Kashayas are not a single herbal medicine but a decoction or extract of a herb or a group of herbs. Kashayam contains mostly water soluble herbs which are easily absorbed by the intestines.Several herbs are heated or roasted and then blended together; this is one of the commonest forms of Ayurvedic medicine. Kairali stocks eleven varieties of these traditional remedies, used to relieve inflammatory conditions, rheumatoid arthritis, cough, cold, sinusitis, migraine and skin complaints.