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Yogarāja Guggulu

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Yogaraja Guggulu Vati is preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition, given below, with Guggulu as the basic ingredient.

Formulation composition

Citraka API Plumbago zeylanica Rt. 1 part
Pippal¢m£la API Piper longum Rt. 1 part
Yam¡n¢ (Yav¡n¢ API) Trachyspermum ammi Sd. 1 part
K¡rav¢ (K¤À¸a J¢raka API) Carum carvi Fr. 1 part
Vi·a´ga API Embelia ribes Fr. 1 part
Ajamod¡ API Apium leptophyllum Fr. 1 part
J¢raka (áveta J¢raka API) Cuminum cyminum Fr. 1 part
Surad¡ru (Devad¡ru API) Cedrus deodara Ht. Wd. 1 part
Cavya API Piper chaba St. 1 part
El¡ (S£kÀmail¡ API) Elettaria cardamomum Sd. 1 part
Saindhava Lava¸a API Rock Salt 1 part
Ku˦ha API Saussurea lappa Rt. 1 part
R¡sn¡ API Pluchea lanceolata Rt./ Lf.* 1 part
GokÀura API Tribulus terrestris Fr. 1 part
Dh¡nyaka API Coriandrum sativum Fr. 1 part
Har¢tak¢ API Terminalia chebula P. 1 part
Bibh¢taka API Terminalia belerica P. 1 part
Ëmalak¢ API Emblica officinalis P. 1 part
Mustaka (Must¡ API) Cyperus rotundus Rz. 1 part
áu¸¶h¢ API Zingiber officinale Rz. 1 part
Marica API Piper nigrum Fr. 1 part
Pippal¢ API Piper longum Fr. 1 part
Tvak API Cinnamomum zeylancium St. Bk. 1 part
U¿¢ra API Vetiveria zizanoides Rt. 1 part
Yav¡graja (Yava) KÀ¡ra API Hordeum vulgare Water soluble ash of Pl. 1 part
T¡l¢sa Patra API Taxus wallichii Lf. 1 part
Patra (Tejapatra API) Cinnamomum tamala Lf. 1 part
Guggulu API -áuddha Commiphora wightii O.R. 27 parts
Sarpi (Gogh¤ta API) Clarified butter From Cow's milk 1 part

Method of preparation

  • Take all the ingredients of the pharmacopoeial quality.
  • Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 27 of the formulation composition separately and pass through sieve number 85, weigh them separately in the required quantities and mix.
  • Crush weighed quantity of Guggulu-shuddha, add fine powder of other mixed ingredients to it and pound well.
  • Add Ghrta in small quantity at regular intervals for smooth pounding and continue pounding till a semi-solid uniformly mixed mass of suitable plasticity is obtained.
  • Expel the mass through Vati machine fitted with a suitable die 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 Eranda Taila or use suitable mechanical device.[1]

Description

  • Dark brown spherical Va¶¢ with spicy pleasant odour and astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

  • Udararoga (diseases of abdomen), amavata (rheumatism), athyavata (gout), Krmi (worm infestation), Dushtavrana (non-healing ulcer), Plihavrddhi (splenomegaly), Gulma

(abdominal lump), anaha (distension of abdomen), Arsa (piles), Agnimandya (digestive impairment), Daurbalya (weakness), Sandhigata Vata (osteoarthropathy), Majjagata Vata (bone marrow disorders).

Dose

  • 2-3 g daily in divided doses.

Anupāna

  • Warm water and milk.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying Not more than 10 per cent
Total ash Not more than 6 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash Not more than 1 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive Not less than 16 per cent
Water-soluble extractive Not less than 19 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution) 4.7 to 5.0

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-II, page no 200.