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| − | ''' | + | '''Saptāṅga Guggulu''' vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient |
==Formulation composition== | ==Formulation composition== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | | Guggulu API - | + | | Guggulu API - Śuddha ||Commiphora wighti|| O. R.|| 6 g |
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| − | | | + | | Triphalā|||||| |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Harītakī API ||Terminalia chebula ||P.|| 1 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Bibhītaka API|| Terminalia belerica ||P.|| 1 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Āmalakī API ||Emblica officinalis|| P.|| 1 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Vyoṣa|||||| |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Śuṇṭhī API|| Zingiber officinale|| Rz. ||1 g |
|- | |- | ||
| Marica API ||Piper nigrum ||Fr.|| 1 g | | Marica API ||Piper nigrum ||Fr.|| 1 g | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Pippalī API ||Piper longum|| Fr||. 1 g |
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | | Ājya (Goghṛta API) ||Clarified butter from cow milk|| –|| QS |
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==Method of preparation== | ==Method of preparation== | ||
*Take all ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality. | *Take all ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality. | ||
| − | *Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu - | + | *Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu - Śuddha. |
*Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture. | *Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture. | ||
| − | *Crush weighed quantity of | + | *Crush weighed quantity of Śuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained. |
*Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight. | *Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight. | ||
*Roll the vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Gh¤ta or use suitable mechanical device. | *Roll the vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Gh¤ta or use suitable mechanical device. | ||
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==Therapeutic uses== | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| − | * | + | *Nāḍīvraṇa (sinus), Duṣṭavraṇa (non-healing ulcer), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano). |
==Dose== | ==Dose== | ||
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[[Category:Formulations]] | [[Category:Formulations]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Ayurvedic Medicine]] |
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Sinus]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Non healing ulcer]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Pain due to ulcer]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Therapeutic use of Formula - Fistula-in-ano]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 20 September 2018
Saptāṅga Guggulu vati is a preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with Guggulu as the basic ingredient
Contents
Formulation composition
| Guggulu API - Śuddha | Commiphora wighti | O. R. | 6 g |
| Triphalā | |||
| Harītakī API | Terminalia chebula | P. | 1 g |
| Bibhītaka API | Terminalia belerica | P. | 1 g |
| Āmalakī API | Emblica officinalis | P. | 1 g |
| Vyoṣa | |||
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 1 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 1 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr | . 1 g |
| Ājya (Goghṛta API) | Clarified butter from cow milk | – | QS |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Guggulu to prepare Guggulu - Śuddha.
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 2 and 3 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder and mix them all to a homogeneous mixture.
- Crush weighed quantity of Śuddha-Guggulu, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well. Add Ghṛta to an extent required to facilitate the pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
- Expel the mass through vati machine to obtain cylindrical threads and cut the vatis to a desired weight.
- Roll the vatis on flat surface to round them by circular motion of palm covered with a glove and smeared with Gh¤ta or use suitable mechanical device.
- Dry the rounded vatis in a tray-dryer at a temperature not exceeding 600 for 10 to 12 h.
- Store vatis in containers and pack them air-tight to protect from light and moisture[1]
Description
- Spherical pills, black in colour with agreeable odour and bitter taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Nāḍīvraṇa (sinus), Duṣṭavraṇa (non-healing ulcer), Bhagandara (fistula-in-ano).
Dose
- 3 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Triphala kvatha, Phalatrik¡di kvatha, Ushnodaka.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total Ash | Not more than 6 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 2 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 24 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 38 per cent |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 13 per cent |
| pH (1% aqueous solution) | 3.3 to 3.5 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 44.
