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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.
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'''Daśamūlāriṣṭa''' 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==
 
==Formulation composition==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
| Bilva API ||Aegle marmelos ||St. Bk|| 48 g
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| Bilva API ||[[Aegle marmelos]] ||St. Bk|| 48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| áyon¡ka API|| Oroxylum indicum ||St. Bk ||48 g
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| Śyonāka API|| [[Oroxylum indicum]] ||St. Bk ||48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Gambh¡r¢ API ||Gmelina arborea|| St. Bk|| 48 g
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| Gambhārī API ||[[Gmelina arborea]]|| St. Bk|| 48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| P¡¶al¡ API ||Stereospermum suaveolens ||St. Bk 4||8 g
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| Pāṭalā API ||[[Stereospermum suaveolens]] ||St. Bk 4||8 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Agnimantha API ||Premna mucronata (Official substitute)|| St. Bk|| 48 g
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| Agnimantha API ||[[Premna mucronata]] (Official substitute)|| St. Bk|| 48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| á¡lapar¸¢ API ||Desmodium gangeticum ||Pl. ||48 g
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| Śālaparṇī API ||[[Desmodium gangeticum]] ||Pl. ||48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| P¤¿nipar¸¢ API|| Uraria picta ||Pl.|| 48 g
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| Pṛṣniparṇī API|| [[Uraria picta]] ||Pl.|| 48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| B¤hat¢ API ||Solanum indicum ||Pl.|| 48 g
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| Bṛhatī API ||[[Solanum indicum]] ||Pl.|| 48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API ||Solanum xanthocarpum|| Pl. ||48 g
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| Kaṇṭakārī API ||[[Solanum xanthocarpum]]|| Pl. ||48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| GokÀura API ||Tribulus terrestris|| Pl.|| 48 g
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| GoṣÀura API ||[[Tribulus terrestris]]|| Pl.|| 48 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Citraka API ||Plumbago zeylanicum ||Rt. ||240 g
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| Citraka API ||[[Plumbago zeylanicum]] ||Rt. ||240 g
 
|-
 
|-
| PauÀkara (PuÀkara API)|| Inula racemosa|| Rt.|| 240 g
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| Pauṣkara (Puṣkara API)|| [[Inula racemosa]]|| Rt.|| 240 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Lodhra API ||Symplocos racemosa ||St. Bk. ||192 g
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| Lodhra API ||[[Symplocos racemosa]] ||St. Bk. ||192 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Gu·£c¢ API ||Tinospora cordifolia|| St. ||192 g
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| Guḍūcī API ||[[Tinospora cordifolia]]|| St. ||192 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Dh¡tr¢ (Ëmalak¢ API)|| Emblica officinalis ||P.|| 154 g
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| Dhātrī (Ëmalak¢ API)|| [[Emblica officinalis]] ||P.|| 154 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Dur¡labh¡ (Dhanvay¡sa API) ||Fagonia cretica|| Pl.|| 115 g
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| Durālabhā (Dhanvay¡sa API) ||[[Fagonia cretica]]|| Pl.|| 115 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Khadira API ||Acacia catechu ||Ht. Wd. ||77 g
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| Khadira API ||[[Acacia catechu]] ||Ht. Wd. ||77 g
 
|-
 
|-
| B¢jas¡ra API|| Pterocarpus marsupium ||Ht. Wd.|| 77 g
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| Bījasāra API|| [[Pterocarpus marsupium]] ||Ht. Wd.|| 77 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Pathy¡ (Har¢tak¢ API) ||Terminalia chebula|| P. ||77g
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| Pathyā (Harītakī API) ||[[Terminalia chebula]]|| P. ||77g
 
