‘Vata’ is the dosha that drives the life force. In its balanced state, it regulates metabolism and maintains homeostasis. ‘Apana’, the branch of Vata that governs excretory functions, is upset by faulty diets and lifestyle.In the gut and bowel, derangement of Vata leads to loss of appetite, flatulence, incompetent digestion and assimilation of nutrients, hemorrhoids, colic, inflammatory changes, constipation, sprue and loss of function.Renal health and fluid drainage from the body is also affected. Veeratharadi Kashayam is a traditional recipe with specific action in pacifying Vata aggravation in the gut, bowel and pelvic region. It is used to support the treatment of colitis, sprue, irritable bowel, constipation, dysuria, urinary calculi etc.