The invention relates to an ayurvedic medicinal preparation used as a prophylactic for cardiac ailments and for increasing cardiac muscle tonicity. The principal ingredient used are nuts from the plants belonging to the anacardiacieae family, Allium Sativum Linn and Zingiber Officinale Rosc. The toxins and irritants from the nuts are removed or deactivated, before the oil is extracted from the nuts. The formulation is prepared with the filtered nut oil extract, and an extract of Allium Sativum Linn and Zingiber Officinale Rosc.