|-
 
|-
| Ku˦ha API ||Saussurea lappa ||Rt. ||19 g
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| Kuṣṭha API ||[[Saussurea lappa]] ||Rt. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| MaµjiÀ¶h¡ API|| Rubia cordifolia ||Rt. ||19 g
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| Mañjiṣṭha API|| [[Rubia cordifolia]] ||Rt. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Devad¡ru API|| Cedrus deodara ||Ht. Wd. ||19 g
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| Devadāru API|| [[Cedrus deodara]] ||Ht. Wd. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Vi·a´ga API|| Embelia ribes ||Fr.|| 19 g
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| Viḍaṅga API|| [[Embelia ribes]] ||Fr.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Madhuka API|| Glycyrrhiza glabra|| Rt.|| 19 g
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| Madhuka API|| [[Glycyrrhiza glabra]]|| Rt.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
  |Bh¡r´g¢ API ||Clerodendrum serratum ||Rt.|| 19 g
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  |Bhārṅgī API ||[[Clerodendrum serratum]] ||Rt.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Kapittha API ||Feronia limonia ||Fr.P. ||19 g
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| Kapittha API ||[[Feronia limonia]] ||Fr.P. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Bibh¢taka API ||Terminalia bellirica ||P. ||19 g
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| Bibhītaka API ||[[Terminalia bellirica]] ||P. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Punarnav¡ (Rakta Punarnav¡ API) ||Boerhavia diffusa|| Rt. ||19 g
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| Punarnavā (Rakta Punarnav¡ API) ||[[Boerhavia diffusa]]|| Rt. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Cavya API ||Piper retrofractum|| St. ||19 g
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| Cavya API ||[[Piper retrofractum]]|| St. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| M¡Æs¢ (Ja¶¡m¡Æs¢ API) ||Nardostachys jatamansi|| Rz. ||19 g
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| Māṁsī (JaṭāMāṁsī API) ||[[Nardostachys jatamansi]]|| Rz. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Priya´gu API ||Callicarpa macrophylla ||Fl. ||19 g
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| Priyaṅgu API ||[[Callicarpa macrophylla]] ||Fl. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| S¡riv¡ API ||Hemidesmus indicus ||Rt. ||19 g
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| Sārivā API ||[[Hemidesmus indicus]] ||Rt. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| K¤À¸a J¢raka API|| Carum carvi ||Fr. ||19 g
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| Kṛṣṇa J¢raka API|| [[Carum carvi]] ||Fr. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Triv¤t¡ (Triv¤t API) ||Operculina turpethum|| Rt.|| 19 g
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| Trivṛtā (Trivṛt API) ||[[Operculina turpethum]]|| Rt.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Re¸uk¡ API ||Vitex negundo|| Sd. ||19 g
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| Reṇukā API ||[[Vitex negundo]]|| Sd. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| R¡sn¡ API ||Pluchea lanceolata|| Lf.|| 19 g
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| Rāsnā API ||[[Pluchea lanceolata]]|| Lf.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Pippal¢ API ||Piper longum ||||Fr. 19 g
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| Pippalī API ||[[Piper longum]] ||||Fr. 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Kramuka (P£ga API)|| Areca catechu|| Sd|| 19 g
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| Kramuka (Pūga API)|| [[Areca catechu]]|| Sd|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| áa¶h¢ (áa¶¢ API) ||Hedychium spicatum|| Rz. ||19 g
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| Śaṭhī (Śaṭī API) ||[[Hedychium spicatum]]|| Rz. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Haridr¡ API|| Curcuma longa Rz.|| ||19 g
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| Haridrā API|| [[Curcuma longa]]|| Rz. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| áatapuÀp¡ (áat¡hv¡ API)|| Anethum sowa ||Fr. ||19 g
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| Śatapuṣpā (Śathāhvā API)|| [[Anethum sowa]] ||Fr. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Padmaka API ||Prunus cerasoides|| St. ||19 g
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| Padmaka API ||[[Prunus cerasoides]]|| St. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| N¡gake¿ara API|| Mesua ferrea ||Stmn. ||19 g
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| Nāgakeṣara API|| [[Mesua ferrea]] ||Stmn. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Musta (Must¡ API)|| Cyperus rotundus|| Rz.|| 19 g
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| Musta (Mustā API)|| [[Cyperus rotundus]]|| Rz.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Indrayava API|| Holarrhena antidysenterica ||Sd. ||19 g
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| Indrayava API|| [[Holarrhena antidysenterica]] ||Sd. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| ᤴg¢ (Karka¶a¿¤´g¢ API) ||Pistacia integerrima ||Gl. ||19 g
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| Śṛṅgī (KarkaṭaŚṛṅgī API) ||[[Pistacia integerrima]] ||Gl. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| J¢vaka API Pueraria tuberos (Official substitute)|| Rt.Tr.|| 19 g
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| Jīvaka API|| [[Pueraria tuberos]] (Official substitute)|| Rt.Tr.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| ÎÀabhaka API ||Microstylis wallichii ||Rt.Tr. ||19 g
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| Ṛṣabhaka API ||[[Microstylis wallichii]] ||Rt.Tr. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Med¡ API|| Polygonatum cirrhifolium ||Rt.Tr. ||19 g
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| Medā API|| [[Polygonatum cirrhifolium]] ||Rt.Tr. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Mah¡med¡ API ||Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute) ||Rt.Tr.|| 19 g
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| Mahāmedā API ||[[Asparagus racemosus]] (Official substitute) ||Rt.Tr.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| K¡kol¢ API ||Withania somnifera (Official substitute)|| Sub.Rt.|| 19 g
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| Kākolī API ||[[Withania somnifera]] (Official substitute)|| Sub.Rt.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
  |KÀ¢rak¡kol¢ API|| Withania somnifera (Official substitute) ||Sub.Rt|| 19 g
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  |Kṣīrakākolī API|| [[Withania somnifera]] (Official substitute) ||Sub.Rt|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Îddhi API ||Dioscorea bulbifera (Official substitute)|| Sub.Rt.Tr.|| 19 g
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| Ṛddhi API ||[[Dioscorea bulbifera]] (Official substitute)|| Sub.Rt.Tr.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| V¤ddhi API ||Dioscorea bulbifera (Official substitute) ||Sub.Rt.Tr.|| 19 g
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| Vṛddhi API ||[[Dioscorea bulbifera]] (Official substitute) ||Sub.Rt.Tr.|| 19 g
 
