Rasnadi Choornam is an Ayurvedic medicine, used to apply over scalp, to relieve headache and sinusitis. This herbal powder is formulated based on Kerala Ayurveda tradition.
Table of Contents
ToggleUses
Rasnadi Choornam Benefits:
- It helps to relieve headache, dizziness, cough with sputum and sinusitis and heaviness of the head.
- This is essential in rheumatism.
- Muscle pain, tennis elbow etc.
Effect on Tridosha – Balances Vata and Kapha
Dose
Rasnadi Choornam dosage:
For external application only.
Traditionally it is made a paste with castor oil and applied over forehead.
It is to be rubbed over the scalp over bregma in catarrh, cold, etc as a preventive as well as a curative. It is extremely useful in headache associated with sinusitis. It is to be mixed with boiled water or milk, made into a paste and applied on the forehead for immediate relief in headache.
This may also be cooked in equal quantities of Vasa (Adathoda vasica) juice and breast milk with castor or other oils and applied over the crown.
Side effects
There are no known side effects with this product.
Contents
Rasnadi Choorna ingredients:
Equal quantities of herbal powders of
Rasna – Pluchea lanceolata
Amukkura – Withania somnifera
Devadaru – Cedrus deodara
Katuka – Picrorhiza kurroa
Sarjarasa – Vateria indica
Kottam – Saussurea lappa
Vayampu – Acorus calamus
Gairika – Red ochre
Nisha – Turmeric – Curcuma longa
Yashti – Licorice – Glycyrrhiza glabra
Bala – Sida cordifolia
Mustha – Cyperus rotundus
Vyosha – Pepper, long pepper and ginger
Puti – Holoptelea integrifolia
Sahasravedhi – Ferula asa foetida
Jala – Coleus vettiveroides
Ushira – Vetiveria zizanioiders
Phenaka – Samudraphena
Srikantha – Sandalwood – Santalum album
Aguru – Aquilaria agallocha
Tintrini dalasira – veins of tamarind leaves – Tamarindus indicus
Reference
Sahasrayoga, Choorna Prakarana – context of powders.
Sanskrit shloka verse

Manufacturers
AVN Ayurveda Formulations Pvt. Ltd.
Arya Vaidya Sala (Kottakkal)
Nagarjuna – Raasnaadi Choornnam
Please consult your doctor before taking this medicine.
This article is written by Dr. Janardhana V Hebbar BAMS, MD (Ayu), PGDPSM, Managing Director, Easy Ayurveda Hospital.
It is reviewed by Dr. Shilpa Ramdas BAMS, MD (Ayu), Chief Ayurvedic Physician, Easy Ayurveda Hospital
67 thoughts on “Rasnadi Choornam Benefits, How To Use, Dosage, Ingredients”
How to apply on head for migraine
A paste is made with milk or narayana taila or warm water and applied over forehead, before bath. for 10 minutes everyday. It can be applied twice a day as well.
Will applying the choornam on the head cause hair fall,
No. It does not.
i want buy this product,
where I got?
It can be used in children, but because it contains Iron content (Gairika), it should only be used under medical supervision. Consult a doctor directly.
Will this work for arachnoid cyst?
no.
IS IT HELPFUL IN DANDRUFF ?
to some extent.
Can this be mixed with gram power / besan to use as herbal soap ?
it is better not to be used for body as a soap. it is preferably used only for scalp.
What time it has to apply.
after head bath.
I have been recommended to use this product bit don’t know how to apply and where to apply. Should this be done before head bath or post head bath. How to make the mixture and where to buy.
rasnadi choornam will come in sachet or packet form. it is to be applied over the head/crown after head bath.
How to use this… It shoud be apply forehead or for head..
It is made into paste, either with water or with ksheerabala taila and applied over forehead, left for 30 minutes time, and then washed off with hot water.
No Sir, I would not recommend it.
Namaste Sir, It contains Gairika so would advise not to give it.
Sir, my mom has unknowingly administered this rasnadi churnam orally. At present her stomach is upset. please guide us this situation.
It is not a life threatening condition. Consult a doctor directly.
No.
I usually get sinusitis and severe headache as soon as I take head bath. For this reason, I don’t wash my hair regularly.I was once in a fortnight . Will applying Rasanadi choornam be effective , so I can take head bath atlas once a week? Also, Do we apply this after you dry your hair after head bath or just apply on the wet hair? Please explain. Thank you.
