Drākṣāriṣṭa

Drākṣāriṣṭa is a fermented liquid preparation made with the ingredients in the Formulation composition given below. It contains not more than 10 per cent, and not less than 5 per cent of alcohol that is self generated in the preparation over a period of time.

Formulation composition

Drākṣā API	Vitis vinifera	Dr. Fr	2.4 kg
Jala for decoction	Water		49.152 l
reduced to			12.288 l
Guḍa API	Jaggery		9.6 kg
Prakṣepa Dravyas:
Tvak API	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	St. Bk.	48 g
Elā (Sūkṣmailā API)	Elettaria cardamomum	Sd.	48 g
Patra (Tejapatra API)	Cinnamomum tamala	Lf.	48 g
Keṣara (Nāgakeṣara API)	Mesua ferrea	Stmn.	48 g
Priyaṅgu API	Callicarpa macrophylla	Fl.	48 g
Marica API	Piper nigrum	Fr.	48 g
Kṛṣṇā (Pippalī API)	Piper longum	Fr.	48 g
Viḍaṅga API	Embelia ribes	Fr.	48 g
Dhātakī API	Woodfordia fruticosa	Fl.	384 g

Method of preparation

• Take the raw materials of pharmacopoeial quality.
• Wash and crush the ingredient numbered 1 (Kvātha Dravya) of the formulation composition.
• Clean, dry and powder the ingredients numbered 4 to 11 (Prakṣepa Dravya) of the formulation composition individually and pass through the sieve number 85 to obtain fine powder.
• Add specified amount of water to the Kvātha Dravya, soak overnight, heat, reduce to one fourth and filter through muslin cloth to obtain Kvātha.

Description

• Clear brown liquid without frothing and significant sedimentation; with aromatic odour and sweet taste.

Storage

• Store in a cool place in tightly closed amber coloured bottle, protect from light and moisture.

Therapeutic uses

• Agnimāndya (Digestive impairment), Kāsa (Cough), śvāsa (Dyspnoea/Asthma), Kṣaya (Pthisis), Uraḍkṣata (Chest wound), Malaṣodhaka (Laxative), Galaroga (Diseases of throat) and Daurbalya (Weakness).

Dose

• 15 – 30 ml orally with equal amount of water after meals twice a day.

Physico-chemical parameters

Total phenolic content	0.028 to 0.082 per cent
Total solids	Not less than 28.00 per cent
Specific gravity (at 25º)	1.08 to 1.20
pH	3.5 to 4.5
Reducing sugars	Not less than 14.0 per cent
Non-reducing sugars	Not more than 0.40 per cent
Alcohol content	5 to 10 per cent
Methanol	Absent