Struggling with Weight Gain Despite Using Herbal Products - #48293

Drakshava + Kumarisava together is NOT good for weight gain. Why Kumarisava reduces fat & improves digestion → causes weight loss Drakshava is mild nourishing, but not strong enough alone Together → no weight gain, sometimes more loss Truth about weight-gain products Most “weight-gain” tonics give temporary water/fat gain When stopped → weight comes down again This means dhatu nourishment is not happening Correct Ayurvedic approach for real weight gain You need Brimhana + Rasayana, not digestive tonics. Simple Ayurvedic medicines for weight gain ✔ Ashwagandha lehyam – 1 tsp morning & night ✔ Shatavari churna – ½ tsp twice daily with warm milk ✔ Vidaryadi lehyam – 1 tsp twice daily ✔ Drakshadi lehyam – if digestion is weak

Hello First off, thank you for being so open about your struggles. I get how tough it feels to try different products for weight gain, only to see the weight drop off again as soon as you stop. Honestly, it’s frustrating and can really wear you down. So let’s talk about this straight up—from an Ayurvedic perspective.

Why Won’t the Weight Stick? (Ayurveda’s Take)

If you’ve tried all sorts of tonics and nothing sticks, here’s what’s usually going on: - Your Agni (digestive fire) isn’t strong or steady enough. - Your tissues aren’t getting nourished as they should. - Vata is probably taking the lead in your system. - Any weight you did gain was likely just water or fat, not actual muscle (Mamsa dhatu).

In Ayurveda, real weight gain means building up your tissues step by step—Rasa to Rakta to Mamsa. It’s not about just feeling heavier for a while.

About Drakshasava & Kumaryasava Can Drakshasava and Kumaryasava help you gain weight? Honestly—no, that’s not what they’re for.

Drakshasava: - It helps with digestion and can make you feel less tired. - It’s mildly nourishing, but it’s not a muscle-builder.

Kumaryasava: - This one supports the liver and corrects metabolism. - People even use it for weight loss or hormonal issues, so it could actually stop you from gaining weight.

Mixing these two won’t help you gain weight—in fact, it could work against you.

Why Does the Weight Go Up Only While Using Products?

This usually happens because: - Products boost your appetite for a bit, but don’t fix the root problem (your Agni and Vata). - You’re not getting the right kind of strengthening (Brimhana) medicine. - Once you stop, the weight just drops off again.

This is super common, by the way.

The Real Way to Gain Weight (and Keep It)

1. Fix What’s Actually Wrong Even if you think your digestion is fine, Ayurveda digs deeper. The goal is to: - Fire up your Jatharagni (main digestive fire). - Boost Dhatu agni (the “digestive fire” in your tissues). - Calm down excess Vata.

2. Use the Right Medicines (Brimhana + Balya)

You’ll need to stick with these for at least 3–4 months.

- Ashwagandha Avaleha 1 tsp morning empty stomach - Vidarikand powder 1 tsp with warm milk - Shatavari kalp 1 tsp with warm milk once a day

3. Timing Is Everything A lot of people miss out because they: - Take medicine at the wrong time - Skip doses - Expect miracles in a month

Take medicine first thing in the morning (great for Agni) and at night with milk (that’s for building tissue).

Diet Tips You said your diet’s balanced, which is great. For weight gain, focus on: - Warm, fresh food - Rice, wheat, ghee, milk, curd (but have curd only in the day) - Black gram, green gram, potatoes, sweet potatoes - Eat before you get super hungry

Don’t: - Fast - Skip meals - Overdo tea or coffee

Lifestyle Stuff That Gets in the Way Take a good, honest look at your habits: - Are you sleeping late? - Overthinking or anxious a lot? - Doing too much physical activity? - Feeling stressed?

All of these can increase Vata and make it almost impossible to gain weight.

One Important Truth There’s no magic product for permanent weight gain. Gaining real, stable weight is a process, not a quick fix. If you lose weight after stopping medicine, it means the root cause still needs attention.

Don’t lose hope. Plenty of people have struggled with this and gone on to build up healthy weight once they got the right help. You’re not alone, and there’s a real solution out there with Ayurveda.