Hi, Rasnadi choornam can enable you to have head bath at least once a week.Please note that it is applied over forehead and usually not applied on scalp. Make a paste with water. Apply it on scalp on forehead for 10 – 30 minutes Then wash off with lukewarm water.
Hello, I have been diagnosed for tennis elbow. I met a Ayurvedic doctor & he suggested me to a put a tea spoon of Rasnadi Churna boil it in 300ml of water. Boil the liquid till it becomes half the content. Then make it into 2 halves. For one half put one tablet of Gandha Tailem soft gel capsule while it us boiling hot so that the tablet dissolves. Consume the solution when luke warm half an hour before food. When I read on internet Rasnadi Churna is only for external use & not for oral consumption. Please suggest. Thanks
Hi, it can be used orally as well. None of its ingredients are contra indicated for oral consumption.
Please go ahead with your doctor’s advice.
No. Please consult an Ayurveda doctor.
Sir this is use in hair or what sir confuse
Hi, it is applied on forehead.
Dear Dr Hebbar
Is rasna powder same as Rasnadi Choornam ?
Is this good for RA.
Thanks
Dear Dr Hebbar
Is Rasnadi Churnam (http://www.kottakkalusa.com/Rasnadi-Churnam-p/1850.htm) same as rasna Power .
Please advice.
Thanks
Regards
Sundeep
Rasnadi choornam is a poly-herbal product.
Rasna choornam is just one herb powder.
Dear Dr Hebbar
is rasnadi choornam (https://www.ayurmedinfo.com/2012/05/11/rasnadi-choornam-benefits-how-to-use-dosage-ingredients/#comment-41721) same as rasna powder.
Can rasnadi choornam be taken orally for RA.
Thanks
No they are different. Rasnadi choornam is advised to be applied externally only.
Hi, I have a terrible sinus problem and I was asked to rub the dry powder on my scalp after head bath but it says otherwise here. What should I do ?
Hi, It can also be used after bath as well, like you have mentioned. Please go ahead.
Better to consult a doctor directly.
How much quantity use one time?
Below 1 year child we can use choornam
No.
Sir,
I was asked to mix it with lemon juice and add camphor also to it for scalp application prior to bedtime. I was also asked to heat it.
Could you please advice
1.whether heating is done before or after adding camphor
2. What is the ratio of lemon juice to rasnadi choornam
3. How long should the mixture be heated?
Thankyou sir
Sir,
My uncle use this daily but he simply applies on centre head without any liquid.can all use this daily for good health? Or it is for sinus patients only?
It can be applied directly. It is useful for good health, not only for sinus.
My son has been applying this from when he was born. Does it have any side effects. Please let me know
No side effects with external application.
You can also smell rasnadi powder which benefits the respiratory system by clearing your mucous membrane (if you have a cold). You can also avoid getting a cold if you put powder on your head ( I don’t know why but it is a common beleif in central-southern kerea) after you take a bath. Hope this helps.
Is there any ayurvesic powder to remove dandruff from head?
can it be used for muscle pain, frozen shoulder?
Is it can be used during pregnancy?
External application can be done during pregnancy.
1) Can dry powder used directly on the head without bathing?
2) What should be the quantity and how many times per day?
3) Also for how much time should the massage be done?
I was asked to apply rashandi powder mixed with lemon inorder to cure heaviness in head and neck pain. when I apply this i used to get relax and pain relief only for a short time. Can I mix the powder with honey. Is it get effective relax
Will rasanadi chooranam changes the colour of the hair to golden brown post several applications?
No.
Is this drug contain asafoetida (hing) as shahsravedhi?
Yes.
Rasnadi is a very effective ayurvedic product.We have been using it since generations.
A pinch of rasnadi can be applied on the higheat point of your head/crown of the head after hairwash as a prevention from headache,sinusitis and frequent illness.
My wife ate it by mistake…. Will it affect
No. But please take precaution in future.
I am using rasnadi choornam for last 3 years directly on scalp after bath. It is now as a habit for me. I read from another doctor that if applied directly, should remove it after 30 minutes. Please advice any health issues for not doing so?
No side effects if it is kept on. But it is good to remove it after 30 minutes.
My friend says that that his mother is using the rasnadi choornam for reducing the edema in her legs by making a paste with water. Is it correct
Yes, it can be used that way.
Can someone with psoriasis lesions on the scalp still apply this for sinus headaches or would it aggravate the scalp?
It can be applied.