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| − | + | '''Mūlaka Kṣāra''' is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. | |
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==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
| − | + | {| class="wikitable" | |
| + | | Mūlaka API Bhasma ||[[Raphanus sativus]]|| Pl. ||1 part | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Jala API ||Water||||6 parts | ||
| + | |} | ||
==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Collect mature Mūlaka, wash and cut into small pieces and dry completely. Burn to ash (Bhasma). | + | *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. | *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. | *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 | + | *Transfer filtered material in to a stainless steel vessel and heat to evaporate the water. Collect [[ksāra]] deposited as flakes from the bottom of the vessel and grind to a fine powder. |
| − | to a fine powder. | ||
*Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | *Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/> | ||
==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== | ||
| + | *Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| + | *Mūtṛakṛcchṛa (Dysuria), Aśmarī (Calculus), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Vātavikāra (Disorders due to vata dosha). | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Dose== | ||
| + | *1g daily in divided doses. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Anupāna== | ||
| + | *Water. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Physico-chemical parameters== | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | |Loss on drying||Not more than 1 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Acid-insoluble ash||Not more than 1 per cent | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |pH (1% aqueous solution)|| 10 to 11 | ||
| + | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dysuria]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Calculus]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Disorders due to vata dosha]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:31, 20 September 2018
Mūlaka Kṣāra is a powder preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Mūlaka API Bhasma | Raphanus sativus | Pl. | 1 part |
| Jala API | Water | 6 parts |
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 ksāra 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
- Mūtṛakṛcchṛa (Dysuria), Aśmarī (Calculus), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Vātavikāra (Disorders due to vata dosha).
Dose
- 1g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Loss on drying | Not more than 1 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 1 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 10 to 11 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 108.
