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*Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 I.S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder. Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava Lava¸a in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder and pass through 180 I.S. sieve (sieve number 85) (Kalka dravya).
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Revision as of 15:35, 23 August 2018

Sukumaara Ghrta is a medicated preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below with m£rcchita Gh¤ta as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Punarnava (Rakta Punarnav¡ API) Boerhaavia diffusa Pl. 4.800 kg
Da¿am£la
Bilva API Aegle marmelos Rt./St. Bk. ∗ 480 g
áyon¡ka API Oroxylum indicum Rt./St. Bk .* 480 g
Gambh¡ri API Gmelina arborea Rt./St. Bk. * 480 g
P¡¶al¡ API Stereospermum suaveolens Rt./St. Bk. * 480 g
Agnimantha API [Premna integrifolia (Official Substitute)] Rt./St. Bk. * 480 g
á¡lapar¸¢ API Desmodium gangeticum Pl. 480 g
P¤¿nipar¸¢ API Uraria picta Pl. 480 g
B¤hat¢ API Solanum indicum Pl . 480 g
Ka¸¶ak¡r¢ API Solanum xanthocarpum Pl. 480 g
GokÀura API Tribulus terrestris Pl . 480 g
Payasy¡ (Ks¢rak¡kol¢ API) Fritillaria roylei Sub . Rt . 480 g
A¿vagandh¡ API Withania somnifera Rt. 480 g
Era¸·a API Ricinus communis Rt . 480 g
áat¡var¢ API Asparagus racemosus Rt. Tr. 480 g
Dvidarbham£la
Darbha API Imperata cylindrica Rt . 480 g
Ku¿a API Desmostachya bipinnata Rt. Stk. 480 g
áaram£la (áara API) Saccharum munja (= S. bengalense) Rt. Stk. 480 g
K¡¿am£la (K¡¿a API) Saccharum spontaneum Rt. Stk. 480 g
IkÀum£la (IkÀu API) Saccharum officinarum Rt. Stk. 480 g
Po¶agala API Typha elephantina Rt. 480 g
Jala API for decoction Potable Water 49.152 l
reduced to 6.144 l
Gu·a API Jaggery 1.440 kg
Era¸·a taila (API) Castor oil 768 g
Gh¤ta (Gogh¤ta API) Clarified butter from cow milk 1.536 kg
Payas (Godugdha API) Cow milk 1.536 kg
K¤À¸¡ (Pippal¢ API) Piper longum Fr. 96 g
K¤À¸¡m£la (Pippal¢ API) Piper longum St. 96 g
Saindhava (Saindhava Lava¸a (API)) Rock salt 96 g
YaÀ¶¢ API Glycyrrhiza glabra Rt. 96 g
Madh£ka API Madhuca indica Fl. 96 g
M¤dv¢k¡ (Dr¡kÀ¡ API) Vitis vinifera Dr. Fr. 96 g
Yav¡n¢ API Trachyspermum ammi Fr. 96 g
N¡gara (áu¸¶h¢ API) Zingiber officinale Rz. 96 g


Method of preparation

  • Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Treat Gh¤ta to prepare m£rcchita Gh¤ta (Appendix 6.2.9.2).
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 1 to 11 of the formulation composition, powder separately and pass through 355 I.S. sieve (sieve number 44) (kv¡tha dravya).
  • Add water for decoction to the kv¡tha dravya and soak for four hours, heat and reduce the volume to one-eighth. Filter through muslin cloth to obtain kv¡tha.
  • Strain the Godugdha through muslin cloth.
  • Wash, clean, dry the ingredients numbered 17, 18 and 20 to 24 of the Formulation
  • Composition, powder separately and pass through 180 I.S. sieve (sieve number 85) to obtain fine powder. Roast coarsely powdered Saindhava Lava¸a in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder and pass through 180 I.S. sieve (sieve number 85) (Kalka dravya).
  • Transfer [1]

Description

  • A greenish yellow coloured, soft, low-melting medicated fat, unctuous to touch with a pleasant odour and astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Vidvibandha, (constipation) Udara, (Urticaria), Gulma, (abdominal lump), Pliha roga, (Splenic diseases), Vidradhi (abcess), shopha (oedema), Yonisula (pain in female genital tract), Arsa (Piles), Vrddhi (Hydrocoele), Vatavyadhi (diseases due to Vata Dosha), Vatarakta (Gout).

Dose

  • 6 - 12 g per day in divided doses with warm water /milk.


Physico-chemical parameters

Refractive index at 400 1.4618 to 1.4622
Specific gravity at 400 0.796 to 0.884
Congealing point 160 to 220
Saponification value 213 to 277
Iodine value 32 to 34
Acid value Not more than 3
Peroxide value Not more than 6

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 41.