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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Dark brown semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and sweet, astringent taste.
 
*Dark brown semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and sweet, astringent taste.
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==Storage==
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*Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture
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==Therapeutic uses==
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*Aruci (aversion to food), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Praseka (excessive salivation), Chardi (emesis).
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==Dose==
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*6 g to be licked up 2 to 3 times in small quantities each time.
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==Anupāna==
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==References==
 
==References==

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Bilvādi Leha is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below

Method of preparation

  • Take raw material of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry, powder ingredient number 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Clean, dry, powder the ingredients number 4 to 12 (Prak¾epa Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
  • Add specified amounts of water to the Kvātha Dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
  • Add jaggery to the Kvātha, boil to dissolve and filter through muslin cloth.
  • Reduce the kvātha to thicker consistency by gentle boiling and stirring continuously during the process.
  • Continue heating till the preparation attains the consistency of leha confirmed by the formation of a soft ball that doesn’t disperse in water.
  • Remove from heat source and allow to cool to room temperature.
  • Add fine powders of Prak¾epa Dravya, mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
  • Pack it in tight closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Dark brown semisolid paste with a spicy pleasant odour and sweet, astringent taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture

Therapeutic uses

  • Aruci (aversion to food), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Praseka (excessive salivation), Chardi (emesis).

Dose

  • 6 g to be licked up 2 to 3 times in small quantities each time.

Anupāna

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 8 .