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|-
 
| Jalafor decoction|| Water || ||20 l
 
| Jalafor decoction|| Water || ||20 l
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|reduced to|| || || 5 l
 
|reduced to|| || || 5 l
 
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|-
| Dr¡kÀ¡ API ||Vitis vinifera ||Dr.Fr.|| 600 g
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| Drākṣā API ||[[Vitis vinifera]] ||Dr.Fr.|| 600 g
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Jala for decoction|| Water || ||2.45 l
 
| Jala for decoction|| Water || ||2.45 l
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| Madhu API ||Honey || ||307 g
 
| Madhu API ||Honey || ||307 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Gu·a API ||Jaggery || || 3.8 kg
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| Guāṣa API ||Jaggery || || 3.8 kg
 
|-
 
|-
| Dh¡tak¢ API|| Woodfordia fruticosa ||Fl. ||290 g
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| Dhātakī API|| [[Woodfordia fruticosa]] ||Fl. ||290 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Ka´kola API ||Piper cubeba ||Fr.|| 19 g
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| Kaṅkola API ||[[Piper cubeba]] ||Fr.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Jala (Hr¢vera API) ||Coleus vettiveroides ||Rt. 1||9 g
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| Jala (Hrīvera API) ||[[Coleus vettiveroides]] ||Rt. 1||9 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Candana (áveta Candana API)|| Santalum album ||Ht. Wd. ||19 g
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| Candana (śveta Candana API)|| [[Santalum album]] ||Ht. Wd. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| J¡t¢phala API ||Myristica fragrans ||Sd.|| 19 g
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| Jātīphala API ||[[Myristica fragrans]] ||Sd.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Lava´ga API|| Syzygium aromaticum|| Fl. Bud|| 19 g
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| Lavaṅga API|| [[Syzygium aromaticum]]|| Fl. Bud|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Tvak API ||Cinnamomum zeylanicum ||St. Bk. ||19 g
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| Tvak API ||[[Cinnamomum zeylanicum]] ||St. Bk. ||19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API)|| Elettaria cardamomum ||Sd.|| 19 g
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| Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)|| [[Elettaria cardamomum]] ||Sd.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Patra (Tejapatra API) ||Cinnamomum tamala|| Lf.|| 19 g
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| Patra (Tejapatra API) ||[[Cinnamomum tamala]]|| Lf.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Ke¿ara (N¡gake¿ara API) ||Mesua ferrea ||Stmn.|| 19 g
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| Keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API) ||[[Mesua ferrea]] ||Stmn.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Pippal¢ API|| Piper longum|| Fr.|| 19 g
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| Pippalī API|| [[Piper longum]]|| Fr.|| 19 g
 
