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Brāhmī Ghṛta
Brāhmī Ghṛta is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below with Ghrta as the basic ingredient
Contents
Formulation composition
| Brāhmī svarasa (Brāhmī API) | Bacopa monnieri | Pl. | 1.536 l |
| Ghṛta (Go Ghṛta) API | Clarified butter from cow’s milk | 768 g | |
| Śuṇṭhī API | Zingiber officinale | Rz. | 12 g |
| Marica API | Piper nigrum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Pippalī API | Piper longum | Fr. | 12 g |
| Śyāmā (Trivṛt API) | Operculina turpethum | Rt. | 12 g |
| Trivṛt API | Operculina turpethum | Rt. | 12 g |
| Dantī API | Baliospermum montanum | Rt. | 12 g |
| Śaṇkhapuṣpī API | Convolvulus pluricaulis | W. P. | 12 g |
| Nṛpadruma (Āragvadha API) | Cassia fistula | Fr. Pulp | 12 g |
| Saptalā API | Euphorbia dracunculoides | W. P. | 12 g |
| Kṛmihara (Viḍaṅga API) | Embelia ribes | Fr. | 12 g |
Method of preparation
- Take all ingredients of pharmacopoeial quality.
- Take fresh Brāhmī and wash thoroughly with water. Grind and filter with muslin cloth to obtain
- Brāhmī svarasa.
- Treat Ghrta to prepare Mūrchita Ghrta.
- Take the other ingredients (Kalka dravya) numbered 3 to 12, wash, dry, powder and pass through sieve number 85.
- Transfer the powdered ingredients to the wet grinder and grind with sufficient quantity of water to prepare a homogeneous blend.[1]
Other Ayurvedic herb in which used in this preparation
Description
- A low melting Ghrta, green in colour with soft, unctuous touch, pleasant odour and bitter taste
Storage
- Store in a cool place in tightly closed containers, protected from light and moisture.
Therapeutic uses
- Apasmāra (Epilepsy), Unmāda (Insanity), Vandhyatva (Infertility), Kushtha (Skin disorders), Vāksvara bharga (Inability to speak properly), Smrti kshaya (Memory loss) and Buddhi māndya (Mental retardation).
Dose
- 12 to 24 g daily in divided doses.
Anupāna
- Warm milk and warm water.
Physico-chemical parameters
| Refractive index at 400 | 1.454 to1.465 |
| Weight per ml at 400 | 0.930g to 0.945g |
| Saponification value | 190 to 230 |
| Iodine value | 30 to 40 |
| Acid value | Not more than 2 |
| Peroxide value | Not more than 4 |
| Congealing point | 210 to 170 |
References
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-II, VOLUME-1, page no 64.
Categories:
- Formulations
- Ayurvedic Medicine
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Epilepsy
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Insanity
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Infertility
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Skin disorders
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Inability to speak properly
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Memory loss
- Therapeutic use of Formula - Mental retardation