Warm Regards Dr Snehal Vidhate

Mixing drakshava and kumarisava for weight gain is not the right approach and in most cases it can actually prevent healthy weight gain

Drakshava mainly improves digestion appetite blood quality and weakness due to anemia but it does not build muscle or tissue directly Kumarisava is more detoxifying and gut regulating in nature and in many people it increases metabolism and reduces heaviness which is opposite of what is needed for weight gain

When these two are mixed together the digestive fire may improve but tissue nourishment does not happen properly so weight may temporarily increase due to appetite but once the products are stopped the weight drops again

This explains why you gain a little while using products and lose weight immediately after stopping them

For permanent weight gain ayurveda focuses on improving digestion absorption and dhatu nourishment not just appetite

If digestion is weak or irregular no weight gain medicine will work long term

First digestion has to be stabilised then nourishing medicines are introduced and food timing sleep stress and meal quantity must be corrected

Using random weight gain products without correcting digestion only gives temporary results

Drakshava can be used alone if there is weakness poor appetite or anemia Kumarisava should be used only if there is constipation hormonal imbalance or sluggish digestion and usually not in underweight people

Here is a complete schedule for you to help you in your weight gain journey.

Breakfast 8-9.30 am Upma, Poha, Idli, Dosa, Moong Dal Chilla, Vegetable Paratha (Potato paratha once in a while) with a cup of buffalo milk

Mid Snack 11-11.30 am 1 fruit which ever you like

Lunch 12.30-1.30pm A bowl of Dal A bowl of vegetable Roti Rice 2 tsp of ghee

Hi Tea 4 -4.30pm 1 cup of milk with any breakfast item you like. You can have a fruit as well but than avoid milk.

Dinner 7.30-8.30 pm 1 bowl of dal 1 bowl of vegetable Roti Rice 2 tsp of ghee

❌Things to Avoid❌ Processed food Oily food Ready to eat food Maida Desserts

✔️Must do✔️ Exercise is must Have a fruit after exercise best prefered banana You can replace fruits with boiled eggs Twice a week swimming or running Weight training if possible Surya namaskar daily atleast 10. Start from whatever is possible.

Exercise will increase your hunger and you will notice your appetite increasing.

💊Medication💊

Syp. Drakshasav 3 tsp twice a day before food Tab. Liv 52 DS 1 tab twice a day before food Tab. Ampachak Vati 2 tabs twice a day before food.

Full body massage with lukewarm sesame seed oil followed by exercise.

Take Tab. Bandy Plus (deworming medication) 1 tab at night before you start your medication.

Remember you will not see effect in one or two days but you will notice changes within 15 days.

A blend of exercise n healthy food will help you in your weight gain programme.

CHECK YOUR THYROID & SUGAR

Mixing them together is not a classical recommendation. They act differently: Drakshasava is nourishing and mildly anabolic, while Kumaryasava is more metabolic and detoxifying. Taking them together may not directly promote weight gain, and could even counterbalance each other.

Ayurvedic Medicines Commonly Used for Healthy Weight Gain 1.Ashwagandha capsules 2 cap twice daily with warm milk after meals 2.Chyawanprash 1 tsp with warm milk empty stomach in the morning 3.Shatavari capsules 1 cap twice daily with warm milk after meals 4.Drakshasava (alone)-only if appetite is low -20 ml with 20 ml water twice daily after meals

Diet: - Add calorie‑dense but sattvic foods: dates, figs, soaked almonds, ghee, milk, paneer, moong dal khichdi. - Frequent small meals rather than large ones.

Routine: - Strength‑building yoga (surya namaskar, bhujangasana, dhanurasana). - Light resistance exercise to stimulate muscle growth.

Sleep: Adequate rest is crucial for anabolic processes.