|-
 
|-
| Kataka Phala (Kataka API) ||Strychnos potatorum ||Sd.|| QS
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| Kataka Phala (Kataka API) ||[[Strychnos potatorum]] ||Sd.|| QS
 
|}
 
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==Therapeutic uses==
 
==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).
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*Arṣa (Piles), Bhagandara (Fistula in-ano), Pāṇḍu (Anaemia), Kāmalā (Jaundice), Udara (Diseases of abdomen), Mūtravibandha (Retention of urine), Agnimāndya (Dyspepsia), Aruci (Anorexia), Chardī (Emesis), Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Kasa (Cough), shvasa (Asthma), Kshaya (Pthisis), Dhatukshaya (Tissue wasting), Vātavyādhi (Disorder due to Vata Dosha), Kuṣṭha (Diseases of skin), Meha (Excessive flow of urine), Śarkarā (Gravel in urine), Aśmarī (Calculus), Vandhyatva (Infertility), Kārśya (Emaciation), Śukrakṣaya (Deficiency of semen), Daurbalya (Weakness).
  
 
==Dose==
 
==Dose==
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Anaemia]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Jaundice]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of abdomen]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Retention of urine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Dyspepsia]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Anorexia]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Emesis]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Malabsorption syndrome]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Abdominal lump]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Cough]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Asthma]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Tissue wasting]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Disorder due to vata dosha]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Diseases of skin]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Excessive flow of urine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Gravel in urine]]
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[[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Calculus]]
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Latest revision as of 11:59, 21 September 2018

