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'''Mustakaarishta''' is a fermented liquid preparation, made with ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
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'''Mustakāriṣṭa''' is a fermented liquid preparation, made with ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
| Mustaka (Must¡ API) ||Cyperus rotundus ||Rz.|| 2.4 kg
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| Mustakā (Mustā API) ||Cyperus rotundus ||Rz.|| 2.4 kg
 
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| Jala for decoction|| Water|| ||12.2880 l
 
| Jala for decoction|| Water|| ||12.2880 l
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|reduced to|||||| 3.072 l
 
|reduced to|||||| 3.072 l
 
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| Gu·a API ||Jaggery|||| 3.6 kg
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| Guḍa API ||Jaggery|||| 3.6 kg
 
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| Dh¡tak¢ API|| Woodfordia fruticosa.|| Fl.|| 192 g
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| Dhātakī API|| Woodfordia fruticosa.|| Fl.|| 192 g
 
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| Yam¡n¢ (Yav¡n¢ API)|| Trachyspermum ammi|| Fr. ||24 g
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| Yamānī (Yavānī API)|| Trachyspermum ammi|| Fr. ||24 g
 
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| Vi¿vabheÀaja (áu¸¶h¢ API) ||Zingiber officinale ||Rz.|| 24 g
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| Viśvabheṣaja (Śuṇṭhī API) ||Zingiber officinale ||Rz.|| 24 g
 
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| Marica API ||Piper longum ||Fr.|| 24 g
 
| Marica API ||Piper longum ||Fr.|| 24 g
 
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| Lava´ga (DevapuÀpa API) ||Syzygium aromaticum ||Fl. Bd|| 24 g
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| Lavaṅga (Devapuṣpa API) ||Syzygium aromaticum ||Fl. Bd|| 24 g
 
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| Meth¢ API ||Trigonella foenum-graecum|| Sd. ||24 g
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| Methī API ||Trigonella foenum-graecum|| Sd. ||24 g
 
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| Vahni (Citraka API)|| Plumbago zeylanica|| Rt.|| 24 g
 
| Vahni (Citraka API)|| Plumbago zeylanica|| Rt.|| 24 g
 
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| J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API) ||Cuminum cyminum|| Fr. ||24 g
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| Jīraka (Śveta Jīraka API) ||Cuminum cyminum|| Fr. ||24 g
 
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==Therapeutic uses==
 
==Therapeutic uses==
*Ajirna (dyspepsia), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), Visucika (gastro-enteritis with piercing pain).
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*Ajirṇa (dyspepsia), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Grahaṇi (malabsorption syndrome), Visūcikā (gastro-enteritis with piercing pain).
  
 
==Dose==
 
==Dose==

Revision as of 13:03, 10 September 2018

Mustakāriṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation, made with ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Formulation composition

Mustakā (Mustā API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 2.4 kg
Jala for decoction Water 12.2880 l
reduced to 3.072 l
Guḍa API Jaggery 3.6 kg
Dhātakī API Woodfordia fruticosa. Fl. 192 g
Yamānī (Yavānī API) Trachyspermum ammi Fr. 24 g
Viśvabheṣaja (Śuṇṭhī API) Zingiber officinale Rz. 24 g
Marica API Piper longum Fr. 24 g
Lavaṅga (Devapuṣpa API) Syzygium aromaticum Fl. Bd 24 g
Methī API Trigonella foenum-graecum Sd. 24 g
Vahni (Citraka API) Plumbago zeylanica Rt. 24 g
Jīraka (Śveta Jīraka API) Cuminum cyminum Fr. 24 g

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of Pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and crush the ingredient numbered 1 (Kv¡tha Dravya) of the formulation composition and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 5 to 11 (PrakÀepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
  • Add specified amount of water to the Kv¡tha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kv¡tha.[1]

Description

  • Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and bitter taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • Ajirṇa (dyspepsia), Agnimāndya (digestive impairment), Grahaṇi (malabsorption syndrome), Visūcikā (gastro-enteritis with piercing pain).

Dose

  • 15 - 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content Not less than 0.06 per cent
Total solids 20 to 30 per cent w/v
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.1 to 1.25
pH 3.02 to 4.5
Reducing sugars 30 to 45 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 5 per cent
Alcohol content 3.0 to 7.5 per cent
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 64.