Warm Regards DR. ANJALI SEHRAWAT

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR DETAILED SKIN HISTORY I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN YOUR SKIN IS OILY TO COMBINATION WITH DULLNESS CLOSED COMEDONES OPEN PORES AND MILD HYPERPIGMENTATION THIS IS COMMON IN YOUNG ADULTS ESPECIALLY WITH LIFESTYLE FACTORS AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS

FROM AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE YOUR SKIN SHOWS VATA PITTA KAPHA IMBALANCE OILINESS AND BLACKHEADS INDICATE EXCESS KAPHA AND PITTA ACCUMULATION WITH IMPROPER AGNI AND AMA FORMATION CLOSED COMEDONES AND WHITEHEADS SUGGEST SLOWED ELIMINATION OF TOXINS AND WEAK RAKTA AND MAMSA DHATU NOURISHMENT HYPERPIGMENTATION IS A RESULT OF PITTA AGGRAVATION IN LOCALIZED AREAS

YOUR CURRENT PRODUCT PLAN IS GOOD AND SAFE AS IT BLENDS AYURVEDIC AND SCIENTIFIC APPROACH BUT THERE ARE SOME POINTS TO OPTIMIZE AND USE SAFELY

AM ROUTINE CLEANSE WITH HIMALAYA PURIFYING NEEM FACEWASH SAFE DAILY MOISTURIZER HIMALAYA ALOE VERA FACE GEL LIGHT AND SUITABLE FOR OILY SKIN SUNSCREEN QUREZ MATTIFYING SPF 50 APPLY 20 MINUTES BEFORE SUN EXPOSURE AND REAPPLY IF SWEATING OR HEAVY SUN

PM ROUTINE CLEANSE ALWAYS CLEAN BEFORE APPLYING ACTIVE SERUMS BHA 2-3 TIMES A WEEK COSRX BHA BLACKHEAD POWER LIQUID GOOD FOR OPEN PORES AND BLACKHEADS START WITH 2 TIMES A WEEK AND INCREASE TO 3 IF SKIN TOLERATES MOISTURIZER USE LIGHT GEL OR ALOE VERA GEL TO KEEP SKIN BALANCED

NON BHA NIGHTS CLEANSE GENTLE NIACINAMIDE 4-5 MINIMALIST SERUM USE ALTERNATE NIGHTS INITIALLY AND OBSERVE SKIN RESPONSE MOISTURIZER ALWAYS AFTER SERUM

ADDITIONAL AYURVEDIC SUPPORT DRINK 1 GLASS WARM WATER WITH 1 TSP AMLA JUICE IN THE MORNING TO SUPPORT DETOXIFICATION AND GLOW ROSE WATER SPRAY OR HERBAL MIST THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO CALM PITTA DIETARY SUPPORT REDUCE FRIED SPICY OILY FOODS AND EXCESS SUGAR INCLUDE FRESH FRUITS VEGETABLES GREEN LEAFY SALADS AND ADEQUATE WATER LIFESTYLE SUPPORT LIGHT EXERCISE OR WALKING 20-30 MINUTES DAILY HELPS REGULATE OILINESS AND IMPROVES CIRCULATION SLEEP REGULARITY 7-8 HOURS

PRECAUTIONS DO NOT OVEREXFOLIATE INTRODUCE BHA AND NIACINAMIDE GRADUALLY PATCH TEST EACH NEW PRODUCT AVOID HARSH SCRUBS OR ALCOHOL BASED TONERS

WITH CONSISTENT USE OF THIS BLEND OF AYURVEDIC SUPPORT AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVE PRODUCTS YOUR SKIN WILL GRADUALLY BRIGHTEN PORES WILL APPEAR MINIMIZED AND OILINESS WILL BE BETTER CONTROLLED OVER 6-8 WEEKS

HELLO,

You are eating properly digestion feels normal and you have tried many weight gain products, yet your body is not able to hold weight.Sometimes weight increases slightly while taking mediicnes, but once stoped, weight gain reduces

In Ayurveda, this condition is considered normal thinness, but a functional problem of nutrition not reaching the tissues properly

WHAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE YOUR BODY? Think of your body like a field -Food= seeds -Digestion= water -Tissues= crops

In your case -seeds are good (balanced diet) -water is flowing fast (stron or unstable digestion) -crops are not growing well (poor tissue nourishment)

So food is digested, but not converted into strong body tissues

In Ayurveda, this condition is commonly considered as -KARSHYA (under-nourishment) with -VISHAMA/ TIKSHNA AGNI (irregular or fast digestive fire) and -RASA-MAMSA DHATU KSHAYA (poor formation of body fluids and muscles)