Daśamūlāriṣṭa 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
Śyonāka API Oroxylum indicum St. Bk 48 g
Gambhārī API Gmelina arborea St. Bk 48 g
Pāṭalā API Stereospermum suaveolens St. Bk 4 8 g
Agnimantha API Premna mucronata (Official substitute) St. Bk 48 g
Śālaparṇī API Desmodium gangeticum Pl. 48 g
Pṛṣniparṇī API Uraria picta Pl. 48 g
Bṛhatī API Solanum indicum Pl. 48 g
Kaṇṭakārī API Solanum xanthocarpum Pl. 48 g
GoṣÀura API Tribulus terrestris Pl. 48 g
Citraka API Plumbago zeylanicum Rt. 240 g
Pauṣkara (Puṣkara API) Inula racemosa Rt. 240 g
Lodhra API Symplocos racemosa St. Bk. 192 g
Guḍūcī API Tinospora cordifolia St. 192 g
Dhātrī (Ëmalak¢ API) Emblica officinalis P. 154 g
Durālabhā (Dhanvay¡sa API) Fagonia cretica Pl. 115 g
Khadira API Acacia catechu Ht. Wd. 77 g
Bījasāra API Pterocarpus marsupium Ht. Wd. 77 g
Pathyā (Harītakī API) Terminalia chebula P. 77g
Kuṣṭha API Saussurea lappa Rt. 19 g
Mañjiṣṭha API Rubia cordifolia Rt. 19 g
Devadāru API Cedrus deodara Ht. Wd. 19 g
Viḍaṅga API Embelia ribes Fr. 19 g
Madhuka API Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 19 g
Bhārṅgī API Clerodendrum serratum Rt. 19 g
Kapittha API Feronia limonia Fr.P. 19 g
Bibhītaka API Terminalia bellirica P. 19 g
Punarnavā (Rakta Punarnav¡ API) Boerhavia diffusa Rt. 19 g
Cavya API Piper retrofractum St. 19 g
Māṁsī (JaṭāMāṁsī API) Nardostachys jatamansi Rz. 19 g
Priyaṅgu API Callicarpa macrophylla Fl. 19 g
Sārivā API Hemidesmus indicus Rt. 19 g
Kṛṣṇa J¢raka API Carum carvi Fr. 19 g
Trivṛtā (Trivṛt API) Operculina turpethum Rt. 19 g
Reṇukā API Vitex negundo Sd. 19 g
Rāsnā API Pluchea lanceolata Lf. 19 g
Pippalī API Piper longum Fr. 19 g
Kramuka (Pūga API) Areca catechu Sd 19 g
Śaṭhī (Śaṭī API) Hedychium spicatum Rz. 19 g
Haridrā API Curcuma longa Rz. 19 g
Śatapuṣpā (Śathāhvā API) Anethum sowa Fr. 19 g
Padmaka API Prunus cerasoides St. 19 g
Nāgakeṣara API Mesua ferrea Stmn. 19 g
Musta (Mustā API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 19 g
Indrayava API Holarrhena antidysenterica Sd. 19 g
Śṛṅgī (KarkaṭaŚṛṅgī API) Pistacia integerrima Gl. 19 g
Jīvaka API Pueraria tuberos (Official substitute) Rt.Tr. 19 g
Ṛṣabhaka API Microstylis wallichii Rt.Tr. 19 g
Medā API Polygonatum cirrhifolium Rt.Tr. 19 g
Mahāmedā API Asparagus racemosus (Official substitute) Rt.Tr. 19 g
Kākolī API Withania somnifera (Official substitute) Sub.Rt. 19 g
Kṣīrakākolī API Withania somnifera (Official substitute) Sub.Rt 19 g
Ṛddhi API Dioscorea bulbifera (Official substitute) Sub.Rt.Tr. 19 g
Vṛddhi API Dioscorea bulbifera (Official substitute) Sub.Rt.Tr. 19 g
Jalafor decoction Water 20 l
reduced to 5 l
Drākṣā API Vitis vinifera Dr.Fr. 600 g
Jala for decoction Water 2.45 l
reduced to 1.84 l
Madhu API Honey 307 g
Guāṣa API Jaggery 3.8 kg
Dhātakī API Woodfordia fruticosa Fl. 290 g
Kaṅkola API Piper cubeba Fr. 19 g
Jala (Hrīvera API) Coleus vettiveroides Rt. 1 9 g
Candana (śveta Candana API) Santalum album Ht. Wd. 19 g
Jātīphala API Myristica fragrans Sd. 19 g
Lavaṅga API Syzygium aromaticum Fl. Bud 19 g
Tvak API Cinnamomum zeylanicum St. Bk. 19 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 19 g
Patra (Tejapatra API) Cinnamomum tamala Lf. 19 g
Keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API) Mesua ferrea Stmn. 19 g
Pippalī 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 (Kvātha 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 Kvātha.[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

  • Arṣa (Piles), Bhagandara (Fistula in-ano), Pāṇḍu (Anaemia), Kāmalā (Jaundice), Udara (Diseases of abdomen), Mūtravibandha (Retention of urine), Agnimāndya (Dyspepsia), Aruci (Anorexia), Chardī (Emesis), Grahaṇī (Malabsorption syndrome), Gulma (Abdominal lump), Kasa (Cough), shvasa (Asthma), Kshaya (Pthisis), Dhatukshaya (Tissue wasting), Vātavyādhi (Disorder due to Vata Dosha), Kuṣṭha (Diseases of skin), Meha (Excessive flow of urine), Śarkarā (Gravel in urine), Aśmarī (Calculus), Vandhyatva (Infertility), Kārśya (Emaciation), Śukrakṣaya (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.