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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
*Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste salty; freely soluble in water.
 
*Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste salty; freely soluble in water.
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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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*Mūtrak¨cchra (Dysuria), Aśmarī (Calculus), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Vātavikāra (disorders due to vata do¾a).
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==Dose==
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*1g daily in divided doses.
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==Anupāna==
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*Water.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

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Moolaka Ksaara is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Collect mature Mūlaka, wash and cut into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma).
  • Add 6 parts of water to the Bhasma, stir well and keep overnight. Next morning decant the clear liquid and filter through a three-layered muslin cloth.
  • Repeat the filtering process till a colourless filtrate is obtained.
  • Transfer filtered material in to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water. Collect ksāra deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind

to a fine powder.

  • Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.[1]

Description

  • Fine powder, passing through sieve number 100; hygroscopic, odourless, taste salty; freely soluble in water.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Mūtrak¨cchra (Dysuria), Aśmarī (Calculus), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Vātavikāra (disorders due to vata do¾a).

Dose

  • 1g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Water.

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 108.