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Punarnavāsava

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Punarnavaasava is a fermented liquid preparation, made with the ingredients of 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

áu¸¶h¢ API Zingiber officinale Rz. 16 g
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 16 g
Pippal¢ API Piper longum Fr. 16 g
Har¢tak¢ API Terminalia chebula Fr.P 16 g
Bibh¢taka API Terminalia belerica Fr.P 16 g
Ëmalak¢ API Emblica officinalis. Fr.P 16 g
D¡rv¢ (D¡ruharidr¡) API Berberis aristata St. 16 g
ávadaÆÀ¶r¡ (GokÀura) API Tribulus terrestris Fr. 16 g
B¤hat¢ API Solanum indicum Rt. 16 g
Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API Solanum xanthocarpum Pl. 16 g
V¡s¡m£la (V¡s¡) AP I Adhatoda vasica Rt. 16 g
Era¸·am£la (Era¸·a) API Ricinus communis Rt. 16 g
Ka¶uk¡ API Picrorrhiza kurroa Rt./Rz. 16 g
Gajapippal¢ API Scindapsus officinalis Fr. 16 g
áothaghn¢ (Punarnav¡) API Boerhaavia diffusa Rt. 16 g
Picumarda (Nimba) API Azadirachta indica St. Bk. 16 g
Gu·£c¢ API Tinospora cordifolia St. 16 g
áuÀka M£laka (M£laka) API Raphanus sativus Rt. 16 g
Dur¡labh¡ API Fagonia cretica Rt. 16 g
Pa¶ola API Trichosanthes dioica Lf. 16 g
Dh¡tak¢ API Woodfordia fruticosa Fl. 256 g
Dr¡kÀ¡ API Vitis vinifera Dr. Fr. 320 g
Sit¡ API Sugar 1.6 kg
M¡kÀika (Madhu) API Honey 800 g
Jala Water 8 .19 l

Method of preparation

  • Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 20 of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 44 to obtain coarse powder.
  • Wash and clean the ingredient number 22 of the formulation composition.
  • Add specified amount of water to the ingredient number 23 of the formulation composition, allow to dissolve and filter through the muslin cloth.[1]

Description

  • Clear dark brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and acrid taste.

Storage

  • Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

  • shotha (inflammation conditions), Udararoga (eight type of abdominal disorders), Pliha (splenic disease), Amlapitta (hyperacidity), Yakrt (disease of liver), Gulma (abdominal lump), Jvara (fever), Krcchrasadhya Roga (related to difficult conditions to manage).

Dose

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

Anupāna

  • Water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content Not less than 0.04 per cent
Total solids 10 to 20 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º) 1.0 to 1.1
pH 3.5 to 4.5
Reducing sugars 7.5 to 12.5 per cent
Non-reducing sugars Not more than 1.0 per cent
Alcohol content 5 to 10 per cent
Methanol Absent

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 79.