Checked 21 August 2026. Always compare the composition panel rather than the name on the front.

What is Rakta Chandan, and is it ordinary sandalwood?

No. Rakta Chandan is Pterocarpus santalinus, red sandalwood, classically a Sheeta or cooling dravya. Ordinary white sandalwood is Santalum album — a different genus and a different dravya with different classical uses. Ayurvedic practice keeps them firmly apart, and this label declares the red one.

Is this a classical formula?

The bottle says “An Ayurvedic Classical Product”, but it prints no classical text reference — no Bhaishajya Ratnavali number, no A.F.I. page, nothing. A five-dravya equal-parts formula of Kariyatu, Katuki, Guduchi, Rakta Chandan and Sunth is not one we can match to a named classical yoga, so we have not attached a citation of our own to make the page look better. Worth noting that Panchamrut’s Yograj Guggulu bottle does print its reference, so it is not a company-wide habit. We have asked them to confirm.

Why are some Latin names on my bottle spelt differently from this page?

Three binomials on the panel are mis-set: Tinospora cordifoila should read cordifolia, Petrocarpus santalinus should read Pterocarpus santalinus, and Zingiber officinalies should read officinale. These are typesetting slips, not different dravyas — we show the accepted spelling above and have substituted nothing. The other two binomials on the pack are printed correctly. We have asked Panchamrut Herbals to correct the artwork.

Can I take it without a doctor?

The bottle answers that itself: always consult your healthcare practitioner before taking. Kariyatu and Katuki are potent bitter dravyas at 100 mg each. Riddhish Herbals stocks this for people already working with a Vaidya.

How much should I take, and with what?

The bottle states 1 to 2 tablets twice a day, or as directed by the physician. Tikta preparations are classically given with warm water; your Vaidya may specify a different anupan depending on what else you are taking. Given the caution printed on the same label, read that range as an outer boundary rather than a range you pick from.

Which pack size should I choose?

Pack size is the only difference — the per-tablet composition is what the label declares either way, and both come from the same manufacturer under the same licence. The 60-tablet bottle suits a first course or a short one. The 500 g bulk jar is what a clinic dispensary or a long course runs on, and it works out near ₹2.60 a gram. If you have not taken this formula before, start on the bottle and move up once your physician confirms it suits you. Both sizes are selectable above; until today they sat on two separate pages, which is how they ended up carrying two different descriptions.

Who makes it, and is it licensed?

It is made by Panchamrut Herbals, whose brand it is, at 156-157 Honey Industrial, At. Po. Masma, Ta. Olpad, Dist. Surat 394540, Gujarat, under Mfg. Lic. No. GA-1762. Its corporate office is at 5th Floor, 511, Naroda Business Hub, Nava Naroda Road, Naroda, Ahmedabad 382330. The bottle carries the GMP certified mark.

What are the alternate names and spellings, and is it available at Riddhish Herbals?

Shauthlya Med Pachak, Shauthlya Pachak, Med Pachak, Med Pachak Tablet, Medo Pachak, Medo Pachak Vati, Meda Pachak Vati, Medapachak, and on the pack in Devanagari as सौथल्य (मेद) पाचक टेबलेट. Dravya synonyms: Kariyatu = Chirayata = Kirata-tikta = Swertia chirata; Katuki = Katurohini = Kutki = Picrorhiza kurroa; Guduchi = Giloy = Amrita = Tinospora cordifolia; Rakta Chandan = Lal Chandan = Pterocarpus santalinus; Sunth = Shunthi = Sonth = dry ginger. Yes, it is in stock: Riddhish Herbals is the authorised and exclusive online seller for Panchamrut Herbals, available at our Jam-Khambhalia, Gujarat store and online at riddhishherbals.com with Pan-India delivery, doctor-guided selection and a tax invoice on every purchase.

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