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Lashunaadi Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.

Formulation composition

La¿una (Rasona API) Allium sativum Bl. 1 part
J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API) Cuminum cyminum Fr. 1 part
Saindhava (Saindhava Lava¸a (API )) Rock salt 1 part
Gandhaka API-áuddha Sulphur 1 part
Trika¶u
a. áu¸¶h¢ API Zingiber officinale Rz. 1 part
b. Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 1 part
c. Pippal¢ API Piper longum Fr. 1 part
R¡ma¶ha (Hi´gu API) - áuddha Ferula foetida Exd. 1 part
Nimbu (Nimb£ API) - rasa Citrus limon Fr. QS parts

Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha.
  • Treat Hi´gu to get Hingu - shuddha.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
  • Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava Lava¸a in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
  • Clean Rasona and grind to prepare fine paste.
  • Wash and clean fresh Nimbu fruits, cut into halves, squeeze and strain the juice through muslin cloth to obtain Nimbu svarasa.[1]

Description

  • Brown coloured pills with characteristic garlic odour and saline taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Visucika (gastro-enteritis with piercing pain), Ajirna (dyspepsia), Atisara (diarrhoea).

Dose

  • 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total Ash Not more than 17 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 5 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 14 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 23 per cent
Loss on drying Not more than 8 per cent
pH (1 % aqueous solution) 3 to 4

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 115.