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'''Śatāhva  Arka''' is a liquid preparation obtained by hydro-distillation of fruits of Anethum sowa.
'''Shathaava Arka''' is a liquid preparation obtained by hydro-distillation of fruits of Anethum sowa.
 
  
 
==Formulation composition==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
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{| class="wikitable"
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| Śatāhva  API ||[[Anethum sowa]] ||Fr. ||1.0 kg
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|Jala API for soaking and for preparation of Arka ||Potable Water|| –|| 12.0 l
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|}
  
 
==Method of preparation==
 
==Method of preparation==
 
*Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
 
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredient number 1 of the Formulation Composition and pass through the 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) to obtain coarse powder.
 
*Wash, dry and powder the ingredient number 1 of the Formulation Composition and pass through the 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) to obtain coarse powder.
*Place 100 g of Shataahva powder in a round bottom standard joint flask of 3.0 l capacity. Add 1.2 l of Jala.
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*Place 100 g of Śatāhva  powder in a round bottom standard joint flask of 3.0 l capacity. Add 1.2 l of Jala.
 
*Attach the proper distillation assembly with double surface condenser and receiving flask and enough circulating water to condense the distillate i.e. Arka.
 
*Attach the proper distillation assembly with double surface condenser and receiving flask and enough circulating water to condense the distillate i.e. Arka.
 
*Place the flask on a heating mantle. Adjust the temperature control when boiling starts and continue the distillation to collect about 700 ml of Arka.
 
*Place the flask on a heating mantle. Adjust the temperature control when boiling starts and continue the distillation to collect about 700 ml of Arka.
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==Description==
 
==Description==
*Shataahva Arka is a slightly turbid liquid with pleasing fruity odour of fresh sowa fruits and sweetish spicy, slightly bitter taste.
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*Śatāhva  Arka is a slightly turbid liquid with pleasing fruity odour of fresh sowa fruits and sweetish spicy, slightly bitter taste.
  
 
==Storage==
 
==Storage==
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==Therapeutic uses==
 
==Therapeutic uses==
*Jvara (fever), Vata Kaphaja roga (diseases due to Vata and Kapha dosha), Vranasula (pain due to wound), Akshiroga (diseases of eye), Agnimandya (impairment of digestive power), Atisara (diarrhoea).
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*Jvara (fever), Vāta Kaphaja roga (diseases due to Vata and Kapha dosha), Vraṇaśūla (pain due to wound), Akṣiroga (diseases of eye), Agnimāndya (impairment of digestive power), Atisāra (diarrhoea).
  
 
==Dose==
 
==Dose==
 
*10 to 20 ml per day in divided doses.
 
*10 to 20 ml per day in divided doses.
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==Physico-chemical parameters==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|Specific gravity (200)||0.991 to 0.998
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==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Formulations]]
 
[[Category:Formulations]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Fever]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Pain due to ulcer]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Eye disease]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Digestive impairment]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases due to vata dosha]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases due to kapha dosha]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diarrhoea]]

Latest revision as of 10:26, 23 September 2018

Śatāhva Arka is a liquid preparation obtained by hydro-distillation of fruits of Anethum sowa.

Formulation composition

Śatāhva API Anethum sowa Fr. 1.0 kg
Jala API for soaking and for preparation of Arka Potable Water 12.0 l

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredient number 1 of the Formulation Composition and pass through the 355 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 44) to obtain coarse powder.
  • Place 100 g of Śatāhva powder in a round bottom standard joint flask of 3.0 l capacity. Add 1.2 l of Jala.
  • Attach the proper distillation assembly with double surface condenser and receiving flask and enough circulating water to condense the distillate i.e. Arka.
  • Place the flask on a heating mantle. Adjust the temperature control when boiling starts and continue the distillation to collect about 700 ml of Arka.
  • Store in containers and pack them air-tight to protect from light and moisture[1]

Description

  • Śatāhva Arka is a slightly turbid liquid with pleasing fruity odour of fresh sowa fruits and sweetish spicy, slightly bitter taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Jvara (fever), Vāta Kaphaja roga (diseases due to Vata and Kapha dosha), Vraṇaśūla (pain due to wound), Akṣiroga (diseases of eye), Agnimāndya (impairment of digestive power), Atisāra (diarrhoea).

Dose

  • 10 to 20 ml per day in divided doses.

Physico-chemical parameters

Specific gravity (200) 0.991 to 0.998

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 22.