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Dashamulaarishta is a fermented liquid preparation, made with the 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

Bilva API Aegle marmelos St. Bk 48 g
áyon¡ka API Oroxylum indicum St. Bk 48 g
Gambh¡r¢ API Gmelina arborea St. Bk 48 g
P¡¶al¡ API Stereospermum suaveolens St. Bk 4 8 g
Agnimantha API Premna mucronata (Official substitute) St. Bk 48 g
á¡lapar¸¢ API Desmodium gangeticum Pl. 48 g
P¤¿nipar¸¢ API Uraria picta Pl. 48 g
B¤hat¢ API Solanum indicum Pl. 48 g
Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API Solanum xanthocarpum Pl. 48 g
GokÀura API Tribulus terrestris Pl. 48 g
Citraka API Plumbago zeylanicum Rt. 240 g
PauÀkara (PuÀkara API) Inula racemosa Rt. 240 g
Lodhra API Symplocos racemosa St. Bk. 192 g
Gu·£c¢ API Tinospora cordifolia St. 192 g
Dh¡tr¢ (Ëmalak¢ API) Emblica officinalis P. 154 g
Dur¡labh¡ (Dhanvay¡sa API) Fagonia cretica Pl. 115 g
Khadira API Acacia catechu Ht. Wd. 77 g
B¢jas¡ra API Pterocarpus marsupium Ht. Wd. 77 g Pathy¡ (Har¢tak¢ API) Terminalia chebula P. 77g
Ku˦ha API Saussurea lappa Rt. 19 g
MaµjiÀ¶h¡ API Rubia cordifolia Rt. 19 g
Devad¡ru API Cedrus deodara Ht. Wd. 19 g
Vi·a´ga API Embelia ribes Fr. 19 g
Madhuka API Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 19 g
Bh¡r´g¢ API Clerodendrum serratum Rt. 19 g
Kapittha API Feronia limonia Fr.P. 19 g
Bibh¢taka API Terminalia bellirica P. 19 g
Punarnav¡ (Rakta Punarnav¡ API) Boerhavia diffusa Rt. 19 g
Cavya API Piper retrofractum St. 19 g
M¡Æs¢ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢ API) Nardostachys jatamansi Rz. 19 g
Priya´gu API Callicarpa macrophylla Fl. 19 g
S¡riv¡ API Hemidesmus indicus Rt. 19 g
K¤À¸a J¢raka API Carum carvi Fr. 19 g
Triv¤t¡ (Triv¤t API) Operculina turpethum Rt. 19 g
Re¸uk¡ API Vitex negundo Sd. 19 g
R¡sn¡ API Pluchea lanceolata Lf. 19 g
Pippal¢ API Piper longum Fr. 19 g
Kramuka (P£ga API) Areca catechu Sd 19 g
áa¶h¢ (áa¶¢ API) Hedychium spicatum Rz. 19 g
Haridr¡ API Curcuma longa Rz. 19 g
áatapuÀp¡ (áat¡hv¡ API) Anethum sowa Fr. 19 g
Padmaka API Prunus cerasoides St. 19 g
N¡gake¿ara API Mesua ferrea Stmn. 19 g
Musta (Must¡ API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 19 g
Indrayava API Holarrhena antidysenterica Sd. 19 g
ᤴg¢ (Karka¶a¿¤´g¢ API) Pistacia integerrima Gl. 19 g
J¢vaka API Pueraria tuberos (Official substitute) Rt.Tr. 19 g
ÎÀabhaka API Microstylis wallichii Rt.Tr. 19 g Med¡ API Polygonatum cirrhifolium Rt.Tr. 19 g
Mah¡med¡ API Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute) Rt.Tr. 19 g
K¡kol¢ API Withania somnifera (Official substitute) Sub.Rt. 19 g
KÀ¢rak¡kol¢ API Withania somnifera (Official substitute) Sub.Rt 19 g
Îddhi API Dioscorea bulbifera (Official substitute) Sub.Rt.Tr. 19 g
V¤ddhi API Dioscorea bulbifera (Official substitute) Sub.Rt.Tr. 19 g
Jalafor decoction Water 20 l
reduced to 5 l
Dr¡kÀ¡ API Vitis vinifera Dr.Fr. 600 g
Jala for decoction Water 2.45 l
reduced to 1.84 l
Madhu API Honey 307 g
Gu·a API Jaggery 3.8 kg
Dh¡tak¢ API Woodfordia fruticosa Fl. 290 g
Ka´kola API Piper cubeba Fr. 19 g
Jala (Hr¢vera API) Coleus vettiveroides Rt. 1 9 g
Candana (áveta Candana API) Santalum album Ht. Wd. 19 g
J¡t¢phala API Myristica fragrans Sd. 19 g
Lava´ga API Syzygium aromaticum Fl. Bud 19 g
Tvak API Cinnamomum zeylanicum St. Bk. 19 g
El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 19 g
Patra (Tejapatra API) Cinnamomum tamala Lf. 19 g
Ke¿ara (N¡gake¿ara API) Mesua ferrea Stmn. 19 g
Pippal¢ API Piper longum Fr. 19 g
Kataka Phala (Kataka API) Strychnos potatorum Sd. QS

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 and 54 (Kvaatha Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Add specified amount of water (Number 55), soak overnight, and heat, reduce to half and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvaatha.[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

  • Arsa (piles), Bhagandara (fistula in-ano), Pandu (anaemia), Kamala (jaundice), Udara (diseases of abdomen), Mutravibandha (retention of urine), Agnimandya (dyspepsia), Aruci (anorexia), Chardi (emesis), Graha¸ (malabsorption syndrome), Gulma (abdominal lump), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Kshaya (pthisis), Dhatukshaya (tissue wasting), Vatavyadhi (disorder due to Vata Dosha), Kushtha (disease of skin), Meha (excessive flow of urine), sharkara (gravel in urine), Asmaru (calculus), Vandhyatva (infertility), Karsya (emaciation), shukrakshaya (deficiency of semen), Daurbalya (weakness).

Dose

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

Anupāna

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content 0.2 per cent
Total solids Not less than 17.5 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.09 – 1.1 g/ml
pH 3.6 – 3.7
Reducing sugars 14 -24 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 1 per cent w/v
Alcohol content 5 - 7 per cent v/v
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 33.