Kadha Herbal Immunity Mix

Kadha, also written kwath, kashaya, kudineer or joshanda depending on the tradition, is a hot-water decoction of dried botanicals rather than an extract or a dosage form: the consumer simmers or infuses the powder in water and strains off the marc. Thovek's base build follows the four-herb formulation the Ministry of AYUSH circulated as Ayush Kwath, in the ratio 4:2:2:1 by weight — tulsi leaf, Ocimum tenuiflorum L. (the accepted name for the species the advisory lists as Ocimum sanctum), four parts; dalchini, the bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume, two parts; sunthi, dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale Roscoe, two parts; and krishna marich, the fruit of Piper nigrum L., one part. The advisory's reference serving is 3 g in 150 mL of hot water. Longer builds of seven to twelve botanicals are routine to contract, adding mulethi (Glycyrrhiza glabra), giloy (Tinospora cordifolia), pippali (Piper longum), laung (Syzygium aromaticum), elaichi (Elettaria cardamomum), ajwain or lemongrass. Each botanical is bought and released against its own Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India monograph — identity, foreign matter, loss on drying, total and acid-insoluble ash and extractive values — before it enters the blend, and the finished mix is then assayed on the markers that matter commercially: piperine (CAS 94-62-2) for the pepper fraction, 6-gingerol (CAS 23513-14-6) for ginger, cinnamaldehyde (CAS 104-55-2, C9H8O, MW 132.16) for cinnamon and eugenol (CAS 97-53-0) where clove is included. Where mulethi is in the formula, glycyrrhizin (CAS 1405-86-3) is assayed and declared per serving, because the EU Scientific Committee on Food treats 100 mg a day of glycyrrhizin as a reasonable upper limit of intake for most of the population and a licorice-heavy kadha can reach that quickly. Decontamination is by steam, not ethylene oxide: EO residues in Indian herbal and spice consignments remain one of the commonest causes of EU and UK border rejection, and no lot is EO-treated. Mycotoxin limits follow EU Regulation 2023/915, which covers mixtures of dried spices containing pepper, turmeric or ginger at aflatoxin B1 not more than 5.0 ug/kg and total aflatoxins not more than 10.0 ug/kg. Formats are chosen by the channel. Bulk drums suit repackers and beverage plants; 3 g and 5 g laminate sachets suit retail, hospitality and airline programmes; PET jars with a measuring scoop suit e-commerce. The standard article is unsweetened and caffeine-free — jaggery, cane sugar, stevia or sucralose versions and instant spray-dried granules carried on maltodextrin are separate specifications with different nutritionals and, for the sweetened ones, a different tariff argument. Aroma actives are volatile, so packing is light-protected and nitrogen flushing is available. Thovek describes composition and analysis only; the traditional use of these botanicals is a matter of the destination market's own botanical rules, and positioning, permitted wording and any on-pack claim are the brand owner's responsibility. Lots sold in India carry the labelling required by the FSSAI health supplement and nutraceutical regulations, and buyers should confirm each botanical against the permitted-plant list and daily-use levels applying in their market before launch.