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Arka Vati
Arka Vati is a pill preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation Composition given below
Contents
Formulation composition
| Sauvarcala (Sauvarcala Lava¸a (API)) | Black salt | – | 1 part |
| S¡dara (Naras¡ra API) - áuddha | Sal ammoniac | – | 1 part |
| ArkapuÀpa (Arka (API)) | Calotropis procera | Fl. Bd. | 1 part |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 1 part |
| Jala API | Potable Water | – | QS |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Treat Narasara to get Narasara - shuddha.
- Roast coarsely powdered Sauvarcala Lava¸a in a stainless steel pan on low flame till free from moisture, powder and pass through 180 µm I. S. sieve(sieve number 85).
- 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).
- Mix all the ingredients thoroughly to prepare a homogenous blend.
- Add Jala in required quantity and triturate well to prepare a bolus[1]
Description
- Spherical pills, cream coloured, with characteristic odour and taste of black salt.
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Kaphaja Agnimandya (Digestion impairment due to kapha dosha).
Dose
- 500 mg - 1 g per day in divided doses with warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Total Ash | Not more than 55 per cent |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 5.0 per cent |
| Alcohol-soluble extractive | Not less than 10 per cent |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 27 per cent |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 8 per cent |
| pH (1 % aqueous solution) | 5 to 6 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-III, page no 107.
