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Plihaari Vatika is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
| Sah¡s¡ra (Kum¡r¢ (API)) | Aloe barbadensis | Fresh Lf. P.∗ | 1 part |
| Abhra (Abhraka Bhasma (API)) | Calcined Mica | – | 1 part |
| K¡s¢sa (K¡¿¢¿a API) - áuddha | Green vitreol | – | 1 part |
| La¿una (Rasona API) | Allium sativum | Bl. | 1 part |
| Dro¸apuÀp¢ API - Svarasa | Leucas cephalotes Juice of fresh | Pl. | QS |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Kashisha to get Kashisha - shuddha.
- Treat Abhraka to get Abhraka bhasma.
- Clean Rasona and grind to prepare fine paste. .
- Take fresh Dronapushpi and wash thoroughly with water. Grind and filter through muslin cloth to obtain svarasa.[1]
Description
- Reddish brown coloured pills with characteristic garlic odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Pliha-yakrdroga (spleno-hepato disease), Gulma (abdominal lump), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), shotha (inflamation), Kasa (cough), shvasa (asthma), Trsna (thirst), Kampa (tremor), Daha (burning sensation), Chardi (emesis), Bhrama (vertigo).
Dose
- 500 mg per day in divided doses.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total Ash | Not more than 60 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 14 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 8 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 45 per cent |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 12 per cent |
| pH (1 % aqueous solution) | 3 to 4 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 2.
