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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
*Light grey pills with a characteristic asafoetida odour and salty taste. | *Light grey pills with a characteristic asafoetida odour and salty taste. | ||
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| + | ==Storage== | ||
| + | *Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture. | ||
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| + | ==Therapeutic uses== | ||
| + | *Agnim¡ndya (digestive impairment), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), Arocaka (tastelessness), Paktisula (duodenal ulcers), Kashaya (pthisis). | ||
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| + | ==Dose== | ||
| + | *500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with Honey/Warm water/Butter milk. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Shankha Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below.
Contents
Formulation composition
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Shankha to prepare Shankha bhasma.
- Treat Hingu to get Hingu - shuddha, Vatsanabha to get Vatsanabha - shuddha, Parada to get Parada - shuddha and Gandhaka to get Gandhaka - shuddha.
- Triturate Pshrada - shuddha and Gandhaka - shuddha together in a Khalvayantra to prepare Kajjali. .
- Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 5 of the Formulation Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve.[1]
Description
- Light grey pills with a characteristic asafoetida odour and salty taste.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Agnim¡ndya (digestive impairment), Grahani (malabsorption syndrome), Arocaka (tastelessness), Paktisula (duodenal ulcers), Kashaya (pthisis).
Dose
- 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with Honey/Warm water/Butter milk.
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 131.
