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Madhusnuhī Rasaayana

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Madhusnuhi Rasaayana is a semisolid Avaleha preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below.

Formulation composition

Method of preparation

  • Take raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Clean, dry the ingredients number 1 to 26 and 29 (Prakshepa Dravya) of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through sieve number 85.
  • Treat Guggulu to prepare shodhita Guggulu.
  • Treat Gandhaka to prepare shodhita Guggulu.
  • Powder shuddha Gandhaka and pass through sieve number 120.[1]

Description

  • Solid, brown, sweet semi solid with smell characteristic of coconut.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Pramehapitaka (diabetic carbuncle), Arbuda (tumour), Gandamala (cervical lymphadenitis), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano), Guhyavrana (ulcer in genitalia), Vatarakta (gout), Kushtha (diseases of skin), Kilasa (vitiligo) Arsa (piles), Prameha (increased frequency and turbidity of urine), Kandu (itching). Used as Rasayana.

Dose

  • 6 to 12 gm twice a day.

Anupāna

  • warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 1.4 per cent
Acid insoluble ash Not more than 0.23 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 40.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 47.5 per cent
Reducing sugar 25 to 30 per cent
Non-reducing sugar 4.78 to 5.14 per cent
pH (5 % aqueous solution) 4.02 to 4.17

References

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