Citraka Harītakī

Citraka Harītakī is a semisolid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below:

Formulation composition

Citraka API – kvātha	Plumbago zeylanica	Rt.	4.800 l
Āmalakī API - kvātha	Phyllanthus emblica(Emblica officinalis)	P.	4.800 l
Gudūcī API – kvātha	Tinospora cordifolia	St.	4.800 l
Daśāmūla API - kvātha			4.800 l
(a.) Bilva API	Aegle marmelos	Rt./St. Bk.
(b.) Agnimantha API	Premna mucronata	Rt./St. Bk.
(c.) Śyonāka API	Oroxylum indicum	Rt./St. Bk.
(d.) Kāśmarī (Gambhārī API)	Gmelina arborea	Rt./St. Bk.
(e.) Pātalā API	Stereospermum suaveolens	Rt./St. Bk.
(f.) Śālaparnī API	Desmodium gangeticum	Pl
(g.) Pṛṣniparṇī API	Uraria picta	Pl
(h.) Śvadaṁṣtrā (Gokṣura API)	Tribulus terrestris	Pl
(i.) Bṛhatī API	Solanum indicum	Pl
(j.) Kāntakārī API	Solanum surattense	Pl
Pathyā (Harītakī API) – cūrņa	Terminalia chebula	P.	3.07 kg
Guda API	Jaggery		4.80 kg
Śuṇṭhī API	Zingiber officinale	Rz.	96 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	96 g
Pippalī API	Piper longum	Fr.	96 g
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St.Bk. 9	6 g
Elā (Sūkşmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	96 g
Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	96 g
Madhu API	Honey		384 g
Kṣāra (Yava API)	Hordeum vulgare	Water soluble Ash of Pl.	24 g

Method of preparation

• Wash, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 1 to 4 (Kvātha dravya) of the Formulation composition separately and pass through sieve no. 44 to obtain a coarse powder.
• Dry and powder the ingredient number 5 separately and ingredients number 7 to 13 (Praksepa dravyas) of the Formulation composition to a fine powder and pass through sieve no. 85.
• Add required amount of water to the Kvātha dravya, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth.
• Mix all the Kvāthas together. Add Jaggery, boil to dissolve and filter through a muslin cloth.
• Reduce the Kvātha to a thicker consistency by gentle boiling; add cūrņa of Pathyā and stir thoroughly during the process.
• Add the powdered praksepa dravya no. 7 to 13 while hot at 500 ,mix thoroughly to prepare a homogeneous mass.
• Allow to cool to room temperature. Add honey, mix thoroughly.
• Pack it in tightly closed containers to protect from light and moisture.

Description

• Blackish brown, semisolid paste with spicy, pleasant odour and bitter-astringent taste.

Storage

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

Therapeutic uses

• Gulma (Abdominal lump), Udāvarta (Upward movement of gases), Pīnasa (Chronic rhinitis/Sinusitis), Kāsa (Cough), Svāsa (Dyspnoea), Arśa (Piles), Agnimāndya (Loss of appetite), Kṣaya (Pthisis), Kṝmi (Helminthiasis / Worm infestation).

Dose

• 6 to 12 g daily in divided dose.

Anupāna

• Warm water.

Physico-chemical parameters

Loss on drying	Not more than 36.0 per cent
Total ash	Not more than 4.7 per cent
Acid-insoluble ash	Not more than 1.0 per cent
Alcohol-soluble extractive	Not less than 21.0 per cent
Water-soluble extractive	Not less than 67.0 per cent
pH (1% aqueous solution)	6.4 to 6.6