That Is why -appetite may be okay -no bloating or gas -still weight does not increase sustainably

WHY WEIGHT GAIN PRODUCTS FAILED EARLIER Most weight gain medicines are rasayyana (nourishing tonics)

But Rasayana will work only when -digestion is stable -liver metabolism is corrected -channels (srotas) are open If Rasayana is taken without preparation, the body -absorbs partilalyy -gains temporary weight -loses it once medicine is stopped

This is exactly what you experienced

TREATMENT GOALS -stabilize digestion -improve absorption and metabolism -nourish tissues gradually -create long term weight retention -prevent rebound weight loss

TREATMENT PLAN

PHASE 1= DIGESTIVE AND METABOLIC PREPARATION MEDICINES USED

1) DRAKSHASAVA= 15ml + equal water after meals twice daily for 4 weeks =improves appetite naturally, nourishes rasa dhoti, reduces internal dryness, helps food convert into nutrition

2) KUMARYASAVA= 15ml with equal water twice daily after meals for 4 weeks =strengthens liver function, regulates metabolism , improves assimilation, prevents toxins

This phase prepares your body to accept nourishment

PHASE 2= After 4 weeks CORE WEIGHT GAIN AND TISSUE BUILDING (Main phase)

1) ASHWAGANDHA AVALEHA= 1 tsp twice daily with warm milk for 3 months =builds muscle mass, improves strength and stamina, reduces internal stress, helps stable weight gain

2) SHATAVARI KALPA = 1 tsp once daily with warm milk for 3 months =nourishes al seven dhatus improves fluid balance, prevents dryness and depletion, helps weight retention

3) VIDARIKAND CHURNA= 1 tsp once daily with honey for 3 months =true anabolic herb, especially useful for lean body types, improves muscle and fat formation

EXTERNAL THERAPY

1) OIL MASSAGE WITH BALA ASHWAGANDHA TAILA -Frequenc 3-4 times/week =improves circulation, nourishes tissue externally, reduces vata (main cause of weight loss), improves sleep

DIET -warm milk with ghee -rice with ghee -moong dal -panner -dates, figs, soaked raisins -banana with milk -almond paste -sesame seeds

AVOID -excess tea/coffee -dry foods -cold drinks -raw salads at night -skiping meals -junk and packaged food

FOOD MUST BE WARM, OILY, NOURISHING AND FRESHLY COOKed

HOME REMEDIES

1) MILK + DATES REMEDY -boil 2 dates in milk -take daily at night

2) ALMOND PASTE -soak 5 almonds overnight -peel, grind, mix with milk

3) GHEE INTAKE -1 tsp ghee daily with meals

LIFESTYLE CHANGES -sleep 7-8 hours -fixed meal timings -avoid late nights -avoid stress -no excessive physical exertion -light strength activities only

YOGA ASANAS -vajrasana -bhujangasana -paschimottanasana -shavasana

PRANAYAM -Anulom vilom -bhramari -deep abdominal breathing

Avoid excessive kapalbhati or fast breathing initially

EXPECTED RESULTS -Appetite improves in 2-3 weeks -Energy increases in 1 month -Visible weight gain in 6-8 weeks -Stable weight in 3 months

Weight gain in Ayurveda is not a quick process, but when done correctly -weight gain is natural -muscles become strong -fat is healthy -weight does NOT drop again

Do not stop medicines suddenly, gradual tapering is essential

DO FOLLOW

HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL

THANK YOU

DR. MAITRI ACHARYA

Usually, this combination of drakshasav+ Kumariasav is not recommended for weight gain, Drakshasav can help improve hunger. You start with Chyavanprash 2tsp once daily before food with water/ milk mixed with shatavari granules 1tsp. Ashwagandha churan 0-0-1tsp at bedtime with Cool milk. mixed with shatavari granules 1tsp. Include black dates peanuts bananas in your diet. Include fresh fruit juices instead of fruits. Have 3-4tsp. Of cow’s ghee in your diet daily. Do light exercises not heavy workout. Remain relaxed and stress free. Shatavari